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Topic Savings rate
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 18 years (2000–2018), peaking in 2000.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2000
- Recurs across 2 years (2000–2018)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2000 → CDS 2018
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2018
Statement IThere has been a sharp decline in savings rate in Indian economy between 2007-2008 to 2015-2016
Statement IIThere has been a fall in household and public savings
- A Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I ✓
- B Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Economy › Macroeconomics
CSE2000
The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be in the range of
- A 15 to 20 per cent
- B 20 to 25 per cent ✓
- C 15 to 30 per cent
- D 30 to 35 per cent
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Economy › Macroeconomics
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