Important Topics List on Economics UPSC Prelims (GS-1)

Important Topics List on Economics

Important Topics List Economics UPSC Prelims (GS-1)

Indian Economy (Economic and Social Developments)

The topics listed here are only for brief idea and Informative purpose only and may not be complete. Please comment below if you can figure any topics not stated below

Important Topics in Economics for UPSC Exam

1.     National Accounting Concepts and Terms (GDP, NNP, National Income, Inflation, Deflation etc) Click Here 2.     What is NNP, GDP, GNP, NNP, Capital formation, Savings? Click Here 3.       Causes of Low Growth, Progressive taxation 4.       Fiscal Policy 5.       Monetary policy (Tools CLR, SLR etc) 6.       Balance of Payments 7.       Taxes and center and state taxes subjects 8.       Union Budget, Railway Budget, Committee and Ministry, Departments (Finance secretary, Planning commission (Now NITI Aayog), SEBI and other alike) involved in financial business of the country 9.       Five plans of Indian, the main priority areas and the main themes of the 5year plan (Highly Important) 10.   International organizations (WTO, Exports and Imports) 11.   Trade related aspects of Indian economy 12.   Bilateral and multi-lateral agreements of India 13.   Inflation, poverty indices, population, census, growth rates 14.   Short Money, M1, M2, M3, M4 15.   Questions generally asked from basic definitions like how national income is calculated and like more Also concepts and terms of Exports and Imports of India Questions are of Current nature on EXIM policy. Export and Import of Items, Trade with Different regions, Control of EXIM, Agreements related aspects with different countries and many more

Agriculture Features of Agriculture in India, employment and percentage of population involved in agriculture, Production of Food stuff and their procurements policies and schemes associated with agriculture, landforms, Green Revolution

Planning Nature of Planning in India, Planning Commission, Planning process, NITI Aayog, NDC Function and Role Five Year Plans and their achievements Latest Five Year plan and its targets and policies, Inclusive growth.

Industry Big and small scale industries, steps to provide incentives to industries like tax holidays, Industrial policies etc Problems of industrial sickness, committees and programmes for sustained growth in industrial sector Important public sector and private sector Industries and their latest achievements in domestic and foreign front Industrial Finance, growth and output, Economic Survey

Other Topics Includes 1.     Unemployment and poverty (How to analysis Poverty indices and the committees involved in it like Suresh Tendulkar Committee and alike) Causes, Programmes for their eradication 2.     Human Development Various Indexes, Reports and position of India there in Banking sector, Stock Exchange Market (SEBI functions and Duties), Money exchange, Inflation, Monetary policy, Reforms and proposals and various committees 3.     Policies with regard to dis-investments, liberalization, De-licensing, Financial Sector Reforms and Committees 4.     International Agencies 5.     World Bank, IMF, and Different Donor Groups 6.     Rating Agencies 7.     WTO (Terms like Swiss formula, Doha rounds etc (Highly important) 8.     Currency of IMF, Loans of Different Types 9.     International Economic Organizations 10.  Development Programmes 11.  Employment Schemes (MGNREGA), Poverty Eradication, Sustainable Development etc 12.  Public Finance 13.  Budgetary process and related terms, Union-State Financial Relations, 14.  Finance Commission, Railway Budget, Tax Reforms, Union Budget 15.  Infrastructure 16.  Power sector reforms, Transportation, Infrastructure development projects and many more