Economic Growth: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Indian Economy)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Economic Growth (Indian Economy). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 1999Indian Economy · Economic Growth
Q1. Since 1980, the share of the tertiary sector in the total GDP of India has:
Explanation
Since 1980, the tertiary sector (services sector) has consistently shown an increasing trend in its contribution to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This transformation is largely attributed to the rapid expansion of IT services, telecommunications, financial services, trade, and tourism. The sector’s growth was further fueled by the liberalization policies of the 1990s, which opened up the Indian economy to global markets, fostering private sector participation and foreign investment in service-oriented industries. Additionally, advancements in technology, rising demand for skilled professionals, and urbanization significantly boosted the role of services, making it the largest contributor to India’s GDP by the late 1990s. This structural shift highlights India’s transition from an agrarian economy to one dominated by the services sector. As per the Economic Survey 1998-99, the services sector contributed nearly 45% to India’s GDP by the late 1990s, surpassing agriculture and industry as the key driver of economic growth.
Additional insight:
The share of the tertiary sector has risen from around 40% in the 1980s to more than 55% in recent years.
Answer key for these questions
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1999
(a) shown an increasing trend
Frequently asked questions
How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Economic Growth?
This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Economic Growth (Indian Economy), asked from 1996 to 2024. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Attempt each question first, then open the answer and read the explanation for every option. Repeat by chapter, and track which statements UPSC reuses across years. Previous year questions show the exam pattern and difficulty level.
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Questions on Economic Growth (Indian Economy) are available for 8 years, from 1996 to 2024. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
