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2 marksIndian Economy › Indian public finance and the Union Budget › Deficit concepts in the Union BudgetModerateabout 1 min

UGC-NET 2024 Question 98: Indian public finance and the Union Budget

Comprehension (Budget passage; figures as in item 96). Question: What was the primary deficit as a percentage of GDP?

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Indian public finance and the Union Budget has come up 80 times in 6 exams since 2011.

What this question tests

This question is on Deficit concepts in the Union Budget, part of Indian public finance and the Union Budget in Indian Economy.

The different measures of the Government of India's deficit and how to compute them.

TestStop has 21 past-paper questions on this subtopic; the nearest in year are below.

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