Part of the General Studies-III question bank for OPSC (OAS) Mains.
A comprehensive, topic-wise practice set of 12 questions on Government Budgeting, Fiscal Policy & Gender Budgeting for OPSC (OAS) Mains General Studies-III. 10 of them have been set in an actual paper — the years and exams are printed against each (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2006). The rest are practice questions on the same syllabus points.
Previous year questions
| No. | Question | Asked in |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Explain how the Fiscal Health Index (FHI) can be used as a tool for assessing the fiscal performance of states in India. In what way would it encourage the states to adopt prudent and sustainable fiscal policies? | UPSC Mains GS-III 2025 250w |
| 2 | Discuss the structure and key priorities of the Odisha State Budget. To what extent does the budget reflect the state's social development goals and in what ways does it diverge from them? | OPSC OAS Mains 2024 15m,250w |
| 3 | Why is Government budgeting considered a critical tool for economic development in India? How does the budgeting process in Odisha align with or differ from the national framework? | OPSC OAS Mains 2023 15m,250w |
| 4 | How does gender budgeting act as a strategy for achieving women empowerment? | OPSC OAS Mains 2022 15m,250w – Group B |
| 5 | Distinguish between capital budget and revenue budget. Explain the components of both these Budgets. | UPSC Mains GS-III 2021 150w |
| 6 | Explain the rationale behind the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act of 2017. How has COVID‑19 impacted the GST compensation fund and created new federal tensions? | UPSC Mains GS-III 2020 — |
| 7 | Enumerate the indirect taxes which have been subsumed in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India. Also, comment on the revenue implications of the GST introduced in India since July 2017. | UPSC Mains GS-III 2019 — |
| 8 | The public expenditure management is a challenge to the government of India in the context of budget‑making during the post‑liberalization period. Clarify it. | UPSC Mains GS-III 2019 — |
| 9 | Comment on the important changes introduced in respect of the Long‑term Capital Gains Tax (LCGT) and Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) in the Union Budget for 2018‑2019. | UPSC Mains GS-III 2018 — |
| 10 | One of the intended objectives of Union Budget 2017‑18 is to 'transform, energize and clean India'. Analyse the measures proposed in the Budget 2017‑18 to achieve the objective. | UPSC Mains GS-III 2017 — |
| 11 | Women empowerment in India needs gender budgeting. What are the requirements and status of gender budgeting in the Indian context? | UPSC Mains GS-III 2016 — |
| 12 | In what way could replacement of price subsidy with Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) change the scenario of subsidies in India? Discuss. | UPSC Mains GS-III 2015 — |
| 13 | What are the reasons for introduction of Fiscal responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) act, 2003? Discuss critically its salient features and their effectiveness. | UPSC Mains GS-III 2013 — |
| 14 | What is meaning of the term tax‑expenditure? Taking housing sector as an example, discuss how it influences budgetary policies of the government. | UPSC Mains GS-III 2013 — |
| 15 | Discussion the rationale for introducing Good and services tax in India. Bring out critically the reasons for delay in roll out for its regime. | UPSC Mains GS-III 2013 — |
| 16 | Bring out the salient features of the new initiatives in fiscal management in India. | OPSC OAS Mains 2006 GS Paper-I Q.11(c) · 10 marks |
Practice questions
| No. | Question | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | What is the role of gender budgeting in promoting women empowerment? How has India performed in this regard? | — |
| 18 | Explain the concept of fiscal deficit and its implications for the Indian economy. How can the government manage fiscal deficit effectively? | — |