INDIAN ECONOMY FOR IAS PRELIMS

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INTRODUCTION
Economy is the most feared
module of General Studies
One must understand that the
topic in PT exam is Indian
Economic Development so one
does not need to go into nuances
of micro economics
Simple macro economics and
some concepts of micro are
enough for the preparation
SHARE OF ECONOMY IN PRELIMS
Chances of Getting 18-20 of Question from
Economy in Preliminary
Questions are generally asked from very basic
concepts
Start with NIOS and NCERT (VIII to XII)
SHARE OF ECONOMY IN PRELIMS
Syllabus can be broadly categorized into following
parts
Indian Economy
Growth and Development
Micro and Macro Economics
Money, Banking & Public Finance
STRATEGY
Running Notes must be prepared basing on the
News Daily
The Economic Survey of India , The Budget and
Indian Year Book Plays a Prominent Role while
Preparing for Economics
Subscribe to a monthly magazine for economy
CONTENTS
Planning, Growth and Development
Inflation
Agriculture
Industry and Infrastructure
Poverty, Social Security and Sustainable
Development
CONTENTS
Money and Banking
Insurance and Security Market in
India
External Sector of India
International Economic
Organizations & India
Tax Structure & Public Finance in
India
Human Development in India

TOPICS
It is important to study terminologies of economy
Read the reports published by important
organizations like World Bank and IMF
Some good books by eminent economists are also
very useful
SOURCES
NIOS material
NCERTS VIII to XII
Indian Economy : Ramesh Singh
Economy by Misra and Puri
Indian Economy : Dutt and Sundaram
Indian Economy by Uma Kapila