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Today's Practice Set — 23 Aug 2026

50 Questions
SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 01 / 50

Which of the following best reflects India’s recent (2025-26) standing in terms of global economic growth?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 02 / 50

Which of the following Union Territories has its own elected Legislative Assembly?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 03 / 50

The Tropic of Cancer is located at approximately:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 04 / 50

In a socialist (command) economy, resource allocation decisions are primarily made through:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 05 / 50

Macroeconomics primarily studies:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 06 / 50

Microeconomics is also often referred to as:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 07 / 50

India’s Standard Meridian is:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 08 / 50

[Board/Madhyamik pattern] The southernmost point of India (including its islands), Indira Point, is located on:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 09 / 50

Which feature is generally associated with a mixed economy like India’s?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 10 / 50

Which state has the longest stretch of the Tropic of Cancer passing through it?

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 11 / 50

Which of the following economies is generally regarded as having historically followed a centrally planned, socialist model?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 12 / 50

As of 2026, the restoration of full statehood to Jammu & Kashmir (a Union Territory since 2019) is:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 13 / 50

“String of Pearls” is a term used to describe:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 14 / 50

[WBCS Prelims pattern] The Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, came into effect (i.e., the state was actually reorganised into two Union Territories) on:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 15 / 50

Alfred Marshall’s “Principles of Economics” (1890) is considered a foundational text for:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 16 / 50

India’s wide range of climates, from tropical in the south to alpine in the Himalayan north, is primarily explained by its:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 17 / 50

The India-Pakistan international boundary is officially known as the:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 18 / 50

[SSC/Railway pattern] Which Indian Union Territory was created most recently through a merger of two existing UTs rather than through bifurcation of a state?

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 19 / 50

The ‘fallacy of composition’, often discussed in the context of the micro-macro relationship, refers to the idea that:

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 20 / 50

India’s Human Development Index category, as per the 2025 report, is:

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 21 / 50

Which of the following is a widely-recognized developmental challenge that India, as a developing economy, continues to address?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 22 / 50

Which country shares the longest land border with India?

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 23 / 50

In a market/capitalist economy, prices are primarily determined by:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 24 / 50

Which of these terms is most closely associated with macroeconomic analysis?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 25 / 50

In September 2024, the capital of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Port Blair, was officially renamed as:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 26 / 50

Which Indian Union Territory’s actual local (solar) time runs considerably ahead of IST because of its far eastern location?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 27 / 50

[SSC/Railway pattern] Which of the following pairs (neighbouring country – Indian state sharing a border with it) is incorrectly matched?

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 28 / 50

Which of the following is generally considered a strength of a capitalist economic system?

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 29 / 50

Microeconomics primarily studies:

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 30 / 50

Since 1991, India’s economic reforms have been broadly characterised by:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 31 / 50

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, converted the erstwhile state of J&K into:

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 32 / 50

Since 1991, India’s economic reforms have been broadly characterised by:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 33 / 50

India is a founding and key member of which regional Indian Ocean cooperation grouping?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 34 / 50

[Judiciary / State PSC pattern] Match List-I (Boundary Line) with List-II (Associated Countries) and select the correct answer:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 35 / 50

Microeconomics is also often referred to as:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 36 / 50

Since independence, India has broadly followed which type of economic system?

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 37 / 50

In a capitalist (market) economy, the means of production are primarily owned by:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 38 / 50

A ‘mixed economy’ is characterized by:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 39 / 50

The demand and supply analysis of a single commodity, such as wheat, falls under:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 40 / 50

India lies completely within which two hemispheres?

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 41 / 50

In a socialist (command) economy, resource allocation decisions are primarily made through:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 42 / 50

Which of the following best distinguishes microeconomics from macroeconomics?

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 43 / 50

The ‘fallacy of composition’, often discussed in the context of the micro-macro relationship, refers to the idea that:

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 44 / 50

India is often described as a ‘dualistic economy’ because it exhibits:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 45 / 50

The small island once disputed between India and Sri Lanka, ceded to Sri Lanka under a 1974 agreement and still a subject of political debate, is:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 46 / 50

Which of the following best describes ‘consumer sovereignty’?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 47 / 50

Which river is known to cross the Tropic of Cancer twice within India?

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 48 / 50

According to the UNDP’s Human Development Report 2025 (data year 2023), India’s HDI rank is:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 49 / 50

India’s maritime boundary dispute with Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal was resolved through arbitration by the:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 50 / 50

The Tropic of Cancer’s passage through India is climatically significant mainly because it: