Economy Previous Year Questions 2026 | DSSSB PGT

Economy - MOST IMPORTANT DSSSB PGT Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of DSSSB PGT.

📘 National Income Concepts and Methods of Calculation📚 Per capita Income
Q1

______ is calculated by dividing the national income of the country by the total population of the country.

🎯 DSSSB PGT Stenographer (Hindi)
📘 Financial Markets📚 Money Market Instruments (Treasury Bills, Commercial Paper, Certificate of Deposit, etc.)
Q2

Which among the following is not a money market instrument?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Math (Male), 31-07-2021
📘 Inflation and Business Cycles (Recession, Depression, etc.)📚 Misc
Q3

In which year did the Great Economic Depression begin?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Political Science (Male), 04-07-2021 (Shift-II)
📘 Tax Structure in India📚 Methods of Taxation- Proportional Taxation
Q4

In ______ type of taxation system, each income slab is taxed at a uniform or flat rate.

🎯 DSSSB PGT English (Female), 30-06-2021 (Shift-I)
📘 General Miscellaneous📚 Miscellaneous
Q5

In which year the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act was passed?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Math (Male), 31-07-2021
📘 Public Finance in India- Budget📚 Historical overview
Q6

The first Union Budget of independent India was presented by

🎯 DSSSB PGT Physical Education (Male), 29-06-2021 (Shift-II)
📘 Money and Banking- Banking Structure📚 Regional Rural Banks
Q7

Who among the following persons is credited with the establishment of Gramin Bank Bangladesh?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Fine Arts (Male), 17-07-2021 (I-Shift)
📘 Money and Banking- Development Finance Institutions📚 National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Q8

When was National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD) founded?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Hindi (Female). 04-07-2021 (Shift-1)
📘 Money and Banking- Nationalisation📚 First Phase of Nationalisation (1969)
Q9

Which among the following banks was not nationalised in 1969?

🎯 DSSSB PGT English (Female), 30-06-2021 (Shift-II)
📘 Money and Banking- Nationalisation📚 Second Phase of Nationalisation (1980)
Q10

In the year 1980, how many private banks were nationalised?

🎯 DSSSB PGT History (Female), 28-06-2021 (Shift-I)
📘 Money and Banking- Monetary Policy📚 Bank Rate
Q11

The rate at which the Reserve Bank provides loans to the commercial banks is called what?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Commerce (Male), 28-06-2021 (Shift-II)
📘 Money and Banking-I📚 Misc
Q12

The rate of interest offered by the banks to the depositors is less than the rate charged by the banks from the borrowers. What is the difference between these two types of interest rates called?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Sociology (Female), 25-06-2021 (Shift-I)
📘 Money and Banking- Monetary Policy📚 Repo Rate
Q13

______ refers to the rate at which commercial banks, due to paucity of funds or certain statutory measures, borrow money by selling their securities to the Reserve Bank of India to maintain encashment.

🎯 DSSSB PGT Hindi (Female), 03-07-2021 (Shift-I)
📘 Money and Banking- Banking Structure📚 First in Indian Banking System - first bank, first bank managed by Indians, etc.
Q14

Which of the following is the first Indian bank to open an overseas branch?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Stenographer (Hindi)
📘 Tax Structure in India📚 Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Q15

Which of the following countries was the first to introduce GST to combat tax evasion?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Hindi (Male), 18-07-2021
📘 Tax Structure in India📚 Direct Tax
Q16

Which of the following statements is false?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Hindi (Male), 18-07-2021
📘 Tax Structure in India📚 Direct Tax
Q17

Which of the following is NOT a Direct tax?
I. GST
II. Wealth tax
III. Gift tax

🎯 DSSSB PGT Computer Science (Male), 11-07-2021 (Shift-1)
📘 Tax Structure in India📚 Direct Tax
Q18

Which of the following is not an indirect tax?
I. GST
II. Customs
III. Corporation tax

🎯 DSSSB PGT Geography (Female), 11-07-2021 (Shift-II)
📘 International Economic Organisations and India📚 World Bank
Q19

Which of the following financial institutions is also known as International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (L.B.R.D.)?

🎯 DSSSB PGT Physics (Female), 29-06-2021 (Shift-1)