INDIAN ECONOMY FOR IAS PRELIMSBY:

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