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The 05.08.2026 speech (para 5) says US$ 1.5 trillion by 2036; the Survey and GIM 2024 say US$ 1 trillion by 2030; Vision 2023's US$ 10,000 is at current prices.
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Tamil Nadu Economy Textbook Questions – Tamil Nadu Economy at a Glance · Growth Trends · Sectoral Composition and Structural Change · Agriculture, Industry and Services: Trends · State Finances · District Disparities and Inclusive Growth · Role and Impact of Social Welfare Schemes · Tamil Nadu Development Model and Targets: A Comparison with India (Part 2) – 20 questions, subject: Tamil Nadu Economy. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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1.
Which of the following statements about Tamil Nadu's Revised Budget 2026-27 (05.08.2026) are correct?
- Total revenue receipts are estimated at Rs 3,50,027 crore.
- The State's own revenues form 72.73% of total revenue receipts.
- The outstanding debt–GSDP ratio is estimated at 28.90%.
Correct Answer: D [1, 2 only]
Explanation:
1 and 2 are correct (paras 184, 187). 3 is wrong: debt-GSDP in the revised estimate is 27.01%; 28.90% is the TNFR limit for 2024-25 (CAG).
2.
Assertion (A): In 2024-25, Tamil Nadu contained its fiscal deficit within 3% of GSDP.
Reason (R): Under the Tamil Nadu Fiscal Responsibility Act, the fiscal deficit must be kept within a ceiling of 3% of GSDP.
Correct Answer: D []
Explanation:
A is false: the 2024-25 fiscal deficit was 3.25% (2023-24: 3.36%). R is true: the TNFR Act ceiling is 3% (CAG 2024-25).
3.
Match the district with the extreme value it recorded:
| a. Chennai | 1. Highest MPI headcount (2015-16) |
| b. Perambalur | 2. Largest share of State NSDP (2022-23) |
| c. Pudukkottai | 3. Lowest unemployment rate among selected districts (PLFS 2025) |
| d. Erode | 4. Smallest share of State NSDP (2022-23) |
Correct Answer: A [2 4 1 3]
Explanation:
Chennai: largest NSDP share 12.05%; Perambalur: smallest 0.44%; Pudukkottai: highest MPI 11.71% (2015-16); Erode: lowest unemployment 1.1% (PLFS 2025).
4.
Which statements about Census 2011 (final data) are correct?
- The Nilgiris has the lowest population density.
- Dharmapuri has the highest sex ratio.
- Kancheepuram recorded the highest decadal population growth (2001–2011).
Correct Answer: C [1, 3 only]
Explanation:
1, 3 correct: Nilgiris density 287 (lowest); Kancheepuram growth 39.0% (highest). 2 is wrong: Dharmapuri's sex ratio 946 is lowest; Nilgiris 1,042 is highest.
5.
Which of the following statements on school-education indicators in the Tamil Nadu Economic Survey 2024-25 are correct?
- Tamil Nadu's higher-secondary GER is 82.9%, against India's 56.2%.
- The dropout rate at the secondary stage is 4.5% in Tamil Nadu, against 12.6% in India.
- Tamil Nadu ranks first in NITI Aayog's School Education Quality Index.
Correct Answer: D [1, 2 only]
Explanation:
1, 2 correct: HS GER 82.9% (India 56.2%); secondary dropout 4.5% (India 12.6%). 3 wrong: Kerala tops the quality index.
6.
Assertion (A): In the State Planning Commission studies, the saving from free bus travel formed the largest share of income for women earning below Rs 5,000 a month.
Reason (R): Since the saving is roughly the same amount for all groups (Rs 858–888 a month), it is a larger percentage of a smaller income.
Correct Answer: A []
Explanation:
Both are true and R explains A: savings were 28.4% (Study I) and 22.9% (Study II) of income below Rs 5,000, but 3.6% and 4.2% above Rs 15,000.
7.
Match the targets of Vision Tamil Nadu 2023 (2012):
| a. Annual GSDP growth | 1. ₹15 lakh crore |
| b. Total investment | 2. 25 lakh |
| c. Additional power capacity | 3. 11% or more |
| d. Affordable houses | 4. 20,000 MW |
Correct Answer: B [3 1 4 2]
Explanation:
Annual GSDP growth 11% or more, total investment Rs 15 lakh crore, additional power 20,000 MW, affordable houses 25 lakh (press release 22.03.2012).
8.
Which statements about the SDG India Index 2023-24 are correct?
- India's composite score was 71.
- Tamil Nadu was placed in the Achiever category.
- The number of Front Runner States/UTs was 32.
Correct Answer: A [1, 3 only]
Explanation:
1, 3 correct: India's score 71; Front Runners rose from 22 to 32. 2 is wrong: Tamil Nadu's 78 (65-99) is Front Runner; Achiever needs 100 (PIB 12.07.2024).
9.
Tamil Nadu's per capita NSDP in 2024-25 (Rs 3,61,619, current prices) is roughly how many times India's per capita NNI (Rs 2,05,324, MoSPI 30.05.2025)? (both on base 2011-12)
Correct Answer: D [1.76]
Explanation:
3,61,619 / 2,05,324 = about 1.76; the textbook's older figure was 1.75 times (2018), and it was 1.64 times in 2022-23.
10.
Assertion (A): In the Covid-19 pandemic year 2020-21, Tamil Nadu's real GSDP growth was only 0.07%.
Reason (R): Tamil Nadu's GSDP estimates are computed on the base year 2022-23.
Correct Answer: C []
Explanation:
A is true (RBI Handbook 2024-25, Table 22). R is false: Tamil Nadu estimates use the 2011-12 base; 2022-23 is India's new GDP series base.
11.
Tamil Nadu's GSDP at constant (2011-12) prices was ₹7.51 lakh crore in 2011-12 and ₹17.32 lakh crore in 2024-25. By roughly how many times did the real economy grow in this period?
Correct Answer: C [2.3 times]
Explanation:
17.32 / 7.51 = about 2.3, about 6.6% compound growth a year; at current prices (Rs 31.19 lakh crore) it is about 4.2 times.
12.
In 2024-25 the share of agriculture and allied activities in Tamil Nadu's GSVA was about 13.0% at current prices but only 9.8% at constant (2011-12) prices. What explains the difference?
Correct Answer: B [Since 2011-12, prices of farm products rose faster than the general price level]
Explanation:
Agriculture's current/constant ratio is about 2.5 vs 1.9 for total GSVA; real output rose 1.73 times, TN still uses 2011-12 base, and mining is in industry.
13.
Assertion (A): In 2023-24, Tamil Nadu's credit–deposit ratio (CDR) was above 100% (117.7%).
Reason (R): Credit extended by banks in Tamil Nadu exceeds the deposits they have mobilised in the State.
Correct Answer: A []
Explanation:
A is true (109.2% to 117.7%). CDR = credit / deposits x 100; it exceeds 100% only because credit exceeds deposits, so R correctly explains A.
14.
In 2024, India recorded 2,948.19 million domestic tourist visits and Tamil Nadu 306.84 million. Roughly what was Tamil Nadu's share of India's domestic tourist visits?
Correct Answer: D [10.4%]
Explanation:
306.84 / 2,948.19 x 100 = about 10.4%; Tamil Nadu is second after Uttar Pradesh (646.81 million) (Ministry of Tourism, Data Compendium 2025).
15.
Arrange the components of Tamil Nadu's committed expenditure in 2024-25 from largest to smallest (CAG):
Correct Answer: A [Salaries > Interest > Pensions]
Explanation:
Salaries Rs 76,116 crore > interest Rs 59,909 crore > pensions Rs 40,651 crore; total Rs 1,76,676 crore = 53.75% of revenue expenditure (CAG).
16.
Assertion (A): In 2022-23, Chennai district accounted for about 12% of Tamil Nadu's Net State Domestic Product (NSDP).
Reason (R): As per Census 2011, more than half of the State's population lived in Chennai district.
Correct Answer: C []
Explanation:
A is true: Rs 2,57,067 / 21,32,546 crore = about 12.05%. R is false: Chennai's 46.47 lakh people are only about 6.4% of the State's 7.21 crore.
17.
As per the Economic Survey 2024-25, in 2022-23 the highest district per-capita income was Chengalpattu (₹6,47,962) and the lowest Thiruvarur (₹1,48,156). The highest is roughly how many times the lowest?
Correct Answer: C [4.4 times]
Explanation:
6,47,962 / 1,48,156 = about 4.37, i.e. 4.4 times; 28 times is the Chennai-Perambalur total NDDP gap, not per capita income.
18.
Which of the following is correct about the State Planning Commission's Interim Report (Second Phase, 2024) on the Breakfast Scheme?
Correct Answer: B [Students arriving between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. rose from 38.44% to 44.63%]
Explanation:
Arrival rose from 38.44% to 44.63%; severe thinness rose 8.8 to 10.7%, normal BMI fell 67.0 to 62.7%, and the study covered only 100 schools.
19.
Assertion (A): In 2024-25, Tamil Nadu's share in India's GDP (9.43%) was higher than its share of population (about 6%).
Reason (R): In the SDG India Index 2023-24, Tamil Nadu scored 78, next only to Kerala and Uttarakhand (79).
Correct Answer: B []
Explanation:
Both true, but the SDG score does not determine GDP share, so R does not explain A.
20.
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Correct Answer: A [US$ 1.5 trillion economy by 2036 – Revised Budget Speech, 05.08.2026]
Explanation:
The 05.08.2026 speech (para 5) says US$ 1.5 trillion by 2036; the Survey and GIM 2024 say US$ 1 trillion by 2030; Vision 2023's US$ 10,000 is at current prices.
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