UPSC CAPF AC 2025 Paper 1 · Question 17

Question 17 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I (3 August 2025). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2025 · P-I · Q17 · Indian Economy · Public Finance & Taxation

   Which one among the following items of expenditure received the highest allocations in the Union Budget, 2025-26?

   1. Centrally sponsored schemes
   2. Pensions
   3. Interest payments
   4. Defence

   केन्द्रीय बजट, 2025-26 में व्यय की निम्नलिखित में से किस मद को उच्चतम आबंटन प्राप्त हुआ?

   1. केन्द्रीय प्रायोजित योजना
   2. पेंशन
   3. ब्याज भुगतान
   4. रक्षा
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   Answer: (3) Interest payments

   उत्तर: (3) ब्याज भुगतान

   In the Union Budget 2025-26, interest payments take 20 paise of every rupee spent, far more than defence (8 paise), centrally sponsored schemes (8 paise) or pensions (4 paise). Only the states' share of taxes (22 paise) is larger, and it is not among the options.

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