UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — World Bank raises India GDP growth projection to 7.2% for FY26
Q1. The 'Global Economic Prospects' report, which in its January 2026 edition revised India's FY2025-26 GDP growth projection to 7.2%, is a flagship publication of which one of the following institutions?
- A. International Monetary Fund
- B. World Bank Group
- C. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- D. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Q2. By how many percentage points did the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects (January 2026) revise India's FY2025-26 GDP growth projection upward relative to its June 2025 projection?
- A. 0.5 percentage points
- B. 0.7 percentage points
- C. 0.9 percentage points
- D. 1.2 percentage points
Q3. Consider the following statements comparing the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects (January 2026) with its June 2025 edition in respect of India:
1. The January 2026 edition projects a higher FY2025-26 GDP growth rate for India than the June 2025 edition did.
2. In the January 2026 edition, India is projected to remain the fastest-growing among the world's largest economies.
3. The January 2026 edition projects India's FY2026-27 growth to be lower than its FY2025-26 projection.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The January 2026 edition projects a higher FY2025-26 GDP growth rate for India than the June 2025 edition did.
- In the January 2026 edition, India is projected to remain the fastest-growing among the world's largest economies.
- The January 2026 edition projects India's FY2026-27 growth to be lower than its FY2025-26 projection.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q4. Which one of the following is the World Bank Group's biannual flagship report on the global macroeconomic outlook, in whose January 2026 edition India's FY2025-26 GDP growth was projected at 7.2%?
- A. World Development Report
- B. India Development Update
- C. Global Economic Prospects
- D. World Economic Outlook