UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — New GDP series, charting the path ahead

Q1. On 27 February 2026, the National Statistical Office released annual and quarterly GDP estimates under the new base-year 2022-23 series covering how many financial years?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q2. Which one of the following is the primary international methodological framework that the new GDP series with base year 2022-23, released by India in February 2026, continues to follow?

  • A. System of National Accounts (SNA) 1993
  • B. System of National Accounts (SNA) 2008
  • C. System of National Accounts (SNA) 2025
  • D. IMF Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) Plus

Q3. Which one of the following organisations is responsible for the compilation and release of the new GDP series with base year 2022-23?

  • A. Reserve Bank of India
  • B. NITI Aayog
  • C. National Statistical Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  • D. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance