UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Release of Draft Uniform Guidelines for Compilation of Gross State Value Addition (GSVA) Estimates with Base Year 2022-23 and District Domestic Product (DDP) Estimates

Q1. The revision of the base year of India's National Accounts from 2011-12 to 2022-23, culminating in the new GDP series released in early 2026, was carried out under the authority of which one of the following?

  • A. Reserve Bank of India
  • B. NITI Aayog
  • C. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  • D. Fifteenth Finance Commission

Q2. The Sub-Committee on Regional Accounts, constituted under the Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics (ACNAS) to frame the uniform guidelines for GSVA and DDP, was chaired by which one of the following?

  • A. Prof. Ravindra H. Dholakia
  • B. Dr. C. Rangarajan
  • C. Prof. K. Sundaram
  • D. Dr. Pronab Sen

Q3. As per the finalized uniform guidelines, how many States/UTs currently compile District Domestic Product (DDP) estimates, with MoSPI onboarding the remaining ones?

  • A. 18
  • B. 22
  • C. 26
  • D. 30

Q4. With which base-year series did India shift its primary output measure from Gross Value Added (GVA) at factor cost to GVA at basic prices?

  • A. 2004-05 series
  • B. 2011-12 series
  • C. 1999-2000 series
  • D. 2022-23 series

Q5. Which one of the following correctly expresses the relationship between GDP at market prices and GVA at basic prices in India's National Accounts?

  • A. GDP at market prices = GVA at basic prices + product taxes − product subsidies
  • B. GDP at market prices = GVA at basic prices − product taxes + product subsidies
  • C. GDP at market prices = GVA at basic prices + product subsidies − product taxes
  • D. GDP at market prices = GVA at basic prices + production taxes − production subsidies

Q6. In the context of the DDP compilation methodology, the 'bottom-up approach' is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. Compiling district estimates directly from district-level source data where such data are available
  • B. Apportioning the State's aggregate value added across districts using allocation indicators
  • C. Deriving district estimates by scaling national GVA down to States and then to districts
  • D. Estimating district income solely from per-capita income multiplied by district population

Q7. Consider the following statements comparing the two estimation routes and the coverage of the DDP guidelines: 1. Where reliable district-level data are available, DDP is compiled using a bottom-up approach. 2. Where district-level data are not available, values are obtained by top-down apportionment of State estimates using allocation indicators. 3. The DDP guidelines cover only Gross District Domestic Product and exclude Net District Domestic Product and district per-capita income. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Where reliable district-level data are available, DDP is compiled using a bottom-up approach.
  2. Where district-level data are not available, values are obtained by top-down apportionment of State estimates using allocation indicators.
  3. The DDP guidelines cover only Gross District Domestic Product and exclude Net District Domestic Product and district per-capita income.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q8. With reference to the National Statistical Office (NSO) under MoSPI, consider the following statements: 1. The NSO was formed by the merger of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). 2. The NSO is the nodal agency for preparing the national accounts and GDP estimates. 3. The NSO conducts the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). 4. The NSO fixes the policy repo rate under the monetary policy framework. Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?

  1. The NSO was formed by the merger of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).
  2. The NSO is the nodal agency for preparing the national accounts and GDP estimates.
  3. The NSO conducts the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS).
  4. The NSO fixes the policy repo rate under the monetary policy framework.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q9. The 'draft uniform guidelines' for GSVA and DDP placed in the public domain by MoSPI on 7 April 2026 are best understood as which one of the following?

  • A. A consultation draft circulated to invite stakeholder feedback before finalisation
  • B. A statute that immediately and wholly replaced all existing GSDP estimates
  • C. A binding order that exclusively bars States from publishing their own estimates
  • D. A final, non-amendable methodology already adopted by every State

Q10. In the institutional framework for compiling sub-national accounts, the abbreviation 'DES' at the State level refers to which one of the following?

  • A. Directorate of Economics and Statistics
  • B. Department of Economic Surveys
  • C. Directorate of Evaluation and Statistics
  • D. Division of Economic and Social Statistics