State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 123

Which of the following statements about non-plan expenditure of the Central Government is correct?

  1. It includes interest payments.
  2. It includes science and technology.
  3. It includes agriculture.
  4. None of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (A) It includes interest payments.

விளக்கம்

Non-plan expenditure covered interest, defence, subsidies, pensions and salaries (the plan/non-plan split ended in 2017-18).

  • (A) சரி

    Correct: interest payments were the largest non-plan item.

  • (B) தவறு

    Wrong: S&T was mainly plan expenditure.

  • (C) தவறு

    Wrong: agriculture development was plan expenditure.

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: option A is correct.