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Observe the given table carefully showing the sector-wise expenditure allocation under the Indian Union Budget 2023 - 24. Compare the expenditure amounts (in ₹ Crore) for all sectors and answer the following question based on the data provided :

SectorShare of Total Expenditure (%)Amount (₹ Crore)
Interest Payments20.0%9,00,619
Defence13.2%5,94,409
Central Sector Schemes16.8%7,56,521
Centrally Sponsored Schemes14.4%6,48,446
Finance Commission Transfers9.0%4,05,279
Subsidies7.8%3,51,242
Other Expenditure18.8%8,46,581

Which sector received the highest expenditure allocation in ₹ Crore ?

This question was previously asked in
UPTET 2026 Paper 2 Social Studies Question Paper (3-Jul-2026) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

Interest Payments

The table lists the expenditure amount in ₹ Crore for each sector under the Union Budget 2023-24.

Comparing all the amounts, Interest Payments has \(9,00,619\) crore, which is higher than Other Expenditure at \(8,46,581\) crore, Central Sector Schemes at \(7,56,521\) crore, and Defence at \(5,94,409\) crore.

Since \(9,00,619\) is the greatest value among all the sectors listed, Interest Payments received the highest expenditure allocation.

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Important Questions from Tabulation

  1. Table shows income (in Rs.) received by 4 employees of a company during the month of December 2020 and all their income sources.

    Source

    Amit

    Suresh

    Nitin

    Varun

    Salary

    35000

    38000

    29000

    42000

    Arrears

    6000

    6300

    5000

    7500

    Bonus

    1000

    1100

    1000

    1240

    Overtime

    1800

    1950

    1400

    1500


    By what percent are the Arrears of Amit and Suresh taken together less than the Arrears of Nitin and Varun taken together?
  2. The table given below shows the GDP of two countries in different five years.

    Country
    YearsAB
    Y1175285
    Y2200300
    Y3150125
    Y47585
    Y55095

    K1 = The value of average GDP of country A in all the 5 years.

    K2 = The value of average GDP of country B in all the 5 years.

    What is the value of (K1 + K2)?

  3. Study the Table Properly and answer by interpreting the data

    The table shows the percentage population of five districts in a state below poverty line and the proportion of males and females.

    DistrictPercentage of population
    below poverty level
    Proportion of Male and Female 
    Below poverty line (M:F)Above poverty Line (M:F)
    D1152 : 33 : 2
    D2183 : 47 : 5
    D3202 : 53 : 4
    D4255 : 24 : 3
    D5123 : 72 : 7

    If the total population in the district D3 is 40,000, then what is the population of below poverty line in the district D3, ?

  4. The table given below shows the marks obtained by 4 students in 5 subjects. The maximum marks of each subject is 100.

    Subjects

    Students

    P1

    P2

    P3

    P4

    S1

    89

    100

    92

    91

    S2

    62

    52

    72

    37

    S3

    57

    55

    70

    65

    S4

    76

    85

    76

    58

    S5

    85

    70

    66

    62

    What is the total percent marks of P4?

  5. The data given below shows the number of people who have saved a certain amount of money.

    Savings

    (in Rs.)

    Number of people

    5

    1

    15

    3

    20

    4

    25

    2

    30

    1

    35

    1

    40

    2

    What is the mode of the given data?

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