CAPF AC 2025 Q19: Indian Economy – Fiscal Policy & Budget
Which one among the following is not identified as one of the 'Engines of Development' in the Union Budget, 2025-26?
- (a) Textiles
- (b) Agriculture
- (c) Investment
- (d) Export
Answer: (a) Textiles
Explanation
Engines of development in Budget 2025-26
How to think: the Budget speech named four engines of growth, and textiles was not one of them.
| Engine | Name in the Budget |
|---|---|
| First | Agriculture |
| Second | MSMEs |
| Third | Investment |
| Fourth | Exports |
Textiles has its own mention, with cotton productivity and technical textiles measures, but it is a sector inside these engines, not an engine.
The Budget also set ten broad areas of focus: poor, youth, farmers and women (Garib, Youth, Annadata, Nari).
Answer: (a) Textiles.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) CORRECT. Textiles is not one of the four engines.
- (b) Incorrect. Agriculture is the first engine of development.
- (c) Incorrect. Investment is the third engine of development.
- (d) Incorrect. Exports is the fourth engine of development.
Key point
Budget 2025-26: four engines of development: Agriculture, MSMEs, Investment, Exports. Focus groups: Garib, Youth, Annadata, Nari.
Remember
Four engines: Agriculture, MSME, Investment, Exports.
Common mistakes
- Treating a sector measure (textiles) as an engine.
- Forgetting that investment is an engine along with agriculture.
- Missing the word not in the question and picking an engine.
Exam tip
Educated guess: three options are broad growth drivers (agriculture, investment, export). Textiles is the one narrow sector among them.
Sources
- Union Budget 2025-26, Budget Speech of the Finance Minister, Part A (1 February 2025)
- PIB, Union Budget 2025-26 highlights