Try all ten questions before reading their answers.

41. The BE 2026-27 urban-development sectoral total is about:

A. ₹14,538.68 crore B. ₹1,25,845.78 crore C. ₹48,697.71 crore D. ₹75,868.09 crore

Answer A. The sectoral table shows ₹14,538.68 crore.

42. The BE 2026-27 welfare sectoral total is about:

A. ₹53,190.29 crore B. ₹3,161.40 crore C. ₹14,303.20 crore D. ₹11,473.98 crore

Answer A. This is a broad classification, not one scheme's allocation.

43. Which does the 2024-25 AP Socio Economic Survey reflect in its district tables?

A. The later 28-district geography automatically B. Its publication-vintage district arrangement C. Only Union Territories D. No boundaries at all

Answer B. District statistics must be read using the boundaries under which they were compiled.

44. What raised the AP district count from 26 to 28 at the end of 2025?

A. A port merger B. Markapuram and Polavaram districts C. A GST change D. A river diversion

Answer B. The two notified districts changed the administrative count.

45. Which named economic growth engine is on AP's north coast?

A. Visakhapatnam B. Kurnool C. Anantapuramu D. Kadapa

Answer A. The 2026-27 budget speech names Visakhapatnam as one of three regional growth engines.

46. The 2026-27 speech's Rayalaseema horticulture area target for 2030 is:

A. 14.41 lakh hectares B. 1.44 lakh hectares C. 30,000 hectares D. 8.41 hectares

Answer A. The speech proposes growth from 8.41 to 14.41 lakh hectares by 2030; this is a target.

47. Why is a ₹30,000-crore proposal not the same as BE expenditure?

A. Proposals are always tax revenue B. It is a funding ask across a plan, not an approved one-year budget line C. BE means actual accounts D. The units are different

Answer B. The budget speech's proposal and the annual appropriation have different status.

48. Which best describes non-tax revenue?

A. Only state GST B. Fees, royalties, interest and similar receipts C. Only open-market loans D. Only capital construction

Answer B. Non-tax revenue is current income from sources other than taxation.

49. A change in tax revenue can occur without a tax-rate rise because of:

A. Larger tax base and compliance B. Lower rainfall only C. A new district name only D. A river changing course

Answer A. Activity, prices and compliance can change collections even at unchanged rates.

50. Which is an outcome rather than a spending input?

A. A BE allocation B. A budget release order C. Children attaining reading skills D. A demand for grants

Answer C. Learning attainment measures the result of education services.