MCQs ON INDIAN PLANNING (SOFT STUDY)
1. The Planning Commission of India was constituted in the year?
A) 1942 B) 1947 C) 1950 🗸 D) 1955
2. Economic planning is in
A) Union list B) State list C) Concurrent list 🗸 D) Not any specified list
3. Which of the following plans aimed at improving the standard of living?
A) Third Plan B) Fifth Plan C) Fourth Plan 🗸 D) Sixth Plan
4. The concept of Economic Planning in India is derived from
A) England B) America C) Russia 🗸 D) Canada
5. Which five year plan focused on "Growth with social justice and equity?
A) 7th B) 8th C) 9th 🗸 D) 10th
6. Who was the First Chairman of Planning Commission of India?
A) M. Viswesvarya B) P.C. Mahalanobis C) John Mathai D) Jawahar Lal Nehru 🗸
7. ‘The planned economy for India’ was written by
A) Amartya Sen B) P. C. Mahalanobis C) S.N. Agarwal D) M. Viswesvarya 🗸
8. The First Plan was based on
A) Mahalanobish model B) Input-output model C) Lewis model D) Harrod-Domar model 🗸
9. The sources of funds for plan financing in India are
A) Borrowing B) revenue of government C) deficit financing D) All of the above 🗸
10. The main objective of Eleventh Plan was
A) Poverty removal B) reduce unemployment
C) export promotion D) achievement of Inclusive growth🗸
11. The final authority in India to adopt the Five Year Plan for the country vests in
A) National Development Council 🗸 B) Planning Commission
C) Union Cabinet D) Parliament
12. Who heads the NITI Aayog as its chairperson?
A) Prime Minister 🗸 B) President C) Finance Minister D) Chief Minister
13. Who appoints the Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog?
A) Prime Minister 🗸 B) President C) Finance Minister D) Chief Minister
14. Who was recently appointed as the Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog?
A) Arvind Panagariya 🗸 B) Rajnath Singh C) Smriti Irani D) Arun Jaitley
15. Who was recently appointed as the CEO of NITI Aayog?
A) Sindhushree Khullar 🗸 B) Bibek Debroy C) V. K. Saraswat D) Suresh Prabhu
16. Which plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty for the first time?
A) Fourth B) Fifth 🗸 C) Sixth D) Seventh
17. The Ninth Five Year Plan covers the period
A) 1996-2001 B) 1997-2002 🗸 C) 1998-2003 D) 2002-2007
18. Mahalanobis Model has been associated with five year plan?
A) First B) Second 🗸 C) Third D) Fourth
19. The Rolling Plan for backward countries was suggested by
A) W. A. Lewis B) Gunnar Myrdal🗸 C) R. Nurkse D) A. Samuelson
20. The sources of funds for plan financing in India are:
A) Revenue of government B) Surpluses of public enterprises
C) borrowing D) All of the above 🗸
21. Which one of the following statements is NOT true ?
A) Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Planning Commission of India
B) The National Development Council is presided over by the Prime Minister of India
C) Secretary of the Planning Commission is also the Secretary of the National Development Council
D) Planning Commission is the highest decision-making body for planning in India 🗸
22. The period of Plan Holiday in India was :
A) 1962-65 B) 1966-69🗸 C) 1969-72 D) 1972-75
23. The Rolling Plan concept in national planning was introduced by :
A) Indira Gandhi Government B) The National Front Government
C) The Janata Party Government 🗸 D) Rajiv Gandhi Government
24 Which of the following is NOT a constitutional organ ?
A) Election Commission B) Finance Commission
C) Inter-State Council D) Planning Commission 🗸
25. The Rolling Plan for backward countries was suggested by:
A) Gunnar Myrdal🗸 B) W. A. Lewis C) R. Nurkse D) A. Samuelson
26. The final authority in India to adopt the Five Year Plan for the country vests in :
A) The Planning Commission B) The National Development Council🗸
C) The Union Cabinet D) The Parliament
27. The slogan ‘Garibi Unmulan’ (Poverty eradication) was given in which Five Year Plan ?
A) Second plan B) Fourth plan 🗸 C) Fifth plan D) Sixth plan
28. Inclusive growth would necessitate
A) Development of infrastructural facilities B) Revival of Agriculture
C) Increased availability of social service such as education and health D) All the above 🗸
29. The theme of the approach paper of the Eleventh Five Year Plan has been :
A) Indicative Planning B) Growth with Social Justice
C) Towards faster and more inclusive growth 🗸 D) Planning for prosperity
30. National Development Council was constituted on :
A) August 16, 1950 B) April 1,1951 C) August 6,1952 🗸 D) August 16,1952
31. ‘Twenty Point Programme’ (Beessutri Karyakrama) was first launched in the Year :
A) 1969 B) 1975 🗸 C) 1977 D) 1980
32. Duration of Eighth five year plan was
A) 1990 – 1995 B) 1980-1985 C) 1992-1997 🗸 D) 2000-2005
33. A rolling plan refer to a plan which?
A) does not change it target every year B) changes its allocation every year
C) changes its allocations and target every year 🗸 D) changes only its target every year
34. Which of the following planning process used persuasion methods for manipulating the markets in
the economy?
A) Planning by inducement 🗸 B) Planning by direction
C) Fixed planning D) Perspective planning
35. Which of the following type of planning is also known as soft planning due to minimum rigidity in
its structure?
A) Indicative planning 🗸 B) Perspective planning
C) Physical planning D) Financial planning
36. Which type of planning is a blueprint of development over a longer period of time?
A) Centralized planning B) Decentralized planning
C) Annual planning D) Perspective planning🗸
37. Which of the following period is known as plan holiday?
A) 1969 to 1974 B) 1966 to 1969 🗸 C) 1965 to 1968 D) 1961 to 1966
38. Rapid industrialization is the basic objective of
A) Second five year plan 🗸 B) Third five year plan C) Fourth five year plan D) Fifth five year plan
39. Which of the following planning is executed at the grass root level?
A) Centralized planning 🗸 B) Decentralized planning
C) Fixed planning D) Imperative planning
40. Which of the following method is /are used for solving the central problems in mixed economy?
A) Market B) Planning C) None of these D) Both (a) & (b) 🗸
