planning economic development & five year plans section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

In the 11th Five Year Plan, the growth rate of the agriculture sector was 3.3% and the agriculture sector contributed 15.2 % to the overall GDP of the country.

Thus Both the given statements regarding the 11th Five Year Plan are not correct.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

After the disastrous experience of the Third Plan, a plan holiday was declared for three years. This period was named as Plan Holiday as there was discontinuity in the planning process. Gap in Plan Period (1966-69)

Answer: (b)

Faster and more inclusive growth is the theme of the approach paper of the Eleventh five year plan.

The Inclusive Growth in the eleventh plan has the objectives of

• increasing GDP,
• Agricultural GDP,
• Increasing work opportunities,
• developing education,
• providing clean drinking water,
• reducing malnutrition,
• increasing energy efficiency,
• healthcare facilities,
• road connectivity,
• broadband connectivity to villages,
• increasing forest etc.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Despite big investments, during the first three Plans, the living standards of the poor could not be raised and poverty and inequity in the distribution of state resources remained stark.

Consequently, the period between 1966 and 1969 marked the shift from a ‘growth approach’ to a ‘distribution from growth approach’. Looking at the failures and pitfalls the planners suspended the impending Fourth Plan, which was due in 1966, until 1969 for a revision of objectives and targets.

This was called the ‘Plan Holiday’ extending from 1 April 1966 to 31 March 1969.