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

Question : 1

The schemes of Urban Micro-Enterprises, Urban Wage Employment and Housing, and Shelter Upgradation are part of

a) Nehru Rozgar Yojana

b) Integrated Rural Development Programme

c) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana

d) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana

Question : 2

Which among the following is not correct with regard to Sampoorna Garmeena Rozgar Yojana?

1. The cash component of the programme is borne exclusively by the Central Government.
2. Foodgrains are provided free of costs to the States/Union Territories.

a) 1 only

b) Both1 and 2

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 Nor 2

Question : 3

Consider the following schemes:

1. Scheme for Backward districts
2. Special Plan for K.B.K. districts of Orissa
3. Special Scheme for Bihar

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 4

Planning Commission of India

1. was set up in 1950
2. is a constitutional body.
3. is an advisory body
4. is a government department

a) 1 and 2

b) 1 and 3

c) 2 and 3

d) 3 only

Question : 5

The planning process in the industrial sector in India has assumed a relatively less important position in the nineties as compared to that in the earlier period.

a) With markets assuming a central place, the role of central planning in many sectors has been rendered redundant

b) With the advent of liberalization, industrial investments/development have largely been placed within the domain of private and multinational sectors.

c) The nation’s priorities have shifted away from industrial development to rural development

d) The focus of planning has shifted to sectors like human resource development, infrastructure, population control and welfare.

Question : 6

Which among the following plans adopted the policy for the universalization of elementary education in India?

a) Eighth Plan

b) Ninth Plan

c) Sixth Plan

d) Eleventh Plan