planning economic development & five year plans section 9 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Structural unemployment arises due to:

a) heavy industry bias

b) deflationary conditions

c) inadequate productive capacity

d) shortage of raw materials

Question : 2

Who authored the book, ‘Planned Economy for India’?

a) Pattabhi Sitaramayya

b) M. Visvesvaraya

c) G.D. Birla

d) J.R.D. Tata

Question : 3

Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act”?

a) Adult members of below poverty line (BPL) households

b) Adult members of only the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe households

c) Adult members of any household

d) Adult members of households of all backward communities

Question : 4

Which of the following were the priority objectives of the Eighth plan?

1. Universalization of elementary education.
2. Growth and diversification of agriculture.
3. Containment of population growth.
4. Gradual privatization of most public sector undertakings.

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 2, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 5

In India, planned economy is based on?

a) Capitalist system

b) Socialist system

c) Gandhian system

d) Mixed economy system

Question : 6

Golden Quadrangle project is associated with the development of

a) Power Grids

b) Ports

c) Highways

d) Tourism Network