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

Question : 1

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 : 2

Who was the author of the book ‘Planned Economy for India’?

a) P.C. Mahalnobis

b) J.L. Nehru

c) Vishveswaraiyya

d) None of these

Question : 3

Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan does not include one, of the following:

a) Extension of employment opportunities

b) Reduction of poverty

c) Reduction of gender inequality

d) Strengthening of capital market

Question : 4

Structural unemployment arises due to:

a) heavy industry bias

b) deflationary conditions

c) inadequate productive capacity

d) shortage of raw materials

Question : 5

The Economic Planning Committee was established in the chairmanship of

a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b) J.L. Nehru

c) K.C. Niyogi

d) Ramkrishna Mudaliyar

Question : 6

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