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

Question : 1

Which Five- Year Plan had an objective of “Rapid industrialization with particular emphasis on development of basic and heavy industries” ?

a) Second

b) First

c) Fourth

d) Third

Question : 2

Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission of India ?

a) The Prime Minister of India

b) Vice-President of India

c) The Law Minister of India

d) The Finance Minister of India

Question : 3

Disguised unemployment generally means

a) Alternative employment is not available

b) Large number of people remain unemployed

c) Productivity of worker is low

d) Marginal productivity of labour is zero

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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