planning economic development & five year plans section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements :

1. The Ninth Five Year Plan was launched in the 50th year of India’s independence.
2. For the first time in the Indian economy the GDP growth rate of the Ninth Five Year Plan was set at 7%.

a) 1 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 2

Consider the following statements

1. High growth will led to inflation.
2. High growth will lead to deflation.

a) Only 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 3

Which of the following can aid in furthering the government’s objective of inclusive growth?

1. Promoting self-help group
2. Promoting micro, small and medium enterprises
3. Implanting the Rights to Education Act

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3 both

c) 1 only

d) 1, 2 and 3 all

Question : 4

The slogan of ‘poverty abolition’ was given in which Five Year Plan?

a) Sixth Plan

b) Second Plan

c) Fifth Plan

d) Fourth Plan

Question : 5

Basic objectives of Indian plans are

1. economic growth
2. self-reliance
3. employment generation
4. population growth

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 2 and 3

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 6

‘Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana’ has been launched for

a) promoting women’s Self-Help Groups in backward areas

b) providing housing loan to poor people at cheaper interest rates

c) providing financial help to the marginalized communities

d) promoting financial inclusion in the country