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

Question : 1

Which five year plan Infrastructure as an object of planning was emphasized?

a) Second Five Year Plan

b) First Five Year Plan

c) Sixth Five Year Plan

d) Third Five Year Plan

Question : 2

Consider the following facts about the Centre’s Rural Connectivity Scheme

1. MGNREGA beneficiaries will get a cellular phone and a connection by paying a one-time fee of Rs. 300.
2. Free recharge of Rs. 30 will be provided by the BSNL on the first day of every month for two years.
3. The recharge will entitle them to a 30 minute talk time, 30 SMS text messages and 30 MB of data usage.
4. The mobile handset and connection will be provided to women in eligible families.

a) I and III

b) I, II and III

c) Only I and II

d) I, II, III and IV

Question : 3

____ Plan had the fastest growth rate.

a) Fifth

b) First

c) None

d) Sixth

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

‘Planning from below’ is known as

a) Structural planning

b) Centralised planning

c) Functional planning

d) Decentralised planning