planning economic development & five year plans section 5 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

Planning in India, in real sense, began with the Second Five Year Plan. Who was the architect of Indian Planning?

a) P.C. Mahalanobis

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) C.D. Deshmukh

d) Morarji Desai

Question : 3

Consider the following statement:

1. The Planning Commission was established in 1950, by Article 39 of the Directive Principles of the Constitution of India.
2. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi dissolved the planning commission in his first Independence Day speech in 2014. It has since been replaced by a new institution named Niti Aayog.

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

Match the following plans and programmes,

a) 2 1 3 5 4

b) 1 2 3 4 5

c) 2 1 3 4 5

d) 2 1 4 5 3

Question : 5

Consider the following prerequisites for planning. It is

1. For balanced socio-economic development.
2. For extending the benefits of development in an even manner.
3. For focusing on removal of regional disparities.
4. For maximising the utilisation of available resources of these.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct

b) Only 1 and 2 are correct

c) Only 2, 3 and 4 are correct

d) Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct

Question : 6

‘Inclusive growth’ is a phrase used in India’s

1. 9th Plan
2. 10th Plan
3. 11th Plan
4. 12th Plan

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 3 and 4

c) 2 and 4

d) Only 4