planning economic development & five year plans section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Planning Commission has been replaced by which of the given institutions?

a) NITI Aayog

b) Investment Commission of India

c) Finance Commission of India

d) None of these

Question : 2

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. Implementing the Right to Education Act

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 3

Consider the following statements regarding Indian planning.

1. The Second Five Year plan emphasized the establishment of heavy industries.
2. The Third Five Year Plan aimed to achieve self-sufficiency in food grains and increase agricultural production to meet the requirements of industry and exports.

a) 2 only

b) 1 and 2 both

c) 1 only

d) None

Question : 4 [UPPCS (Pre) 2006]

The Finance Commission is primarily concerned with recommending to the President about

a) the principle government grants-in-aid to be given to the states

b) distributing the net proceeds of the taxes between the centre and the states

c) Both (A) and (B)

d)   Neither (A) nor (B)

Question : 5

Human Poverty Index (HPI) measures the deprivation as a composite index of:

a) knowledge, basic needs and standard of living

b) longevity, nutrition and knowledge

c) longevity, knowledge, and standard of living

d) longevity, standard of living and sanitation