Planning Economic Development & Five Year Plans Section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Match the following:

a) 1 4 2 3

b) 3 2 4 1

c) 1 2 4 3

d) 3 4 2 1

Question : 2

The prominent economist Bibek Debroy and V K Saraswat were appointed as full time members of NITI Aayog. Who is V K Saraswat?

a) Former Finance Secretary

b) Former ISRO chief

c) Former DRDO chief

d) Former Defence Minister

Question : 3

The period of plan holiday in India was

a) 1970 – 73

b) 1966 – 69

c) 1962 – 65

d) 1973 – 76

Question : 4

The period of plan holiday in India was

a) 1966 – 69

b) 1970 – 73

c) 1962 – 65

d) 1973 – 76

Question : 5

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

a) Under Annapurna Scheme, indigent senior citizens of 65 years of age or above eligible for National Old Age Pension but not getting pension can get 0 kg of food grains per person per month free of cost.

b) Under the Targeted Public Distribution System, the families below Poverty Line are provided 50 kg of food grains per month per family at subsidized price.

c) Ministry of Human Resource Development gives financial support to mid-day meal scheme for the benefit of Class I to V students in government or government aided school.

d) Ministry of social justice and empowerment has a scheme in which indigent people living in welfare institutions like orphanages are given 5 kg of foodgrains per person per month of BPL rates.