planning economic development & five year plans section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 16

Economic planning is in

a) Concurrent list

b) State list

c) Union list

d) Not any specified list

Question : 17

Which one of the following five year plans has the highest GDP growth rate in Agriculture sector in India?

a) Ninth Five Year Plan

b) Tenth Five Year Plan

c) Eighth Five Year Plan

d) Eleventh Five Year Plan

Question : 18

Consider the following statements

1. Food for Work Programme was launched in India during the 10th Five Year Plan.
2. The Planning commission in India is a constitutional body.

a) Only 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 19

The difference between Niti Aayog and Yojana Aayog is as follows:

1. In Niti Aayog there are 3 full-time members while Yojana Aayog has 8 members.
2. NITI is a think-tank and does not have the power to impose policies while Yojana imposes policies on states and tied allocation of funds with projects it approved.
3. NITI has the power to allocate funds while Yojana doesn’t.

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 20

Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning:

1. The Second Five-Year Plan emphasized on the establishment of heavy industries.
2. The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialization.

a) 1 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2