planning economic development & five year plans section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 26

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 aimed to achieve self-sufficiency in foodgrains and increase agricultural production to meet the requirements of industry and exports.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 27 [UPSC (Pre) 2010]

In the context of India’s Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of Industrialisation, with lower infrastructure begins in

a) Tenth Plan

b) Fourth Plan

c) Eighth Plan

d) Sixth Plan

Question : 28

The slogan of ‘poverty abolition’ was given in which Five Year Plan?

a) Fifth plan

b) Fourth plan

c) Second plan

d) Sixth plan

Question : 29

Consider the following statements:

1. The Ninth Five Year Plan was launched in the 50th year of India’s independence.
2. For the 1st time in the Indian Economy, the GDP growth rate of the Ninth Five Year plan was set at 7%.

a) 2 only

b) 1 and 2 both

c) 1 only

d) None

Question : 30

Which of the following areas has been excluded, by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, from the ambit of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities?

a) contributions made ‘directly or indirectly’ to any political party.

b) promoting preventive health care and sanitation.

c) livelihood enhancement and rural development projects.

d) making safe drinking water available would be considered as CSR activities.