Planning Economic Development & Five Year Plans Section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6

Consider the following components of the PURA model of economic development :

1. Facilitating road connectivity in villages.
2. Enhancement of electricity in rural areas.
3. Establishment of cybercafes in villages.
4. Construction of hospitals in rural areas.

Which of the components given above is/are the major connectivity formulated by the PURA model?

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 4

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Question : 7 [UPPCS (Mains) 2014]

Which plan among the following declared its objective of selfreliance and zero net foreign aid?

a) Fifth Five Year Plan

b) Second Five Year Plan

c) Fourth Five Year Plan

d) Third Five Year Plan

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Question : 8

Planning was considered a prerequisite :

1. For balanced socio-economic development
2. For extending the benefits of development in an even manner.
3. For focussing on removal of regional disparities
4. For maximizing the utilization of available resources

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :Codes :

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) All the above

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Question : 9 [UPSC (Pre) 2011]

With reference to the Finance Commission of India, which of the following statement is correct?

a) It ensures transparency in financial administration

b) It facilitates the proper distribution of finances among the public sector undertakings

c) None of the statements (A), (B) and (C) given is correct in this context

d) It encourage the inflow of foreign capital for infrastructure development

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Question : 10

Which one among the following statements regarding the Eighth five year plan in India is not correct?

a) It aimed at high growth of both agriculture and manufacturing sectors

b) The plan was postponed by two years because of political upheavals at the centre

c) It set before itself the two principal objectives of ‘growth with stability’ and ‘growth with justice’

d) Its emphasis was on growth in export and import, improvement in trade and current account deficit

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