planning economic development & five year plans section 8 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11

The Rolling plan concept in National planning was introduced by

a) The Janta Party Government

b) The National Front Government

c) Indira Gandhi Government

d) Rajiv Gandhi Government

Question : 12

Under which five year plan did the government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution in India?

a) Third Five Year Plan

b) Sixth Five Year Plan

c) Second Five Year Plan

d) Seventh Five Year Plan

Question : 13 [NDA/NA-SP-2015-I]

The Second Five Year Plan that called for the establishment of Socialist pattern of society was commonly referred to as the

a) Mahalanobis Plan

b) Nehru Plan

c) Harrod-Domar Plan

d) Peoples Plan

Question : 14

Which among the following plans adopted the policy for the universalization of elementary education in India?

a) Eighth Plan

b) Ninth Plan

c) Sixth Plan

d) Eleventh Plan

Question : 15

The planning process in the industrial sector in India has assumed a relatively less important position in the nineties as compared to that in the earlier period.

a) With markets assuming a central place, the role of central planning in many sectors has been rendered redundant

b) With the advent of liberalization, industrial investments/development have largely been placed within the domain of private and multinational sectors.

c) The nation’s priorities have shifted away from industrial development to rural development

d) The focus of planning has shifted to sectors like human resource development, infrastructure, population control and welfare.