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

Question : 31

Consider the following statements :

  1. The Fourth Five Year Plan period is from 1966-71.
  2. The Fourth Five Year Plan sought to raise the standard of living through programmes designed to promote equality and social justice.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (a)

The Fourth Five Year Plan period is from 1969- 74 and it sought to raise the standard of living through programmes designed to promote equality and social justice.

Question : 32

Which committee was related with the policies and programme for Agriculture?

a) Boothalingam Committee

b) Bhanu Pratap Singh Committee

c) Wanchoo committee

d) Aggrawal Committee

Answer: (b)

Bhanupratap Singh committee on agriculture report in 1990 recommended that agricultural enterprises should be treated as industries.

Question : 33

Inclusive growth would necessitate :

a) Development of infrastructural facilities

b) Increase availability of social services such as education and health.

c) Revival of agriculture

d) All the above.

Answer: (d)

Inclusive growth is a concept that involves the equitable allocation of resources during the process of economic growth with benefits incurred by every section of society.

Inclusive growth necessitates the development of infrastructural facilities, the revival of agriculture and also increases the availability of social services such as education and health.

Question : 34

The National Development Council (NDC) :

  1. discusses the progress of the National plan.
  2. suggests the ways to achieve the goals of the national plan.
  3. gives guidelines to formulate the National plan.
  4. suggests plan allocation.
Consider the above statements, select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) All of the above

Answer: (c)

National Development Council aims

  • to prescribe guidelines for the formulation of the National Plan, including the assessment of resources for the Plan;
  • to consider the National Plan as formulated by the Planning Commission;
  • to consider important questions of social and economic policy affecting national development; and
  • to review the working of the Plan from time to time and to recommend such measures as are necessary for achieving the aims and targets set out in the National Plan.

Question : 35

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ensures that the

  1. Centre bears 75% of the cost of wages of unskilled manual workers.
  2. State government provides 100 days of work to every member of a household in a financial year.

a) 1 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c)

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