In India, the concepts of minimum heeds and directed anti-poverty programmes were the innovations of: [CDS 2004]
Fourth Five-year Plan
Fifth Five-year Plan
Sixth Five-year Plan
Seventh Five-year Plan
Correct Answer :
B. Fifth Five-year Plan
Related Questions
Which statement is correct for Indian Planning Commission?
It is not defined in Indian Constitution
Members and Vice-Chairman of it do not have fixed working duration
Members do not require any minimum education
All of the these
Which of the following could be said to have prevented the 'trickle down' effects in Indian economy?
1. Increased dependence of agriculture on purchased inputs and privately managed irrigation
2. More employment of labour by larger landholding farmers
3. Lowered participation of women in agricultural workforce due to new technology
4. The failure of the Green Revolution
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
2 and 4
Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India ? [IAS 2007]
Services-Industry-Agriculture
Services-Agriculture-Industry
Industry-Services-Agriculture
Industry-Agriculture-Services
Consider the following about the 'Rolling Plan':
I. A plan for the current year which includes the annual budget
II. A plan for a fixed number of years, say 3, 4 or 5
III. It is revised every year as per requirements of the economy
IV. A perspective plan for 10, 15 or 20 years
Which of the above are correct? [BPSC 2011]
I and II
I and III
II and III
I, II, III and IV
In which one of the following five year plans the actual growth performance in India in respect of GDP (at factor cost) was less than the target set? [NDA 2008]
Sixth five year plan
Seventh five year plan
Eighth five year plan
Ninth five year plan
The National Development Council gets its administrative support from:
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
Administrative Reforms Commission
Sarkaria Commission
In India, the concepts of minimum heeds and directed anti-poverty programmes were the innovations of: [CDS 2004]
Fourth Five-year Plan
Fifth Five-year Plan
Sixth Five-year Plan
Seventh Five-year Plan
Planning in India derives its objectives from:
Fundamental Rights
Directive Principles of State policy
Fundamental Duties
Preamble
India's economic planning CANNOT be said to be : [NDA 2002]
indicative
imperative
limited
democratic
Who among the following was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission? [CDS 2008]
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
J.B. Kripalani
India opted for 'Mixed Economy' in :
Framing of the Constitution
Second Five Year Plan
Industrial Policy of 1948
None of the above
Which one of the following is the task of the Planning Commission? [NDA 1991]
Preparation of the plan
Implementation of the plan
Financing of the plan
Both a and b
70% of working population of India is engaged in:
public sector
primary sector
secondary sector
tertiary sector
Which one of the following is NOT with in the duties of the Planning Commission? [NDA 2003]
To define the stage of growth and suggest allocation of resources
To make an assessment of the material, capital and human resources of the country
To determine the nature of machinery required for implementation of plan proposals
To prepare the annual central budget
During which Five Year Plan was the total expenditure on agriculture the highest?
First Five Year Plan
Second Five Year Plan
Third Five Year Plan
Fourth Five Year Plan
Which of the following is NOT a function of the Planning Commission of India? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]
Assessment of the material, capital and human resources of the country
Formulation of plans for the most effective and balanced utilization of country's resources
Public cooperation in national development
Preparation of annual budget of the country and collection of taxes to raise capital for the implementation of the plans
The basic objectives of Indian planning are:
1. economic growth
2. self-reliance
3. employment generation
4. population growth
1, 2 and 4
1, 2 and 3
2 and 3
1, 2, 3 and 4
Who of the following was the author of the chapter on Objectives of Planned Development for the Third Five Year Plan? [IAS 2008]
Morarji Desai
C.D. Deshmukh
Jawaharlal Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
The basic difference between imperative and indicative planning is that: [IAS 1993]
it is easier to achieve targets in imperative type of planning
in the case of imperative planning, all economic activities belong to public sector, while in the other type they belong to the private sector
in the case of the imperative planning, the market mechanism is entirely replaced by a command hierarchy, while in the case of indicative planning, it is looked upon as a way to improve the functioning of the market system
in the case of indicative planning, there is no need to nationalise any industry
'Take off stage' in an economy means: [CBI 1990]
steady growth begins
economy is stagnant
economy is about to collapse
all controls are removed
Put in chronological order the following Special features/objectives of different Five Year Plans as they were first formulated:
1. Mahalanobis strategy
2. Modernisation
3. Removal of Poverty
4. Emphasis on employment generation
1,2,3,4
2,1,3,4
1,3,2,4
3,4,1,2
Which one of the following is a driving force influencing the industrial growth of an economy? [Corporation' Bank PO 2011]
Economic Factors only
Investment only
Innovation/Market Base only
All a , b & c
Which of the following statements is correct? [AAO 1993]
Planning Commission is a constitutional body
The Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Planning Commission
The Minister of Planning is always necessarily the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission
The draft plan is prepared by the National Development Council
Which of the following gives an accurate measurement of economic development through Five Year Plans?
Development of education and health services
Development of railways and roadways
Rise in national income and per capita income
Development of industrial towns and industrial estates
'Globalisation of Indian Economy' means:
stepping up external borrowings
establishing Indian business units abroad
having minimum possible restrictions on economic relations with other countries
giving up programmes of import substitution
Who wrote the book 'Planned Economy for India'?
M. Visvesvaraya
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Which of the following bodies finalises the Five Year Plan proposals? [IAS 2002]
Planning Commission
Union Cabinet
National Development Council
Ministry of Planning
In which Plan was the growth rate target exceeded?
First
Fifth
Sixth
None of these
Economic survey is published by :[IAS 1998]
Ministry of Finance
Planning Commission
Govt. of India
Indian Statistical Institute
For internal financing of Five Year Plans, the government depends on: [NDA 1991]
taxation only
taxation and public borrowing
public borrowing and deficit financing
taxation, public borrowing and deficit financing