India had a plan holiday: [CPO AC 2003]
after the China-India War of 1962
after the drought of 1966
after the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971
after the India-Pakistan War in 1965
Correct Answer :
B. after the drought of 1966
Related Questions
70% of working population of India is engaged in:
public sector
primary sector
secondary sector
tertiary sector
Indicative Planning being pursued in India since the 8th Plan aims at ensuring that:
1. Planning mechanism plays a facilitatory role
2. Planning mechanism brings about a balance between need and supply
3. Planning mechanism concerns itself with optima! utilisation of resources
4. Planning concerns itself with laying down broad directions in which the economy should move
Choose the correct answer from:
1, 2 and 4
1 and 2
1, 2, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
The growth rate of agricultural production was negative in the:
First Plan
Second Plan
Third Plan
Fourth Plan
Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India?
Shri Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr.Rajendra Prasad
Shri V.T.Krishnamachari
Shri C.Rajagopalachari
The deputy chairman of the Planning Commission: [UP PCS 1994]
is the Prime Minister
is the Planning Minister
holds the rank of a cabinet minister
is an economist of repute
India opted for 'Mixed Economy' in :
Framing of the Constitution
Second Five Year Plan
Industrial Policy of 1948
None of the above
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
'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
Consider the following statements: [IAS 2004]
1. The highest deciding body for planning in India is the Planning Commission of India.
2. The Secretary of the Planning Commission of India is also the Secretary of National Development Council
3. The Constitution includes economic and social planning in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 and 2
2 only
2 and 3
3 only
1.National Development Council was set up in:
1948
1950
1951
1952
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
Microeconomics is concerned with:
1. behaviour of industrial decision-makers
2. the level of employment
3. changes in the general level of prices
4. determination of prices of goods and services
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
1 and 4
The Planning Commission of India:
I. was set up in 1950
II. is a constitutional body
III. is an advisory body
IV. is a government department
I and II
II and III
I and III
III only
Economic survey is published by :[IAS 1998]
Ministry of Finance
Planning Commission
Govt. of India
Indian Statistical Institute
Which of the following features indicate that Indian economy is of the developing category?
I. Occupation mainly agricultural
II. Chronic unemployment
III. Poor quality of human capital
IV. Low per capita intake of proteins
I, II and III
I and IV
II and III
I, II, III and IV
Who is the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission?
Prime Minister
Finance Minister
Commerce Minister
None of the above
Which of the following are not correct assessments of the decades of India's Five-Year Plans?
1. There has been very low capital formation
2. Growth has favoured the better off
3. Production has increased substantially though often falling short of targets
4. The public sector has contributed nothing to economic growth
1 and 4
2 and 3
1, 2 and 3
3 and 4
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
Among the achievements of Indian planning, we may include:
1. development of strong infrastructure
2. diversification of industry and exports
3. high growth of national income
4. strong control over prices
1 and 2
1, 2 and 3
1, 2 and 4
2 and 3
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
Put in chronological order
1. Constitution of National Planning Committee -by the Indian National Congress under Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Planned Economy for India by Visvesvaraya published
3. Bombay Plan
4. Setting up of the National Development Council
1, 2, 3, 4
3, 2, 4, 1
2, 3, 1, 4
2, 1, 3, 4
The steel plants at Durgapur, Bhilai and Rourkela were established during the period of: [NDA 1990]
First Five Year Plan
Second Five Year Plan
Third Five Year Plan
Fourth Five Year PIan
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
The National Development Council gets its administrative support from:
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
Administrative Reforms Commission
Sarkaria Commission
Which one of the following Five-Year Plans recognised human development as the core of all developmental efforts? [IAS 1995]
The Third Five-Year Plan
The Fifth Five-Year Plan
The Sixth Five-Year Plan
The Eighth Five-Year Plan
The Planning Commission is : [UP PCS 1994]
a Ministry
a Government department
an Advisory body
an Autonomous Corporation
In which of the Five Year Plans, preference was given to the weaker sections of the society ?
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Economic Planning is a subject: [Asstt Grade 1991]
in the Union List
in the State List
in the Concurrent List
unspecified in any special list
In India, the Public Sector is most dominant in : [IAS 1993]
transport
steel production
commercial banking
organised term-lending financial institutions