'Take off stage' in an economy means: [CBI 1990]
steady growth begins
economy is stagnant
economy is about to collapse
all controls are removed
Correct Answer :
A. steady growth begins
Related Questions
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 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
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
Dadabhai Naoroji theorised on the drain of wealth from India in his book:
Poverty under British Rule in India
Poverty in British Rule in India
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Poverty of Economic Drain in British India
A closed economy is an economy in which [CSAT 2011]
the money supply is fully controlled
deficit financing takes place
only exports take place
neither exports nor imports take place
'The strategy of Rolling plan was adopted during the Prime Ministership of: [Railways 1994]
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indira Gandhi
Morarji Desai
Rajiv Gandhi
The decentralisation system was recommended by :
C.Rajagopalachari
J.B. Kripalan
Balwant Rai Mehta
Ashok Mehta
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
An underdeveloped economy is generally characterised by :
1. Iow per capita income
2. Iow rate of capital formation
3. Iow dependency figure
4. working force largely in the tertiary sector
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
1 and 4
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
1.National Development Council was set up in:
1948
1950
1951
1952
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
'Take off stage' in an economy means: [CBI 1990]
steady growth begins
economy is stagnant
economy is about to collapse
all controls are removed
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
The main objective of First Five-year Plan was:
industrial growth
economic growth
development of agriculture including irrigation and power projects
self-reliance
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
The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of development guided the planning practice in India from the [CDS 2012]
First Five-Year Plan to the Sixth Five-Year Plan
Fourth Five-Year Plan to the Eighth Five-Year Plan
Second Five-Year Plan to the Seventh Five-Year Plan
First Five-Year Plan to the Eighth Five-Year Plan
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
In the context of India's Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of industrialization, with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begins in [IAS 2010]
fourth Plan
sixth Plan
eighth Plan
tenth Plan
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 principal reason why national economic planning is still being pursued inspite of embracing a market economy since 1991 is that: [IAS 1994]
the vast quantity of capital already deployed in the public sector needs to be nurtured
the market economy is mainly confined to industry and commerce and central planning in agriculture is necessary
it is a constitutional requirement
Five Year Plans can continue to provide a long-term perspective to the economy in market friendly fashions
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
India's economic planning CANNOT be said to be : [NDA 2002]
indicative
imperative
limited
democratic
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
'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
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
The concept of Five Year Plans in India was introduced by
Lord Mountbatten
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mixed economy means an economy where [CDS 2009]
both agriculture and industry are equally promoted by the state
there is co-existence of public sector along with private sector
there is importance of small scale industries along with heavy industries
economy is controlled by military as well as civilian rulers
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