The concept of Five Year Plans in India was introduced by
Lord Mountbatten
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Correct Answer :
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
Related Questions
The objective of self-reliance and zero net foreign aid was declared in :
Second 5-Yr Plan
Third 5-Yr Plan
Fourth 5-Yr Plan
Fifth 5-Yr Plan
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
'Take off stage' in an economy means: [CBI 1990]
steady growth begins
economy is stagnant
economy is about to collapse
all controls are removed
A rolling plan was a plan for:
one year
three years
five years
year to year basis
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
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
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
Which of the following bodies finalises the Five Year Plan proposals? [IAS 2002]
Planning Commission
Union Cabinet
National Development Council
Ministry of Planning
India's economic planning CANNOT be said to be : [NDA 2002]
indicative
imperative
limited
democratic
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
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
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
The basic feature of the Rolling Plans was that:
no physical targets were visualized
revision of the achievements, of previous year
annual fluctuations in prices and major economic developments could be considered while fixing targets
no financial target except in the term of annual plans was envisaged
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
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 National Development Council gets its administrative support from:
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
Administrative Reforms Commission
Sarkaria Commission
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
Which of the statements given below is/are correct? [CDS 2008]
1. Food for Work Programme was launched in India during the 10th Five Year Plan.
2. The Planning Commission in India is a constitutional body.
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
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
Planning in India derives its objectives from:
Fundamental Rights
Directive Principles of State policy
Fundamental Duties
Preamble
____ is the ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission and National Development Council.
Prime Minister
President
Finance Minister
Commerce Minister
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
In India, the Public Sector is most dominant in : [IAS 1993]
transport
steel production
commercial banking
organised term-lending financial institutions
Economic survey is published by :[IAS 1998]
Ministry of Finance
Planning Commission
Govt. of India
Indian Statistical Institute
1.National Development Council was set up in:
1948
1950
1951
1952
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
The main objective of First Five-year Plan was:
industrial growth
economic growth
development of agriculture including irrigation and power projects
self-reliance
The decentralisation system was recommended by :
C.Rajagopalachari
J.B. Kripalan
Balwant Rai Mehta
Ashok Mehta
The contribution of agriculture to India's' economy is:
increasing
decreasing
constant
None of these
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