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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
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In India, the Public Sector is most dominant in : [IAS 1993]
D. organised term-lending financial institutions
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In which Plan was the growth rate target exceeded?
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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
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The steel plants at Durgapur, Bhilai and Rourkela were established during the period of: [NDA 1990]
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Which of the following statements about the Indian Economy is correct? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]
A. Indian economy is as developed as that of China.
B. About 70% Indians are involved in some type of self-employment and are the owners of some or the other micro or small enterprise.
C. In India, single biggest employment is agriculture and allied activities.
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The main objective of First Five-year Plan was:
C. development of agriculture including irrigation and power projects
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1.National Development Council was set up in:
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India's economic planning CANNOT be said to be : [NDA 2002]
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Who among the following was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission? [CDS 2008]
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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The basic feature of the Rolling Plans was that:
A. no physical targets were visualized
B. revision of the achievements, of previous year
C. annual fluctuations in prices and major economic developments could be considered while fixing targets
D. no financial target except in the term of annual plans was envisaged
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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
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Which one of the following is a driving force influencing the industrial growth of an economy? [Corporation' Bank PO 2011]
C. Innovation/Market Base only
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The growth rate of agricultural production was negative in the:
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70% of working population of India is engaged in:
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India had a plan holiday: [CPO AC 2003]
A. after the China-India War of 1962
B. after the drought of 1966
C. after the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971
D. after the India-Pakistan War in 1965
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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.
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Which of the following gives an accurate measurement of economic development through Five Year Plans?
A. Development of education and health services
B. Development of railways and roadways
C. Rise in national income and per capita income
D. Development of industrial towns and industrial estates
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Who of the following was the author of the chapter on Objectives of Planned Development for the Third Five Year Plan? [IAS 2008]
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A closed economy is an economy in which [CSAT 2011]
A. the money supply is fully controlled
B. deficit financing takes place
C. only exports take place
D. neither exports nor imports take place
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Which of the following may be termed as long-term objectives of Indian planning?
1. Self-reliance
2. Productive employment generation
3. Growth of 7 per cent per annum
4. Growth in infrastructure
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What is the correct sequence of the following strategies used for Five Year Plans in India?
1. Balanced growth
2. Rehabilitation of the economy
3. Industrial development
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Which one of the following Five-Year Plans recognised human development as the core of all developmental efforts? [IAS 1995]
A. The Third Five-Year Plan
B. The Fifth Five-Year Plan
C. The Sixth Five-Year Plan
D. The Eighth Five-Year Plan
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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]
A. Services-Industry-Agriculture
B. Services-Agriculture-Industry
C. Industry-Services-Agriculture
D. Industry-Agriculture-Services
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Rolling plan was designed for the period: [IAS 2003]
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The basic difference between imperative and indicative planning is that: [IAS 1993]
A. it is easier to achieve targets in imperative type of planning
B. in the case of imperative planning, all economic activities belong to public sector, while in the other type they belong to the private sector
C. 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
D. in the case of indicative planning, there is no need to nationalise any industry
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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
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The Second Five Year Plan laid more stress upon:
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Dadabhai Naoroji theorised on the drain of wealth from India in his book:
A. Poverty under British Rule in India
B. Poverty in British Rule in India
C. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
D. Poverty of Economic Drain in British India
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The concept of Five Year Plans in India was introduced by