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
Correct Answer :
C. Fourth 5-Yr Plan
Related Questions
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
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
Who is called the 'Father of Economics' ?
Max Muller
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
None of these
____ is the ex-officio chairman of Planning Commission and National Development Council.
Prime Minister
President
Finance Minister
Commerce Minister
'Take off stage' in an economy means: [CBI 1990]
steady growth begins
economy is stagnant
economy is about to collapse
all controls are removed
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
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
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
A rolling plan was a plan for:
one year
three years
five years
year to year basis
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
The National Development Council gets its administrative support from:
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
Administrative Reforms Commission
Sarkaria Commission
India opted for 'Mixed Economy' in :
Framing of the Constitution
Second Five Year Plan
Industrial Policy of 1948
None of the above
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 concept of Five Year Plans in India was introduced by
Lord Mountbatten
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira Gandhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
In India, the Public Sector is most dominant in : [IAS 1993]
transport
steel production
commercial banking
organised term-lending financial institutions
1.National Development Council was set up in:
1948
1950
1951
1952
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
In which Plan was the growth rate target exceeded?
First
Fifth
Sixth
None of these
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
The Second Five Year Plan laid more stress upon:
agriculture
industrialisation
removing poverty
self-reliance
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
India's economic planning CANNOT be said to be : [NDA 2002]
indicative
imperative
limited
democratic
Planning in India derives its objectives from:
Fundamental Rights
Directive Principles of State policy
Fundamental Duties
Preamble
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
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
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
The Planning Commission is : [UP PCS 1994]
a Ministry
a Government department
an Advisory body
an Autonomous Corporation
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
Which of the following bodies finalises the Five Year Plan proposals? [IAS 2002]
Planning Commission
Union Cabinet
National Development Council
Ministry of Planning
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