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
Correct Answer :
D. Preparation of annual budget of the country and collection of taxes to raise capital for the implementation of the plans
Related Questions
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
Who is the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission?
Prime Minister
Finance Minister
Commerce Minister
None of the above
'The strategy of Rolling plan was adopted during the Prime Ministership of: [Railways 1994]
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indira Gandhi
Morarji Desai
Rajiv Gandhi
Self-reliance in the economic context implies that a country:
1. meets its demands for all goods and services from its domestic production
2. exports some of its goods but does not need to import anything
3. has sufficient foreign exchange reserves to buy all its needs
4. meets its demand for certain vital goods and services from its domestic production
1 and 3
2 and 4
1, 2 and 3
3 and 4
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
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
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 contribution of agriculture to India's' economy is:
increasing
decreasing
constant
None of these
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
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
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
1 and 2
3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
2, 3 and 4
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 Planning Commission is : [UP PCS 1994]
a Ministry
a Government department
an Advisory body
an Autonomous Corporation
Which statement is correct for Indian Planning Commission?
It is not defined in Indian Constitution
Members and Vice-Chairman of it do not have fixed working duration
Members do not require any minimum education
All of the these
Rolling plan was designed for the period: [IAS 2003]
1978-83
1980-85
1985-90
1974-97
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
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
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
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
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
70% of working population of India is engaged in:
public sector
primary sector
secondary sector
tertiary sector
India opted for 'Mixed Economy' in :
Framing of the Constitution
Second Five Year Plan
Industrial Policy of 1948
None of the above
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
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 main objective of First Five-year Plan was:
industrial growth
economic growth
development of agriculture including irrigation and power projects
self-reliance
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
In which of the Five Year Plans, preference was given to the weaker sections of the society ?
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
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