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The five year plans - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    Which of the following statements is correct about the Five-Year Plan?
    1. All Five-Year Plans have equal rates of growth.
    2. The Planning Commission was constituted in 1951.
    3. The President was the ex-officio chairperson of the Planning Commission.
    4. The first Five-Year Plan was started in 1951.
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  2. Question 2

    Which of the following Five-Year plan of India aimed at accelerating food grains production, increasing employment opportunities and raising productivity with focus on food, work & productivity?
    1. Ninth
    2. Seventh
    3. Sixth
    4. Eighth
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  3. Question 3

    Failure of Third Plan that of the devaluation of rupee (to boost exports) along with inflationary recession led to postponement of Fourth FYP and therefore ______ Annual Plans were introduced instead.
    1. 3
    2. 4
    3. 2
    4. 1
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  4. Question 4

    In the first seven Five-year plan, in India trade was characterized by what is commonly called an ______ strategy.
    1. Inward looking and outward trade
    2. Outward looking trade
    3. Inward looking trade
    4. Locking trade
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  5. Question 5

    Which of the following periods was declared “Plan Holiday” by the government?
    1. 1967-1969
    2. 1965-1968
    3. 1966-1971
    4. 1966-1969
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  6. Question 6

    Which of the following experienced the fastest expansion during the plan period in India?
    1. Agriculture
    2. Industry
    3. Services
    4. None of the above
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  7. Question 7

    Whose name is associated with formulation of Planning Strategy in Second Five-Year Plan?
    1. Mahatma Gandhi
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobish
    4. B.R. Shenoy
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  8. Question 8

    Primary emphasis during 2nd Plan was laid on the development of:
    1. Rural areas
    2. Basic and key industries
    3. Foreign trade
    4. Consumer industries
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  9. Question 9

    The 11th Five Year Plan is setting the stage for:
    1. 11% economic growth
    2. 9% economic growth
    3. 10% economic growth
    4. 8% economic growth
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  10. Question 10

    The iron and steel plants of Rourkela and Durgapur were conceived under the:
    1. First Five Year Plan
    2. Second Five Year Plan
    3. Third Five Year Plan
    4. Fourth Five Year Plan
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  11. Question 11

    The final approval to the draft Five Year Plan is given by the:
    1. Parliament
    2. President
    3. Planning Commission
    4. National Development Council
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  12. Question 12

    The slogan Garibi Hatao was included in which Five year Plan?
    1. Third Plan
    2. Fourth Plan
    3. Fifth Plan
    4. Sixth Plan
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  13. Question 13

    The real introduction of Decentralized Planning in India was made for the first time during the:
    1. 7th Plan
    2. 8th Plan
    3. 9th Plan
    4. 10th Plan
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  14. Question 14

    The Draft Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-12) aims to achieve an average annual growth rate of:
    1. 8 per cent
    2. 9 per cent
    3. 9.5 per cent
    4. 10 per cent
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  15. Question 15

    Planning Commission is a:
    1. Statutory Body
    2. Non – Statutory Body
    3. Constitutional Body
    4. Autonomous Body
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  16. Question 16

    National Development Council deals with:
    1. The approval of Five – Year Plans
    2. Poverty Alleviation Programmes
    3. Rural Development Programmes
    4. Preparation of Development Plans
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  17. Question 17

    In which of the following Five Year Plans a bold approach was adopted towards a long term employment policy?
    1. Fifth
    2. Sixth
    3. Seventh
    4. Eighth
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  18. Question 18

    Which Five Year Plan was suspended one year before its time schedule?
    1. Third Plan
    2. Fourth Plan
    3. Fifth Plan
    4. Sixth Plan
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  19. Question 19

    During which Five Year Plan was Green Revolution initiated in India?
    1. 3rd
    2. 4th
    3. 5th
    4. 6th
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  20. Question 20

    Rolling Plan covered the period:
    1. 1978-83
    2. 1973-78
    3. 1970-75
    4. 1980-85
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