Politics of Planned Development

These MCQs are based on the Politics of Planned Development.

This includes Ideas of Development, Planning, Early Initiatives, Rapid Industrialisation, Agriculture Versus Industry, Public Versus Private Sector, The First Five Year Plan Major Outcomes, and many more.

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The Socialist model of development was related to

The U.S.A. Europe USSR Pakistan

Tribals of Odisha fear their displacement due to the extraction of which mineral?

Copper Zinc Uranium Iron ore

Which of the following ideas did not form part of the early phase of India’s development policy?

Planning Liberalisation Co-operative Farming Self-sufficiency

What was the name given to the model of decentralised planning adopted by the southern state of India?

Kerala Model Tamil Nadu Model Andhra Pardesh Model Karnataka Model

What is the name of the document that the government of India prepares that has a plan for all its income and expenditure?

Census Report Statistical Abstract Budget Union Addresses

Which of the following is not a contributory factor for development?

Abundance of national resources Character of people Frequent and free elections Level of technology

Which of these statements about the Bombay Plan is incorrect?

It was a blueprint for India’s economic future It supported state-ownership of industry It was made by some leading industrialists It supported strongly the idea of planning

Which are the two models of development?

Capitalist and Socialist Capitalist and Marxist Capitalist and Gandhism None of the above

The state which has achieved nearly total literacy in India is

Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Kerala Manipur

The Idea of Planning in India was drawn from:

The Bombay Plan Experiences of the Soviet bloc countries Gandhian Vision of Society Demand by Peasant Organisation(I) b and d only(II) d and e only(III) a and b only(IV) all the above

Who said, “Planning is a way of organizing and utilizing resources to maximum advantage in terms of defined social ends”?

K.T. Shah Planning commission of India Dr. Rajinder Prashad None of these

In India, planning was conceived as the main instrument of:

Political development Cultural development Social development Socio-economic development

How many plans have been completed so far in India?

Twelve Six Eight Four

The Planning Commission in India was set up in:

1953 1957 1960 1950

The idea of Five Year Plan was adopted in India from

The United States of America

Japan

United Soviet Socialist Republics