Planning Commission

Q. What was the main focus of the first Five Year Plan?

1. Agricultural development
2. Transport and communication development
3. Improve the security of the country
4. Provision of social services

Q. The first Five-Years Plan was drawn up for the years ______.

1. 1950 - 1955
2. 1953- 1958
3. 1952- 1957
4. 1951 - 1956

Q. What was the aim of the Planning Commission?

1. To design policies for economic development
2. Formulate plans for the economic development of the country
3. To divide the country based on religion
4. To divide the country based on language

Q. The Chairman of the Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog) is _________.

1. The Prime Minister
2. Governor, Reserve Bank of India
3. Chairman, State Bank of India
4. Chairman, NABARD

Q.

What is the full form of IRDP?

1. Integrated Republic Developmental Programme

2. International Rural Developmental Programme

3. Integrated Rural Development Programme

4. International Republic Development Programme

Q. The First Five-Year Plan was planned for the year .

1. 1950-1955
2. 1951-1956
3. 1953-1960

Q. what is meant by economic development?

Q. Which of the following that reported directly to the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was established on 15 March, 1950?

1. Planning Commission
2. States Commission
3. States Reorganisation Committee
4. Human Resource Ministry

Q. The first five year plan was based on ______ framework.

1. Harrod Domestic Model
2. High Risk Model
3. High Domar Model
4. Harrod Domar Model

Q. Why did the First Five-Year Plan prioritise agriculture?

1. The Planning Commission members were agriculturists.
2. The President directed the Planning Commission to prioritise agriculture.
3. Most of India’s population was dependent on agriculture for its income.
4. Agriculture was the least practised occupation.

Q. When government setup Planning Commission?

1. 1947
2. 1950
3. 1952
4. 1956

Q. Which of the following is correct about the main aim of the Planning Commission?

1. To design socio-economic policies and developmental plans.
2. To fight for national integration.
3. To work towards national unity.
4. To frame India's foreign policy.

Q. What were the three critical components adopted by Nehru to develop the agricultural sector of India?

1. Land reforms, agricultural cooperatives and defence budget
2. Land reforms, agricultural cooperatives and local self-government
3. Social reformation, agricultural cooperatives and local self-government
4. Land reforms, formation of localised banks and local self-government