Fourth & Fifth Plans

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The Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956 has categorised industries on the basis of ownership.
Discuss.

Q.

Explain the salient features of the strategy of industrial growth during the period 1950-90

Q.

Kudumbashree is a women-oriented community based poverty reduction programme being implemented in Kerala'. It is an example of which form of institutional credit?

Q. Eradication of poverty was an aim of the plan.

1. second
2. fourth
3. fifth
4. seventh

Q.

The theory whereby nascent industries in the country remain protected from external competition with the help of tools like tariffs and quotas is called___

Q.

The practice of restricting trade of an economy with other economies in order to allow domestic industries to flourish is called ___.

Q. What is meant by nationalisation of banks. State four factors which led to the nationalisation of banks in India in 1969.

Q.

Why was the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana introduced?

1. To eradicate hunger
2. To eradicate diseases
3. To eradicate poverty
4. None of these

Q. The period of the fifth five year plan was reduced by __________.

1. 1 year
2. 2 years
3. 3 years
4. 1.5 years

Q. When were bank Nationalised in India?

Q. Explain briefly two reasons why all the important commercial banks in India were nationalised by the Government?

Q. In India, how many commercial banks were nationalised in 1969?

1. 12
2. 14
3. 16
4. 18

Q. The nationalized New Bank of India was later merged with ________.

1. central bank of India
2. bank of Baroda
3. Punjab national bank
4. canara bank

Q. Nationalisation of 14 major banks in India took place in ________.

1. June 1970
2. April 1980
3. July 1969
4. February 1990

Q.

The fifth plan, which was launched in Indira Gandhi’s regime, laid focus on:

1. Malnourishment

2. Unemployment

3. Poverty

4. Education

Q. 'Poverty ismore restrictive and limiting than anything else. If poverty and low standards continue then democracy, for all its fine institutions and ideals; ceases to be a liberating force. It must therefore aim continuously at the eradication of poverty and its companion unemployment. In other words, political democracy is not enough. It must develop into economic democracy also'.
Which of the following is not implied by the above passage?

1. Poverty and unemployment go hand in hand.
2. Political democracy should develop into economic democracy.
3. Democracy has ceased to be a liberating force.
4. Democracy should aim to eliminate poverty.

Q. How many banks were nationalized in the year 1969?

1. 6
2. 14
3. 5
4. 20

Q.

How many banks were nationalised by Indira Gandhi's government?

1. 8

2. 10

3. 12

4. 14

Q.

The phrase "Garibi Hatao" was coined by:

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Jawaharlal Nehru

3. Lal Bahadur Shastri

4. Indira Gandhi

Q.

Because of political turmoil and changes in the government, the sixth plan is known as a __________ plan.

1. Temporary

2. Rolling

3. Interim

4. None of the above

Q. Mention two drawbacks of a nationalized commercial bank in India.