PISI L-1,2,3

Planning Commission was set up in

• March 1950

• May 1950

• March 1952

• May 1952

The concept of planned development has been taken from

• Britain

• USSR

• USA

• China

Bombay Plan refers to

• Greater focus on agriculture

• Joint proposal of industrialists

• Decentralized economy

• Economic reconstruction as in Japan

First Five Year Plan was drafted by

• P C Mahalanobis

• k P Domar

• K N Raj

• J C Cornelius

Second five Year Plan was finalized by Congress Party at a session held at

• Madras

• Kolkata

• Bombay

• Avadi

Third Five Year Plan was criticized for having

• an urban bias.

• agrarian inclined strategy.

• very costly.

• implemented land reforms.

The early phase of planned development

• lay emphasis on multi purpose projects.

• worked best under the leadership of Mahalanobis.

• industry got priority over agriculture.

• laid foundations of India's future economic growth.

Decentralized planning, as in Kerela model involved voluntary citizens' organizations in their

• New Democratic Initiative

• New Liberal Policy

• Literacy drive

• Thrust on Science and Environment programme.

`Economy of Permanence' is authored by J C Cornelius

• True

• False

Land reforms were somewhat successful because

• the landlords dominated regional politics.

• of abolition of colonial system of Zamindari.

• of effective implementation of land laws.

• of well-meaning farmer friendly policies.