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Politics in development

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the ex-officio chairperson of the Planning Commission of India?

a)

President of India

b)

Prime Minister of India

2.

What was ‘Bombay Plan’?

a)

They wanted the state to take major initiatives in industrial and other economic investments.

b)

A section of the big industrialists got together in 1944 and drafted a joint proposal for setting up a planned economy in the country.

c)

Only 1st

d)

Both 1st n 2nd

3.

Who was PC Mahalanobis?

a)

P. C. Mahalanobis was the founder of Indian Statistical Institute (1931).

b)

He was chief architect of Second Five Year Plan.

c)

He supported rapid industrialisation and active role of the public sector.

d)

All the above

4.

He was popularly known as ‘the milkman of India’

(a)  

5.

What was the main objective of the second Five Year Plan?

a)

Rapid Industrialization

b)

Rapid Agricultural development

c)

Rapid Defence Redevelopment

d)

War on Pakistan

6.

When was India’s New Economic Policy launched?

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1999

d)

1950

7.

Who was the chief architect of India's new economic policy.

(a)  

8.

In which year did Hazari committee submitted the report

a)

1972

b)

1962

c)

1968

d)

1957

9.

When did the government took planned Holiday ?

a)

1990-1992

b)

1979-1980

c)

only 1

d)

both 1 n 2

10.

The state where White Revolution took place?

a)

Delhi

b)

Gujrat

c)

Mumbai

d)

Jammu n Kashmir

11.

Which of the following ideas did not form part of the early phases of India's development policy's.

a)

Liberalization

b)

Cooperative farming

c)

planning

d)

Self sufficiency

12.

What was the major outcomes of the Indian model of mixed economy.

a)

Private sectors and public sectors flourished well.

b)

State controlled the key industries and provided industrial infrastructure.

c)

The state intervened into areas where private soctor made profits.

d)

The policy of state restricted import of goods and production in the domestic market.

e)

All the above

13.

The govt. of India replaced the planning commission with a new institution named as

(a)  

14.

Name any two regions which became prosperous during green revolution.

(a)  

15.

The period from 1967 onwards witnessed many new restictions on

a)

Private industry

b)

Public sector

c)

private sector

d)

Govt. Industry

16.

Between _____ to _____many droughts occurred which led to food shortage and famine like conditions in many parts of the country.

a)

1950 to 1953

b)

1960 to 1962

c)

1967 to 1969

d)

1965 to 1967

17.

The second FYP was drafted by a team of economists and planners under the leadership of ______.

a)

J.C. Kumarappa

b)

Verghese kurien

c)

P.C. Mahalanobis

d)

Indira Gandhi

18.

Identify and name the person who is holding the balancing beam between the public sector and the private sector.

a)

P.C.Mahalanobis

b)

Dr. Manmohan Singh

c)

J.C. Kumarappa

d)

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

19.

Between ____ and ____ , the govt. of india launched the new democratic initiative which involved campaigns for development design to involve people directly in development activities through voluntary citizen's organizations.

a)

1981 and 1984

b)

1967 and 1971

c)

1987 and 1919

d)

1987 and 1991

20.

In which year did Hazari committee submitted the report ?

a)

1972

b)

1962

c)

1968

d)

1957