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INDIAN ECONOMY 1950-1990

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tick the correct options

a)

In a capitalist society the goods produced are distributed among people not on the basis of what people need but on the basis of Purchasing Power.

b)

In a socialist society, the government decides what goods are to be produced in accordance with the needs of society.

c)

In a mixed economy, the market will provide whatever goods and services it can produce well, and the government will provide essential goods and services which the market fails to do.

d)

If the economy depends on the market forces of supply and demand, it is called a market economy or capitalism.

2.

Perspective plan is a

a)

short term plan

b)

long term plan

3.

Who is regarded as the architect of Indian planning?

a)

MS Swaminathan

b)

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

4.

Fixing the maximum size of land which could be owned by an individual is called?

a)

Land fragmentation

b)

Land ceiling

c)

Land consolidation

d)

Land upgradation

5.

Why did farmers in Soviet Union pack rotten fruits with fresh fruits in the same box?

a)

Farmers were not aware.

b)

Farmers were not trained.

c)

In the absence of ownership. farmers did not have the incentive to be efficient.

d)

Farmers did it purposefully to spoil all fruits.

6.

Tick mark all the requirements to reap the benefits of Green Revolution.

a)

Fertilizers and pesticides

b)

High Yieding Variety seeds

c)

Regular supply of water

d)

Adequate Finance

7.

The portion of agricultural produce which is sold in the market by the farmers is called?

a)

Excess surplus

b)

Marketable surplus

c)

Agricultural produce

d)

Exports

8.

Subsidies do not allow prices to indicate the supply of a good. True/False?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

According to Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956, following industries were part of Schedule A:

a)

Arms and ammunition

b)

Chemical industry

c)

atomic energy

d)

railways

e)

shipbuilding

10.

Under Import substitution trade policy:

a)

Instead of exporting vehicles made in india to foreign countries, industries would be encouraged to import them.

b)

Instead of importing vehicles made in a foreign country, industries would be encouraged to produce them in India itself.

11.

What does HYVP stand for?

a)

A. High Yielding Varieties Products

b)

B.High Yielding Various Programme

c)

C. High Yielding Varieties Programme

d)

D. High Yielding Various Products

12.

What are the years of India’s 12th five-year plan?

a)

A. 1997–2002

b)

B. 2002–2007

c)

C. 2007–2012

d)

D. 2012–2017

13.

The portion of agricultural produce that is sold in the market by farmers is known as ______ .

a)

A. Trade deficit

b)

B. Marketed surplus

c)

C. Subsidy

d)

D. Import substitution

14.

The father of high yielding variety seeds is considered to be Norman Borlaug.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When was the planning commission set up in India?

a)

A. 5th March 1951

b)

B. 25th April 1950

c)

C. 20th March 1951

d)

D. 15th March 1950

16.

industries were the focus for the second five-year plan.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

In which of the following type of economy are resources owned privately and the main objective behind economic activities is profit-making?

a)

(A) Capitalist

b)

(B) Socialist

c)

(C) Mixed

d)

(D) Global

18.

What is needed to provide protection against natural calamities like floods, drought, locusts, thunderstorms, etc.?

a)

(A) Multiple cropping

b)

(B) Green revolution

c)

(C) Crop insurance

d)

(D) HYV

19.

Which of the following steps promoted the growth of the economy as a whole by stimulating the development of industrial and tertiary sectors?

a)

(A) Independence

b)

(B) Planning

c)

(C) Colonial rule

d)

(D) Green revolution

20.

How many industries have been reserved for the public sector under Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956?

a)

(A) 17

b)

(B) 21

c)

(C) 15

d)

(D) 2

21.

(a)   is the Chairman of the Planning Commission.

22.

Full employment and equitable distribution of income and wealth are the (a)   period objectives of planning in India.

23.

Full employment and equitable distribution of income and wealth are the (a)   period objectives of planning in India.

24.

(a)   were introduced to make tillers the owners of the land and bring about equity in agriculture

25.

Import Substitution policy was introduced to protect (a)   from foreign competition.

26.

Under Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR), 1956, Category II of the industrial sector includes industries jointly owned and controlled by the private sector and the state.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Quotas are a tax on imported goods while tariffs specify the number of goods which can be imported.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which of the following statements regarding high yielding variety (HYV) seeds are correct?

i) The use of these seeds requires neither the use of fertilisers nor the pesticides.

ii) Dependence on regular supply of water is eliminated.

iii) In the first phase of the green revolution(mid 1960s upto mid 1970s), the use of HYV seeds primarily benefited the wheat growing regions only while In the second phase (mid-1970s to mid-1980s), the HYV technology benefited more variety of crops.

iv) In the first phase of the green revolution, the use of HYV seeds was restricted to the more affluent states such as Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

a)

a) i and iii

b)

b) iii and iv

c)

c) i, ii, iii and iv

d)

d) ii, iii and iv

29.

Land reforms were successful in the following because these states had government committed to the policy of 'land to the tiller'

a)

a) kerala

b)

b) west bengal

c)

c) karnataka

d)

d) both a and b

e)

e) both b and c

30.

Eliminating subsidies will eliminate the goal or equity

a)

true

b)

false

31.

Which of the following is not included in land reforms?

a)

land ceiling

b)

abolition of intermediaries

c)

consolidation of land holdings

d)

use of HYV seeds