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Politics and planned development recap

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Chairman of the National Development Council is:

a)

President of India

b)

Finance Minister of India

c)

Prime Minister of India

d)

Chief Minister of U.P.

2.

What was the name given to the model of decentralized planning adopted by the southern state of India?

a)

Kerala Model

b)

Tamil Nadu Model

c)

Andhra Pradesh Model

d)

Karnataka Model

3.

The principal obstacle in the way of agricultural growth was the

a)

people’s attitude

b)

status of Zamindars

c)

the pattern of land distribution

d)

heath of farmers

4.

The Planning Commission in India was set up in:

a)

1953

b)

1957

c)

1950

d)

1951

5.

Full form of NITI Aayog is

a)

National Institute for Transforming India

b)

National Institution for Transforming India

c)

National Institute for Transmitting India

d)

None of the above

6.

The first five year plan started on

a)

1850

b)

1950

c)

1951

d)

1960

7.

Planning Commission was scrapped on

a)

2010

b)

2015

c)

2014

d)

2011

8.

The state which has achieved nearly total literacy in India:

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Kerala

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Manipur

9.

The 5-year plan was adopted in India from:

a)

USA

b)

Japan

c)

United soviet socialist republic

d)

Australia

10.

Which are the two models of development?

a)

Capitalist and socialist

b)

Capitalist and Marxist

c)

Cpaitalistc and Gandhism

d)

None of the above

11.

In India, planning was conceived as the main instrument of:

a)

Political development

b)

Cultural development

c)

Social development

d)

Socio-economic development

12.

During 1965-67 which state faced a near-famine situation?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

MP

c)

Bihar

d)

Manipur

13.

Largest reserve of Iron ore

a)

Orrisa

b)

MP

c)

Delhi

d)

UP

14.

Who was the crafter of Second FYP?

a)

K.N Raj

b)

B.R Ambedkar

c)

P.C Mahalanobis

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

15.

Who was the chairperson of the planning commission after independence?

a)

Gandhi Ji

b)

Sardar Patel

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

16.

The main aim of 1 FYP?

a)

To set up IT industries in the country

b)

To focus mainly on the agrarian sector (investment in dams and irrigation and raise national income level)

c)

Focus on women welfare and safety

d)

Look after the need of minorities

17.

Which of the following was NOT a criticism of the 2nd and 3rd FYP?

a)

Urban bias- the industry was wrongly given priority over agriculture

b)

Focus on agriculture over heavy industry

c)

Lack of an agrarian strategy for the development

d)

Emphasis on industry caused agriculture and rural India to suffer

18.

Which model of development did India follow?

a)

Capitalist model

b)

Chinese model

c)

Mixed model

d)

Socialist model

19.

Which Gandhian economist proposed an alternative blueprint that put greater emphasis on rural industrialization:

a)

Sardar Patel

b)

Tiwari Ji

c)

Kumarappa

d)

Gandhi Ji

20.

Chaudhari Charan Singh left the congress party to form which party?

a)

Socialist Party

b)

Communist Party of India

c)

BJP

d)

Bhartiya Lok Dal

21.

After 1967, how many banks were nationalized?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

13

d)

15

22.

Father of White revolution

a)

Sardar Patel

b)

Verghese Kurien

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

K.N. Raj

23.

In which year was the operation flood started?

a)

1971

b)

1977

c)

1980

d)

1970

24.

Under whose leadership were the private banks nationalized?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

c)

Indira Gandhi

d)

Rajiv Gandhi

25.

Assertion: Tribal people are against the mining of iron ore in Orissa


Reason: The tribal population fears that the setting up of industries will cause displacement from their home and livelihood

a)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

Both A and R are false

26.

1. The Orissa govt hopes to extract iron ore from the state.

2. Orrisa govt has signed MOU with domestic steelmakers.

a)

Only 1

b)

Only 2

c)

Both

d)

None

27.

Assertion: There were few supporters of the American-style capitalist development in India after independence.


Reason: Main responsibility of the govt was poverty alleviation and social and economic redistribution

a)

Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

b)

Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

A is false but R is true

e)

Both A and R are false

28.

Assertion: Development has different meanings for different sections of the people.


Reason: Development for one may be a disaster for other

a)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

A is false but R is true

e)

Both A and R are false

29.

1. Left often refers to those who are in favor of the rich.

2. Left support govt policies for the benefit of poor sections

a)

Only 1

b)

Only 2

c)

Both

d)

None

30.

Right refers to those who believe that

1. Free competition and market economy alone ensure progress

2. Th govt must intervene in the economy

a)

Only 1

b)

Only 2

c)

None

d)

Both

31.

After independence Modernization was associated with

1. The ideas of growth

2. Material progess

3. Scientific rationality

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

1 and 3

d)

All

32.

The planning commission was set up in March 1950 by a _________ of the govt of India.

a)

Constitution resolution

b)

Simple resolution

c)

Constitution amendment

d)

Agreement between Indian and USSR

33.

State true or false


Most of the development decisions involved political judgment and required consultation among political parties and approval of the public

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Assertion: The idea of planning as a process of rebuilding the economy earned public support in the 1940s and 1950s all over the world.


Reason: Many countries were influenced by economic growth against heavy odds in the soviet union in the 1930s and 1940s

a)

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

A is false but R is true