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Parashnotri

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was planning commission of India was established?

a)

1947

b)

1948

c)

1949

d)

1950

2.

What replaced planning Commission, in 2015?

a)

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

b)

Economic Advisory council

c)

National institution for Transforming India (NITI Ayog)

d)

None of the above

3.

Which form of decentralisation involve local governmental agencies, with the partnership of citizens?

a)

Administrative Decentralisation

b)

Economic Decentralisation

c)

Political Decentralisation

d)

Financial Decentralisation

4.

In centrally planned economy, which body makes economic decisions?

a)

Government

b)

Private

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

Neither 1 and 2

5.

Which of the following is an advantage of central planning?

a)

Encourages competition among private firms

b)

Allows the government to direct economic investment towards social goals

c)

Promotes unregulated free-market policies

d)

None of the above

6.

Which economist criticised that central planning cannot efficiently respond to supply and demand?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Friedrich Hayek

d)

Alfred Marshall

7.

Which one of the following is not the function of planning commission of India?

a)

tracking the progress of Five-Year Plans.

b)

encouraged research and innovation in various fields.

c)

conducted regular assessments of India's resources.

d)

Conducting monetary policy decisions.

8.

What is Multi-Level Planning?

a)

A centralized planning approach

b)

A market-driven economic model

c)

A decentralized approach involving multiple tiers of government

d)

A financial strategy for foreign investments

9.

How can decentralization be improved?

a)

By centralizing decision-making power

b)

By training managers and enhancing their skills

c)

By reducing public participation

d)

By limiting financial resources to local agencies

10.

When was Twelfth Five-Year Plan implemented?

a)

1974-1978

b)

1992-1997

c)

2007-2012

d)

2012-2017

11.

What are the features of Multi Level Planning in India?

a)

Lower-level plans provide a broad framework

b)

Higher-level plans are formulated within these to ensure coherence

c)

Plans are formulated at multiple levels

d)

All of the above

12.

What is a major challenge in Multi-Level Planning?

a)

Excessive participation of local bodies

b)

Overfunding of local projects

c)

Limited decision-making power of local bodies

d)

Absence of national planning policies

13.

Which stakeholder allocate resources and monitors the progress of different states and regions?

a)

State Government

b)

Local Government

c)

Central Government

d)

Gram Panchayat

14.

Identify the institutions that are included under Local self-governance bodies.

a)

Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)

b)

Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

None of the above

15.

Which kind of transfers help bridge financial gaps in Multi-level planning?

a)

Foreign direct investment

b)

Direct tax Collection

c)

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers

d)

Stock Market Investments

16.

Assertion: Decentralized planning facilitates bottom-up decision-making. Reason: It allows active involvement of local communities in the planning process.

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

17.

Which of the following statements are false regarding GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?

a)

It is the total market value of all final goods and services produced in a during a specific period.

b)

GDP only includes the intermediate goods, that are used to make products.

c)

Goods and services produced by foreign companies operating within the country is a part of GDP

d)

It considers the market price of goods and services, not their quantity.

18.

The loss in the value of capital goods over time due to factors like wear and tear, obsolescence, and accidental damage is termed as

a)

Depreciation

b)

Capital loss

c)

Damage in product

d)

Overuse of product

19.

NDP is calculated by-

a)

GDP-Depreciation

b)

GDP+Depreciation

c)

NDP-Depreciation

d)

NNP-Depreciation

20.

Which measures the total market value of all final goods and services produced by a country's residents, regardless of their location?

a)

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

b)

GNP (Gross National Product)

c)

NNP (Net National Product)

d)

NDP (Net Domestic Product)

21.

If a country's GDP is $100 billion and the depreciation is $15 billion, then what would be NDP of the country?

a)

$75 billion crore

b)

$85 billion crore

c)

$115 billion crore

d)

$65 billion crore

22.

Why is NNP considered a better measure of a country's true economic health than GNP?

a)

It accounts for depletion of capital assets

b)

It includes all financial transactions, including illegal trade

c)

It only considers the manufacturing sector

d)

It ignores income from foreign investments

23.

Which term has largely replaced Gross National Product (GNP) in modern economic analysis?

a)

Net National Product (NNP)

b)

Gross National Income (GNI)

c)

Per Capita Income

d)

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

24.

Assertion (A): NNP provides a more accurate picture of a country's long-term economic health than GNP. Reason (R): NNP is calculated by subtracting government expenditures from GNP.

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

25.

A country's GNP is $500 billion and it's NNP is $420 billion, what is the depreciation?

a)

$70 billion

b)

$920 billion

c)

$80 billion

d)

$20 billion