Planning & NITI Aayog PYQs

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1. Prelims 2019Q19Planning & NITI Aayog

   Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the

   aDepartment of Science and TechnologybMinistry of Labour and EmploymentcNITI AayogdMinistry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
2. Prelims 2019Q70Planning & NITI Aayog

   With reference to India’s Five-Year Plans, which of the following statements is/are correct?

   1.From the Second Five-Year Plan, there was a determined thrust towards substitution of basic and capital good industries.

   2.The Fourth Five-Year Plan adopted the objective of correcting the earlier trend of increased concentration of wealth and economic power.

   3.In the Fifth Five-Year Plan, for the first time, the financial sector was included as an integral part of the Plan.

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 onlyc3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
3. Prelims 2015Q42Planning & NITI Aayog

   The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

   aHuman Rights CommissionbFinance CommissioncLaw CommissiondPlanning Commission
4. Prelims 2014Q29Planning & NITI Aayog

   The main objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan is

   ainclusive growth and poverty reductionbinclusive and sustainable growthcsustainable and inclusive growth to reduce unemploymentdfaster, sustainable and more inclusive growth
5. Prelims 2014Q57Planning & NITI AayogAnswer disputed

   Which of the following are associated with 'Planning' in India?

   1.The Finance Commission

   2.The National Development Council

   3.The Union Ministry of Rural Development

   4.The Union Ministry of Urban Development

   5.The Parliament

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1, 2 and 5 onlyb1, 3 and 4 onlyc2 and 5 onlyd1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
6. Prelims 2013Q69Planning & NITI Aayog

   Consider the following statements:

   1.National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission.

   2.The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.

   3.The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
7. Prelims 2013Q98Planning & NITI Aayog

   Who among the following constitute the National Development Council?

   1.The Prime Minister

   2.The Chairman, Finance Commission

   3.Ministers of the Union Cabinet

   4.Chief Ministers of the States

   Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   a1, 2 and 3 onlyb1, 3 and 4 onlyc2 and 4 onlyd1, 2, 3 and 4
8. Prelims 2010Q70Planning & NITI Aayog

   Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan does NOT include one of the following:

   aReduction of povertybExtension of employment opportunitiescStrengthening of capital marketdReduction of gender inequality
9. Prelims 2010Q98Planning & NITI Aayog

   In the context of India’s Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of industrialization, with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begins in

   aFourth PlanbSixth PlancEighth PlandTenth Plan
10. Prelims 2009Q75Planning & NITI Aayog

    During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected ?

    aThirdbFourthcFifthdSixth
11. Prelims 2009Q92Planning & NITI Aayog

    Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning :

    1.The Second Five-Year Plan emphasised on the establishment of heavy industries.

    2.The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialisation.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
12. Prelims 2004Q52Planning & NITI Aayog

    Consider the following statements:

    1.The highest deciding body for planning in India is the Planning Commission of India.

    2.The Secretary of the Planning Commission of India is also the Secretary of the National Development Council.

    3.The Constitution includes economic and social planning in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 and 2b2 and 3c2 onlyd3 only
13. Prelims 2002Q75Planning & NITI Aayog

    A Five Year Plan in India is finally approved by the

    aUnion CabinetbPresident on the advice of the Prime MinistercPlanning CommissiondNational Development Council
14. Prelims 2000Q2Planning & NITI Aayog

    “...instil into the vast millions of workers, men and women, who actually do the job, a sense of partnership and of cooperative performance....” The above passage relates to

    aPlanned DevelopmentbCommunity DevelopmentcPanchayati Raj SystemdIntegrated Development Programme
15. Prelims 1999Q39Planning & NITI Aayog

    The planning process in the industrial sector in India has assumed a relatively less important position in the nineties as compared to that in the earlier period.

    Which one of the following is not true in this regard?

    aWith the advent of liberalisation, industrial investments/development have largely been placed within the domain of private and multinational sectorsbWith markets assuming a central place, the role of central planning in many sectors has been rendered redundantcThe focus of planning has shifted to sectors like human resource development, infrastructure, population control and welfaredThe nation’s priorities have shifted away from industrial development to rural development
16. Prelims 1997Q80Planning & NITI Aayog

    The Sixth and the Eighth Five-Year Plans covered the period 1980-85 and 1992-97 respectively. The Seventh Five-Year Plan covered the period

    a1987-92b1986-91c1985-90d1988-94
17. Prelims 1996Q56Planning & NITI AayogAnswer disputed

    The Eighth Five-Year Plan is different from the earlier ones. The critical difference lies in the fact that

    ait has a considerably larger outlay compared to the earlier plansbit has a major thrust on agricultural and rural developmentcconsiderable emphasis is placed on infrastructure growthdindustrial licensing has been abolished
18. Prelims 1995Q12Planning & NITI Aayog

    Which one of the following Five-Year Plans recognised human development as the core of all developmental efforts?

    aThe Third Five-Year PlanbThe Fifth Five-Year PlancThe Sixth Five-Year PlandThe Eighth Five-Year Plan
19. Prelims 1995Q38Planning & NITI Aayog

    What is the annual growth rate aimed at in the Eighth Five-Year Plan?

    a5.6%b6%c6.5%d7%
20. Prelims 1995Q94Planning & NITI Aayog

    The largest source of financing the public sector outlay of the Eighth Five-Year Plan comes from

    abalance from current revenuebcontribution of public enterprisescgovernment borrowingsddeficit financing