Indian Economy and Economic Planning - Question Bank
1. Which economic indicator was a primary concern during the Fifth Five-Year Plan, leading to its early termination?
2. NITI Aayog's role is primarily advisory and strategic, unlike the executive mandate of the erstwhile Planning Commission.
3. The 'Goods and Services Tax' (GST) was a significant reform largely implemented during the period leading up to and following which Five-Year Plan?
4. The 'Twelfth Five-Year Plan' aimed to increase the share of manufacturing in GDP to:
5. Which Five-Year Plan is associated with the economic policy of 'liberalization, privatization, and globalization' (LPG)?
6. The 'National Rural Livelihoods Mission' (NRLM) is a successor to which earlier program?
7. The objective of 'Accelerated Industrial Development' was a focus of which Five-Year Plan?
8. Which Five-Year Plan aimed at achieving 'Economic Growth' and 'Self-Sufficiency'?
9. The 'Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana' (SGSY) was a major poverty alleviation programme launched during which Five-Year Plan?
10. The 'National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development' (NABARD) was established in which year?
11. Which Five-Year Plan was characterized by 'Steep Rise in Population' and 'Slow Growth Rate'?
12. The 'National Common Minimum Programme' (NCMP) was a policy framework adopted by which government coalition?
13. The 'Disinvestment Policy' in India refers to:
14. Which institution provided financial assistance to India during its 1991 economic crisis?
15. The concept of 'Structural Adjustment Programme' (SAP) was associated with India's economic reforms in:
16. The 'Golden Handshake Scheme' was introduced to address issues in which sector?
17. Which sector saw the most significant liberalization immediately after 1991?
18. The economic reforms of 1991 were largely a response to:
19. The Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-2017) had the overarching theme of:
20. The 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan' (SSA) was launched during the period of which Five-Year Plan?
21. Which Five-Year Plan aimed at reducing the poverty ratio by 10 percentage points during its period?
22. The objective of 'Food, Work, and Livelihood' was a central theme of which Five-Year Plan?
23. The Ninth Five-Year Plan (1997-2002) emphasized:
24. Which of the following is a key function of NITI Aayog?
25. The 'National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme' (NREGS), now MGNREGA, was launched in which year?
26. Which Five-Year Plan witnessed the implementation of the 'Integrated Rural Development Programme' (IRDP)?
27. The 'Operation Flood' program, aimed at increasing milk production, was initiated during the period of which Five-Year Plan?
28. Which Five-Year Plan focused on 'Employment Generation' and 'Poverty Eradication' as its main goals?
29. The concept of 'Poverty Line' was first formally defined in India during which Five-Year Plan?
30. What does the acronym 'NITI' in NITI Aayog stand for?
31. The 'Public Sector Undertakings' (PSUs) were given significant emphasis in which phase of India's economic planning?
32. Which Five-Year Plan aimed at achieving 'Sustainable Development'?
33. The 'Minimum Needs Programme' was introduced during which Five-Year Plan?
34. The Planning Commission of India was replaced by which body in 2015?
35. Which was the last Five-Year Plan in India?
36. The concept of 'Inclusive Growth' became a prominent objective in which Five-Year Plan?
37. Which Five-Year Plan had the slogan 'Development with a Human Face'?
38. The 'Bombay Plan' of 1944 was a blueprint for India's industrial development prepared by:
39. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of India's planned economy?
40. The economic liberalization reforms in India, including deregulation and privatization, began in which year?
41. What was the primary objective of the Eighth Five-Year Plan (1992-1997)?
42. The 'Rolling Plan' concept, which suggested flexibility in planning, was introduced during the Janata Party government for which period?
43. Which Five-Year Plan is known for its emphasis on 'Self-Reliance' and 'Green Revolution'?
44. The concept of a 'Mixed Economy' in India implies:
45. What was the main focus of India's First Five-Year Plan (1951-1956)?
46. Which institution was responsible for formulating India's Five-Year Plans?
47. The Mahalanobis model, focusing on heavy industries, was a key feature of which Five-Year Plan?
48. Which economic concept, introduced by John Maynard Keynes, influenced India's early economic planning?
49. The objective of 'Growth with Social Justice' was a primary goal of which Five-Year Plan?
50. Which Five-Year Plan in India emphasized 'Garibi Hatao' (Remove Poverty)?