CUET Political Science MCQs Politics of Planned Development

Question : Which of the following ideas did not form part of the early phase of India’s development policy?
a) Planning
b) Liberalisation
c) Cooperative Farming
d) Self-sufficiency
Answer : B

Question : 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.
Answer : C

Question : Planning Commission was scrapped on
a) 2015
b) 2014
c) 2017
d) 2012
Answer : B

Question : Local Self Government intends to improve
a) Economic condition
b) Social condition
c) Both economic and social condition
d) None of these.
Answer : C

Question : Who appoints the Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog
a) The Prime Minster
b) The President
c) The Chief Executive Officer
d) The Union Minister
Answer : A

Question : “GRAND INNOVATION CHALLENGE” was launched by
a) NITI Aayog
b) Planning Commission
c) National Planning Committee
d) Finance Commission
Answer : A

Question : The father of Indian planning is
a) Jawahar lal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) B.R. Ambedkar
d) M. Vishveshshwariah
Answer : D 

Question : ...................... acts as a think tank of the Union Government. 
a) NITI Aayog
b) Yojana Aayog
c) Election Commission of India
d) Ministry of External Affairs
Answer : A

Question : ...................... was also associated with the ideas of growth, material progress and scientific rationality.
a) Democracy
b) Secularism
c) Globalization
d) Modernization K
Answer : D

Question : Why were the tribal hostile to the development of Odisha?
a) They feared loss of their employment as well as lodgings
b) They were illiterate
c) They never liked intrusion of outsiders
d) All of the above
Answer : A

Question : Which apex body is responsible for decision making and deliberations on development matters in India?
a) Finance Ministry
b) Niti Ayog
c) The National Development Council
d) None of the above
Answer : C

Question : Which of these statements about the Bombay Plan is incorrect?
a) It was a blueprint for India’s economic future
b) It supported state-ownership of industry
c) It was made by some leading industrialists
d) It supported strongly the idea of planning
Answer : A

Question : The Planning Commission was established in the year
a) 1947
b) 1948
c) 1950
d) 1965
Answer : C

Question : Formation of NITI AYOG was announced in
a) 15th August 2015
b) 15th August 2014
c) 26th January 2015
d) 26th January 2014
Answer : B

Question : A rolling plan refers to a plan which
a) Does not change its target every year
b) Changes its allocation every year
c) Changes its allocation and target every year
d) Changes only its target every year
Answer : C

Question : The entire process of participatory development can be completed in
a) 4 stages
b) 5 stages
c) 2 stage
d) 3 stages
Answer : A

Question : Which of these statements about the Bombay Plan is incorrect?
a) It was a blueprint for India’s economic future.
b) It supported state-ownership of industry.
c) It was made by some leading industrialists.
d) It supported strongly the idea of planning.
Answer : A

Question : The principle of land reforms failed across the country:
a) due to the government policies
b) due to recession all over the country
c) because nobody was capable of buying the land
d) due to political influence and corruption in the society
Answer : D

Question : The idea of planning in India was drawn from:
(i) the Bombay Plan
(ii) experiences of the Soviet bloc countries
(iii) Gandhian vision of society
(iv) demand by peasant organisations
a) (ii) and (iv) only
b) (iii) and (iv) only
c) (i) and (ii) only
d) All of the above
Answer : D

Question : On which model was The Planning Commission of India setup?
a) Calcutta model
b) Bombay Plan
c) National Development Model
d) None of the above
Answer : B

Question : NITI AYOG was established on
a) 15th August 2015
b) 26th January 2015
c) 2 nd October 2015
d) 1 st January 2015
Answer : D

Question : Panchayati Raj System is based on the vision of
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Rammohan Roy
d) None of them.
Answer : A

Question : Number of part-time members in NITI Aayog is
a) 5
b) 10
c) Not exceeding 2
d) 2
Answer : C

Question : Engagement of local people in development project refers to
a) Economic Development
b) Social Development
c) Participatory Development
d) Sustainable Development.
Answer : C

Question : Identify the stages of modernization:
a) Agrarian society
b) Drive to maturity
c) Age of high consumption
d) All of the Above
Answer : D

Question : Which one of the following was not a part of the early phase of India’s development policy?
a) Planning
b) Self sufficiency
c) Privatization
d) Social and economic justice.
Answer : C

Question : ...................... play an important role in the economy of developing countries like India.
a) Private sectors
b) Public sectors
c) Union ministers
d) State government
Answer : B

Question : In India, planning was conceived as the main instrument of:
a) Political development
b) Cultural development
c) Social development
d) Socio-economic development
Answer : D

Question : Tripura State Planning Board was set up in
a) 1972
b) 1971
c) 1978
d) 1985
Answer : C

Question : The concept of Participatory Development was introduced in
a) 1980s
b) 1970s
c) 1950s
d) 2000s
Answer : B

Question : Why J. C. Kumarappa supported the plan of industrialization of rural areas?
a) For the ground level development
b) To help the poor
c) To escape the vicious circle of poverty
d) To boost up the economy
Answer : C

Question : When were the restrictions on private industries imposed?
a) 1960s
b) 1970s
c) 1990s
d) 1950s
Answer : A

Question : NITI Aayog was set up:
a) to bring more accuracy in the development
b) because people had expectations for growth and development in the administration through their participation
c) so that departments could be included in Planning Commission
d) all the above
Answer : B

Question : What was the name given to the model of decentralised planning adopted by the southern state of India?
a) Kerala Model
b) Tamil Nadu Model
c) Andhra Pardesh Model
d) Karnataka Model
Answer : A

Question : Who amongst the following is the chairperson of NITI Aayog
a) The president
b) The Prime Minister
c) The Union Minister
d) The Finance Minister
Answer : B

Question : The form of Participation where the primary stakeholders participate in the discussion and analysis of pre-determined objectives is called
a) Empowerment participation
b) Participation by collaboration
c) Participation by consultation
d) Passive participation
Answer : B

Question : What was the concept of becoming more ‘modern’?
a) Industrialized countries in West
b) Developing like an own identity of developed nation
c) Adopting globalization to a higher extent
d) Adopting western capitalist modal of economy
Answer : A

Question : The first plan started on
a) 1950
b) 1951
c) 1965
d) 1991
Answer : B

Question : Who amongst the following is the longest serving member of Tripura State Planning Board
a) Sri Nripen Chakraborty
b) Sri M.L.Debnath
c) Sri Jiten Chowdhury
d) Sri Sudhir Majumder
Answer : B

Question : Which factor was responsible for discouraging research and development in manufacturing sector?
a) Goods manufactured by local industries
b) Poor import and export policy
c) Export restrictions on goods manufactured in India
d) All of the above
Answer : C

Question : District level Panchayats are known as
a) Panchayat Samiti
b) Gram Panchayat
c) Zilla Parisad
d) None of these.
Answer : C

Question : 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
Answer : B

Question : In 1946, who was chairman of the Planning Advisory Board?
a) K C Neogy
b) Sardar Patel
c) Dr. Ambedkar
d) None of the above
Answer : A

Question : Who among the following was the first chairman of Tripura State Planning Board
a) Sri Manik Sarkar
b) Sri Sudhir Majumder
c) Sri Nripen Chakraborty
d) Sri Biplab Kumar Deb
Answer : C

Question : When the NDC was setup?
a) 6 August 1952
b) 6 December 1952
c) 7 August 1952
d) 10 June 1952
Answer : A

Question : Which of the following is not a feature of Indian planning
a) Development planning
b) Indicative planning
c) Democratic planning
d) Centralized planning
Answer : D

Question : Panchayati Raj is a
a) Two tier system
b) Three tier system
c) Four tier system
d) None of the above.
Answer : B

Question : . ...................... Policy has been adopted by NITI Aayog.
a) Make in India
b) Come on India
c) Start-up India
d) Swachch Bharat
Answer : A