Economic Planning in India

71.In the strategy of the third five-year plan, maximum emphasis was given to the development of which sector?
A. Agriculture
B. Industry
C. Job creation

D. Structure

Option “A” is correct.
72.Which Five Year Plan of India shifted its priority from development to defense?
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Fifth

D. Sixth

Option “A” is correct.
73.Which one of the five year plans had a high priority to control inflation and stabilize the economic situation?
A. Fourth Plan (1969-74)
B. Fifth Plan (1974–79)
C. Sixth Plan (1980-85)

D. Seventh Plan (1985-90)

Option “A” is correct.
74.During which five year plan did the government formulate the agricultural policy that gave birth to the Green Revolution?
A. Second Plan
B. Third Plan
C. Fourth Plan

D. Fifth Plan

Option “B” is correct.
75.The objective of self-sustainable development was first adopted in India –
A. In the third plan
B. In the fifth plan
C. In the fourth plan

D. In the sixth plan

Option “A” is correct.
76.The reason for the failure of the fourth five year plan was –
A. India-China war, poor monsoon, worsening price situation
B. India-China war, arrival of Bangladeshi refugees, bad monsoon
C. Arrival of Bangladeshi refugees, bad monsoon, worsening price situation

D. Sino-Indian war, influx of refugees from Bangladesh, poor monsoon, worsening price situation

Option “C” is correct.
77.Fourth five year plan (1969-74) is called –
A. Indira Yojana
B. Mehta Yojana
C. Gadgil Scheme

D. Kamaraj Yojana

Option “C” is correct.
78.Who prepared the Approach Paper of the Fifth Five Year Plan?
A. B. N. Gadgil
B. Ashok Mehta
C. D. P. Dhar

D. Amartya Sen

Option “C” is correct.
79.In which Five Year Plan was the Minimum Needs Program started?
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Fifth

D. Sixth

Option “C” is correct.
80.In which Five Year Plan were the concepts of ‘minimum needs’ and ‘directed anti-poverty programme’ introduced in India?
A. Fourth
B. Fifth
C. Sixth

D. Seventh

Option “B” is correct.