Five Year Plans — Set 4
Economics · पंचवर्षीय योजनाएं · Questions 31–40 of 100
What was the duration of the Seventh Five Year Plan?
Correct Answer: B. 1985-1990
The Seventh Five Year Plan was implemented from 1985 to 1990. It prioritized 'Food, Work, and Productivity' as its main themes. During this plan, there was a significant shift towards increasing private sector participation.
The 'Garibi Hatao' slogan was officially made a part of which Five Year Plan document?
Correct Answer: A. Fifth Plan
While the slogan was coined earlier, it was formally incorporated as an objective in the Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-78). The plan aimed at poverty alleviation and self-reliance. It was the first time a plan directly addressed the issue of absolute poverty.
Which Five Year Plan is also called the 'Rao-Manmohan Model' plan?
Correct Answer: A. Eighth Plan
The Eighth Five Year Plan is known as the Rao-Manmohan Model plan as it was launched under PM P.V. Narasimha Rao with Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister. It successfully managed the transition of the Indian economy through structural reforms. This plan paved the way for higher growth in the following decades.
The strategy of 'Village and Small-Scale Industries' was emphasized in which plan?
Correct Answer: A. Second Plan
The Second Five Year Plan emphasized the development of small-scale and cottage industries alongside heavy industry. This was based on the recommendations of the Karve Committee (1955). The aim was to generate employment and prevent the concentration of economic power.
The National Development Council (NDC) was established in which year?
Correct Answer: B. 1952
The National Development Council was set up on August 6, 1952. Its purpose was to review the working of the national plan from time to time. It served as a bridge between the central government and the state governments in economic planning.
Which plan aimed at achieving a 'self-reliant and self-generating' economy?
Correct Answer: B. Third Plan
The Third Five Year Plan (1961-66) aimed to make the Indian economy self-reliant and self-generating. It intended to reach the 'take-off' stage of economic development. However, due to external shocks, these ambitious goals were not met.
The concept of 'Integrated Rural Development Programme' (IRDP) was a highlight of which plan?
Correct Answer: A. Sixth Plan
The Sixth Five Year Plan (1980-85) focused on poverty alleviation through schemes like IRDP. It aimed to provide productive assets to the rural poor to help them cross the poverty line. This plan marked a significant shift towards direct poverty intervention.
During which period did India witness two consecutive 'Annual Plans' due to political instability?
Correct Answer: B. 1990-1992
India implemented two Annual Plans from 1990 to 1992 due to a severe balance of payments crisis and political changes. The Eighth Plan could not be launched on schedule in 1990. These two years were crucial for the introduction of major economic reforms.
Who was the Chairman of the first National Planning Committee set up by the Indian National Congress in 1938?
Correct Answer: B. Jawaharlal Nehru
The National Planning Committee was set up in 1938 under the presidency of Subhash Chandra Bose, with Jawaharlal Nehru as its Chairman. This was the first organized attempt at planning in pre-independent India. It laid the ideological groundwork for the Planning Commission.
The 'Family Planning Programme' was officially adopted for the first time during which plan?
Correct Answer: D. First Plan
India was the first country in the world to launch a national program for family planning in 1952, during the First Five Year Plan. It aimed to stabilize the population at a level consistent with the requirements of the national economy. Over subsequent plans, the program became more comprehensive and targeted.