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Planning & NITI Aayog MCQ with Answers

20 questionswith explanationsfor RAS, Patwari, VDO and other Rajasthan exams

Questions

Q1

NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission with effect from:

  1. (1)15 March 1950
  2. (2)1 April 2012
  3. (3)1 January 2015
  4. (4)1 January 2017

Answer: (3) 1 January 2015

Explanation

NITI Aayog was constituted on 1 January 2015, replacing the Planning Commission.

Q2

The Planning Commission of India was set up in:

  1. (1)1947
  2. (2)1950
  3. (3)1951
  4. (4)1952

Answer: (2) 1950

Explanation

The Planning Commission was set up on 15 March 1950 by a resolution of the Government of India.

Q3

Who is the ex-officio Chairperson of NITI Aayog?

  1. (1)The Prime Minister
  2. (2)The President
  3. (3)The Union Finance Minister
  4. (4)The Governor of RBI

Answer: (1) The Prime Minister

Explanation

The Prime Minister is the ex-officio Chairperson of NITI Aayog, as was the case with the Planning Commission.

Q4

NITI in 'NITI Aayog' stands for:

  1. (1)National Institute for Technology and Innovation
  2. (2)National Institution for Transforming India
  3. (3)National Investment and Trade Institution
  4. (4)New India Transformation Initiative

Answer: (2) National Institution for Transforming India

Explanation

NITI stands for National Institution for Transforming India.

Q5

India's First Five Year Plan (1951–56) was based on which model?

  1. (1)Mahalanobis model
  2. (2)Gandhian model
  3. (3)Harrod–Domar model
  4. (4)Rao–Manmohan model

Answer: (3) Harrod–Domar model

Explanation

The First Plan, focused on agriculture, was based on the Harrod–Domar growth model.

Q6

The Second Five Year Plan (1956–61), which emphasised heavy industries, was based on the model of:

  1. (1)Harrod and Domar
  2. (2)Shriman Narayan
  3. (3)M. Visvesvaraya
  4. (4)P.C. Mahalanobis

Answer: (4) P.C. Mahalanobis

Explanation

The Second Plan followed the Mahalanobis model with stress on rapid industrialisation and heavy industries.

Q7

The period of 'Plan Holiday' in India, when three Annual Plans were implemented, was:

  1. (1)1956–59
  2. (2)1966–69
  3. (3)1971–74
  4. (4)1985–88

Answer: (2) 1966–69

Explanation

After the Third Plan, the Fourth Plan was postponed and three Annual Plans ran from 1966 to 1969 (Plan Holiday).

Q8

Which was the last Five Year Plan of India?

  1. (1)Eleventh Plan (2007–12)
  2. (2)Tenth Plan (2002–07)
  3. (3)Thirteenth Plan (2017–22)
  4. (4)Twelfth Plan (2012–17)

Answer: (4) Twelfth Plan (2012–17)

Explanation

The Twelfth Plan (2012–17) was the last; the Five Year Plan system ended thereafter.

Q9

The Governing Council of NITI Aayog includes:

  1. (1)Chief Ministers of all States and UTs with legislature, and Lt. Governors of other UTs
  2. (2)Governors of all States
  3. (3)Chief Justices of all High Courts
  4. (4)Chairpersons of all public sector banks

Answer: (1) Chief Ministers of all States and UTs with legislature, and Lt. Governors of other UTs

Explanation

Chaired by the PM, the Governing Council has the Chief Ministers of States and UTs with legislature and Lt. Governors of other UTs.

Q10

The 'Rolling Plan' was introduced in India by the Janata Government for the period:

  1. (1)1966–69
  2. (2)1990–92
  3. (3)1978–80
  4. (4)1974–79

Answer: (3) 1978–80

Explanation

The Janata Government ended the Fifth Plan early and introduced a Rolling Plan for 1978–80.

Q11

The National Development Council (NDC) was set up in:

  1. (1)1950
  2. (2)1956
  3. (3)1969
  4. (4)1952

Answer: (4) 1952

Explanation

The NDC was set up on 6 August 1952 to secure cooperation of the States in planning.

Q12

The 'Bombay Plan' (1944) was prepared by:

  1. (1)A group of leading Indian industrialists
  2. (2)M.N. Roy
  3. (3)Shriman Narayan
  4. (4)Jayaprakash Narayan

Answer: (1) A group of leading Indian industrialists

Explanation

The Bombay Plan was drafted by industrialists such as J.R.D. Tata and G.D. Birla; M.N. Roy gave the People's Plan, Shriman Narayan the Gandhian Plan and J.P. Narayan the Sarvodaya Plan.

Q13

What was the annual growth-rate target of India's First Five Year Plan (1951–56)?

  1. (1)2.1%
  2. (2)3.6%
  3. (3)4.5%
  4. (4)5.6%

Answer: (1) 2.1%

Explanation

The First Plan targeted 2.1% annual growth and actually achieved about 3.6%.

Q14

The 'Gandhian Plan' of 1944 was prepared by:

  1. (1)M.N. Roy
  2. (2)Shriman Narayan Agarwal
  3. (3)Jayaprakash Narayan
  4. (4)M. Visvesvaraya

Answer: (2) Shriman Narayan Agarwal

Explanation

The Gandhian Plan (1944) was drafted by Shriman Narayan Agarwal; M.N. Roy gave the People's Plan (1945) and J.P. Narayan the Sarvodaya Plan (1950).

Q15

Arrange the following pre-Independence/early planning efforts in chronological order: A. Sarvodaya Plan B. Bombay Plan C. National Planning Committee of the Indian National Congress D. M. Visvesvaraya's 'Planned Economy for India'

  1. (1)C, D, B, A
  2. (2)D, B, C, A
  3. (3)D, C, B, A
  4. (4)C, B, D, A

Answer: (3) D, C, B, A

Explanation

Visvesvaraya's book came in 1934, the Congress National Planning Committee in 1938, the Bombay Plan in 1944 and the Sarvodaya Plan in 1950.

Q16

After the Seventh Five Year Plan, the Eighth Plan could not start on time and Annual Plans were implemented during:

  1. (1)1985–87
  2. (2)1995–97
  3. (3)1982–84
  4. (4)1990–92

Answer: (4) 1990–92

Explanation

Owing to political instability at the Centre, Annual Plans were run for 1990–91 and 1991–92; the Eighth Plan began in 1992.

Q17

Match List-I (Five Year Plan) with List-II (Main theme/objective): List-I: 1. Fourth Plan 2. Seventh Plan 3. Ninth Plan 4. Twelfth Plan List-II: A. Faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth B. Food, work and productivity C. Growth with stability and progressive achievement of self-reliance D. Growth with social justice and equality

  1. (1)1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A
  2. (2)1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B
  3. (3)1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A
  4. (4)1-D, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A

Answer: (1) 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A

Explanation

Fourth: growth with stability and self-reliance; Seventh: food, work and productivity; Ninth: growth with social justice and equality; Twelfth: faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth.

Q18

'Indicative planning', in place of the earlier imperative style, was adopted in India from which Five Year Plan?

  1. (1)Sixth Plan
  2. (2)Eighth Plan
  3. (3)Seventh Plan
  4. (4)Ninth Plan

Answer: (2) Eighth Plan

Explanation

The Eighth Plan (1992–97), launched after the 1991 reforms, adopted indicative planning with a larger role for the private sector.

Q19

The Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) was introduced in India during which Five Year Plan?

  1. (1)Third Plan
  2. (2)Fourth Plan
  3. (3)Fifth Plan
  4. (4)Sixth Plan

Answer: (3) Fifth Plan

Explanation

The Minimum Needs Programme was launched in the Fifth Plan (1974–78) to provide basic amenities such as elementary education, rural health and drinking water.

Q20

Consider the following statements: 1. 'Economic and social planning' is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India. 2. NITI Aayog is a statutory body created by an Act of Parliament. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (1)1 only
  2. (2)2 only
  3. (3)Both 1 and 2
  4. (4)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (1) 1 only

Explanation

Economic and social planning is Entry 20 of the Concurrent List; NITI Aayog was set up by a Union Cabinet resolution, so it is neither constitutional nor statutory.