1] Which of the following states had huge deposits of iron ore?
A- Bihar
B- Orissa
C- Delhi
D- All of the above
Answer- B
2] What is meant by development?
A- economic prosperity
B- economic social justice
C- both A and B
D- none of these
Answer- C
3] ___ usually refers to those people who favor poor and backward social group?
A- Right
Wing B- Left Wing
C- Socialist
D- Capitalist
Answer- B
4] Those who talk of progress through open competition and market economy will be placed under which ideology?
A- Left Wing
B- Right Wing
C- Socialist
D- None of these
Answer- B
5] How many models of development were there in front of India at the time of independence?
A- one
B- two
C- three
D- four
Answer- B
6] When was the Planning Commission constituted?
A- 1947
B- 1949
C- 1950
D- 1952
Answer- C
7] When was the Planning Commission abolished?
A- 1950
B- 2004
C- 2014
D- 2019
Answer- C
8] Which new commission was created in place of the Planning Commission?
A- New Planning Commission
B- NITI Aayog
C- Five Year Plan
D- National Development Council
Answer- B
9] Bombay Plan is related to which year?
A- 1944
B- 1947
C- 1950
D- 1955
Answer- A
10] From where was the option of five year plan chosen in India?
A- Americas
B- Soviet Union
C- Africa to
D- Europe
Answer- B
11] In the first five year plan, the highest importance was given to?
A- Industry
B- Education
C- Agriculture
D- Employment
Answer- C
12] Who was the Chief Economist of the First Five Year Plan?
A- P C Mahalanobis
B- J C Kumarappa
C- KN Raj
D- All of the above
Answer- C
13] In the second five year plan, the highest importance was given to?
A- Industry
B- Education
C- Agriculture
D- Employment
Answer- A
14] When was the second five year plan introduced?
A- 1950
B- 1951
C- 1952
D- 1956
Answer- D
15] Who among the following was the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute?
A- KN Raj
B- P.C. Mahalanobis
C- Amartya Sen
D- Sukumar Sen
Answer- B
16] Which state of India has 100% literacy?
A- Himachal Pradesh
B- Uttarakhand
C- Kerala
D- Manipur
Answer- C
17] Who was the author of "Economy of Permanence"?
A- KN Raj
B- P.C. Mahalanobis
C- J. C. Kumarappa
D- Sukumar Sen
Answer- C
18] Who among the following formed the party called Bharatiya Lok Dal?
A- Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
B- Chaudhary Charan Singh
C- Babu Jagjivan Ram
D- Morarji Desai
Answer- B
19] Which of the following model of economy was adopted in India?
A- Capitalism
B- Socialism
C- Communism
D- Mixed Economy
Answer- D
20] Who criticized the mixed model (mixed economy) adopted by India?
A- Liberals
B- Rightists
C- Leftists
D- Both B and C
Answer- D
21] Which of the following was the problem faced by the Indian farmers?
A- Failure of monsoon
B- Zamindari system
C- Need for land reform
D- All of the above
Answer- D
22] In which state was the food crisis most severe in the 1960s?
A- Gujarat
B- Maharashtra
C- Bihar
D- Punjab
Answer- C
23] Under which policy the trade of food grains was not being done from one state to another?
A-Localization or zoning
B-Joining and trade
C-Due to food crisis
D-All of the above
Answer- A
24] From which country did the Government of India import wheat during the food crisis in 1960s?
A- America
B- China
C- France
D- Portugal
Answer- A
25] The death rate in Bihar in 1967 has increased by ___ percent as compared to the previous year?
A- 30
B- 32
C- 34
D- 36
Answer- C
26] Who is called the father of Green Revolution in India?
A- Norman Borlaug
B- M S Swaminathan
C- Indira Gandhi
D- None of these
Answer- B
27] The slogan of Jai Jawan Jai Kisan was given by which of the following Prime Minister?
A- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B- Morarji Desai
C- Lal Bahadur Shastri
D- Indira Gandhi
Answer- C
28] The production of which crop was increased significantly due to the Green Revolution?
A- Rice
B- Maize
C- Wheat
D- Pulses
Answer- C
29] The farmers of which state benefited the most from the Green Revolution?
A- Punjab
B- Haryana
C- Western Uttar Pradesh
D- All of the above
Answer- D
30] By what name was Verghese Kurien famous?
A- Marginal Gandhi
B- Father of Green Revolution
C- Milkman of India D- None of
these
Answer- C
31] White revolution is related to __?
A- Increase in the yield of wheat
B- Dairy program
C- Fisheries
D- Silkworms
Answer- B
32] Between 1950 and 1980, India's economy grew at a slow rate of __ percent annually?
A- 2-3 percent
B- 3-4 percent
C- 3-3.5 percent
D- 5-7 percent
Answer- C
33] Who is the chairman of NITI Aayog?
A- Prime Minister
B- Defense Minister
C- IAS officer
D- Home Minister
Answer- A
34] When was NITI Aayog formed?
A- 1st January 2014
B- 1st January 2015
C- 1st January 2018
D- 1st January 2020
Answer- B
35] Who was the first Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog?
A- Amitabh Kant
B- Rajiv Kumar
C- Arvind Panagariya
D- Narendra Modi
Answer- C
36] Who was the present Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?
A- Amitabh Kant
B- Rajiv Kumar
C- Arvind Panagariya
D- Narendra Modi
Answer- B
37] When was the National Development Council established?
A- 1920
B- 1950
C- 1952
D- 2015
Answer- C
