Politics of Planned Development Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers
Question 1.
_______ was introduced to bring about revolutionary changes in agriculture.
(a) WhiteRevolution
(b) Green Revolution
(c) Yellow Revolution
(d) Pink Revolution
Answer
Answer: (b) Green Revolution
Question 2.
Which of the following is not a contributory factor for development?
(a) Abundance of national resources
(b) Character of people
(c) Frequent and free elections
(d) Level of technology
Answer
Answer: (b) Character of people
Question 3.
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
Answer: (a) It was a blueprint for India’s economic future
Question 4.
Which are the two models of development?
(a) Capitalist and Socialist
(b) Capitalist and Marxist
(c) Capitalist and Gandhism
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Capitalist and Socialist
Question 5.
The state which has achieved nearly total literacy in India is
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Manipur
Answer
Answer: (c) Kerala
Question 6.
The idea of Five Year Plan was adopted in India from
(a) the United States of America
(b) Japan
(c) United Soviet Socialist Republics
(d) Australia
Answer
Answer: (c) United Soviet Socialist Republics
Question 7.
The Socialist model of development was related to
(a) The U.S.A.
(b) Europe
(c) USSR
(d) Pakistan
Answer
Answer: (c) USSR
Question 8.
Tribals of Odisha fear their displacement due to the extraction of which mineral?
(a) Copper
(b) Zinc
(c) Uranium
(d) Iron ore
Answer
Answer: (d) Iron ore
Question 9.
Which of the following ideas did not form part of the early phase of India’s development policy?
(a) Planning
(b) Liberalisation
(c) Co-operative Farming
(d) Self-sufficiency
Answer
Answer: (b) Liberalisation
Question 10.
During 1965-67 which state faced a near-famine situation?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(d) Manipur
Answer
Answer: (c) Bihar
Question 11.
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
Answer: (a) Kerala Model
Question 12.
What is the name of the document that the government of India prepares that has a plan for all its income and expenditure?
(a) Census Report
(b) Statistical Abstract
(c) Budget
(d) Union Addresses
Answer
Answer: (c) Budget
