Planning in India & NITI Aayog Questions with Solutions
This topic covers economic planning in India: the Planning Commission and the twelve Five-Year Plans, their models, targets and achievements, the plan holidays, the National Development Council, and NITI Aayog, which replaced the Planning Commission in 2015. Exams test the focus of each plan: the First Plan focused on agriculture, the Second Plan was based on the Mahalanobis model and focused on heavy industry, and the Eleventh Plan aimed at 'faster and more inclusive growth'. Other questions ask who chairs NITI Aayog (the Prime Minister) and when the Planning Commission was set up (1950). Practise the planning in India questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
Which Five-Year Plan is also known as the 'Gadgil Yojana'?
A. Second Five-Year PlanB. Third Five-Year PlanC. Fourth Five-Year PlanD. First Five-Year PlanmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q2.
'Growth with stability and progressive achievement of self-reliance' was the main objective of which Five-Year Plan?
A. Fourth Five-Year PlanB. Fifth Five-Year PlanC. Sixth Five-Year PlanD. Third Five-Year PlanmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q3.
The National Development Council (NDC) was set up in:
A. 1965B. 1950C. 2015D. 1952mediumAsked in SSCView solution ›