Planning

1. Economic planning in India is based on:
a) Gandhian Philosophy
b) Socialist System
c) Capitalist System
d) Mixed Economy
Answer: d) Mixed Economy

2. The concept of Five-Year Plans in India was borrowed from:
a) USA
b) USSR
c) UK
d) Germany
Answer: b) USSR

3. Who is known as the architect of Indian Planning?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) P. C. Mahalanobis
c) B. R. Ambedkar
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: b) P. C. Mahalanobis

4. The Planning Commission was replaced by:
a) NITI Aayog
b) Finance Commission
c) SEBI
d) RBI
Answer: a) NITI Aayog

5. The main objective of the First Five-Year Plan was:
a) Industrial Growth
b) Self-reliance
c) Agricultural Development
d) Eradication of Unemployment
Answer: c) Agricultural Development

Unemployment

6. Disguised unemployment is generally found in:
a) Industrial Sector
b) Service Sector
c) Agricultural Sector
d) Manufacturing Sector
Answer: c) Agricultural Sector

7. Cyclical unemployment is mainly associated with:
a) Agricultural Sector
b) Business Cycle
c) Government Policies
d) Population Growth
Answer: b) Business Cycle

8. Which type of unemployment is caused due to a mismatch between skills and job requirements?
a) Seasonal Unemployment
b) Frictional Unemployment
c) Structural Unemployment
d) Cyclical Unemployment
Answer: c) Structural Unemployment

9. Which of the following schemes is aimed at generating rural employment?
a) MGNREGA
b) Make in India
c) Skill India
d) Digital India
Answer: a) MGNREGA

10. Which type of unemployment occurs when people voluntarily choose not to work?
a) Frictional Unemployment
b) Structural Unemployment
c) Disguised Unemployment
d) Cyclical Unemployment
Answer: a) Frictional Unemployment

Agricultural Development

11. The Green Revolution was associated with the production of:
a) Cotton
b) Oilseeds
c) Wheat and Rice
d) Sugarcane
Answer: c) Wheat and Rice

12. Which organization provides credit to farmers in India?
a) NABARD
b) RBI
c) SEBI
d) IRDA
Answer: a) NABARD

13. Which of the following is NOT a Kharif crop?
a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Maize
d) Cotton
Answer: b) Wheat

14. Minimum Support Price (MSP) is announced by:
a) RBI
b) NITI Aayog
c) Ministry of Agriculture
d) Government of India
Answer: d) Government of India

15. The primary objective of the Green Revolution was to:
a) Increase food grain production
b) Promote organic farming
c) Reduce unemployment
d) Improve irrigation facilities
Answer: a) Increase food grain production

16. Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?
a) Punjab
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Haryana
Answer: b) Uttar Pradesh

17. Which agricultural practice helps in conserving soil moisture?
a) Crop Rotation
b) Strip Cropping
c) Contour Plowing
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above

Poverty

18. Which committee is associated with the estimation of poverty in India?
a) Rangarajan Committee
b) Tendulkar Committee
c) Narasimhan Committee
d) Narsimha Rao Committee
Answer: b) Tendulkar Committee

19. Which sector employs the largest workforce in India?
a) Industry
b) Services
c) Agriculture
d) Manufacturing
Answer: c) Agriculture

20. Which of the following programs is aimed at poverty alleviation?
a) Digital India
b) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
c) Start-Up India
d) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Answer: b) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

21. The term ‘Absolute Poverty’ refers to:
a) Poverty in relation to others in society
b) A situation where basic needs are not met
c) Temporary poverty
d) Seasonal poverty
Answer: b) A situation where basic needs are not met

22. Which poverty measurement method considers calorie intake?
a) Human Development Index
b) Multidimensional Poverty Index
c) Headcount Ratio
d) Poverty Line
Answer: d) Poverty Line

23. Which of the following is NOT an indicator of poverty?
a) Malnutrition
b) Low Literacy Rate
c) High Per Capita Income
d) Unemployment
Answer: c) High Per Capita Income

24. The Poverty Gap Index measures:
a) The percentage of people below the poverty line
b) The intensity of poverty
c) The GDP growth rate
d) Employment levels
Answer: b) The intensity of poverty

25. The term ‘BPL’ stands for:
a) Below Poverty Level
b) Below Poverty Line
c) Basic Poverty Level
d) Basic Production Limit
Answer: b) Below Poverty Line

26. Which of the following is NOT a government initiative for poverty reduction?
a) MGNREGA
b) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
c) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
d) FDI Policy
Answer: d) FDI Policy

27. What is the main cause of poverty in India?
a) High Birth Rate
b) Low Productivity in Agriculture
c) Unemployment
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above

28. The Human Development Index (HDI) measures:
a) Economic growth
b) Poverty rate
c) Standard of living, education, and life expectancy
d) GDP
Answer: c) Standard of living, education, and life expectancy