- The term “Plan Holiday” was declared after which Five-Year Plan?
- (a) First Five-Year Plan
- (b) Second Five-Year Plan
- (c) Third Five-Year Plan
- (d) Fourth Five-Year Plan
Ans: (c) Third Five-Year Plan
- The Second Five-Year Plan was based on which model?
- (a) Mahalanobis Model
- (b) Wakil and Brahmanand Model
- (c) Herald-Domar Growth Model
- (d) Solo Growth Model
Ans: (a) Mahalanobis Model
- The Planning Commission of India was constituted in which year?
- (a) 1942
- (b) 1947
- (c) 1950
- (d) 1955
Ans: (c) 1950
- Who advocated the adoption of the PURA model to eradicate rural poverty?
- (a) M.S. Swaminathan
- (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- (c) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- (d) Verghese Kurien
Ans: (c) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Unemployment
- Disguised unemployment is generally found in which sector?
- (a) Agriculture
- (b) Industry
- (c) Transport
- (d) IT
Ans: (a) Agriculture
- Structural unemployment arises due to which reason?
- (a) Changes in demand and technology
- (b) Seasonal variations in employment
- (c) Friction in labor markets
- (d) Government policies
Ans: (a) Changes in demand and technology
- Which is the main cause of educated unemployment in India?
- (a) Lack of educational institutions
- (b) Rapid population growth
- (c) Mismatch between skills and jobs
- (d) Over-industrialization
Ans: (c) Mismatch between skills and jobs
Agriculture Development
- What is the term for cattle rearing along with farming?
- (a) Mixed Farming
- (b) Mixed Agriculture
- (c) Dairy Farming
- (d) Truck Agriculture
Ans: (a) Mixed Farming
- Which revolution is associated with the increase in the production of milk?
- (a) White Revolution
- (b) Blue Revolution
- (c) Green Revolution
- (d) Yellow Revolution
Ans: (a) White Revolution
- What is the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural crops aimed at?
- (a) Helping traders gain profits
- (b) Providing insurance to farmers
- (c) Ensuring farmers receive a minimum price
- (d) Encouraging imports of agricultural products
Ans: (c) Ensuring farmers receive a minimum price
Poverty and Economic Development
- Which poverty estimation committee introduced the concept of the Tendulkar methodology?
- (a) Y.K. Alagh Committee
- (b) Suresh Tendulkar Committee
- (c) Niti Aayog
- (d) Rangarajan Committee
Ans: (b) Suresh Tendulkar Committee
- The concept of “Trickle Down Hypothesis” is related to which aspect of poverty?
- (a) Direct government intervention
- (b) Redistribution of wealth
- (c) Economic growth reducing poverty
- (d) Rural development programs
Ans: (c) Economic growth reducing poverty
- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) guarantees how many days of employment in a year?
- (a) 50 days
- (b) 75 days
- (c) 100 days
- (d) 150 days
Ans: (c) 100 days
- What is the full form of IRDP?
- (a) Integrated Rural Development Programme
- (b) Indian Rural Development Policy
- (c) Industrial and Rural Development Program
- (d) Income and Rural Development Plan
Ans: (a) Integrated Rural Development Programme
- The term “Garibi Hatao” was associated with which Five-Year Plan?
- (a) Second Plan
- (b) Fourth Plan
- (c) Fifth Plan
- (d) Sixth Plan
Ans: (c) Fifth Plan
- The largest number of people below the poverty line in India are found in which sector?
- (a) Urban informal sector
- (b) Agricultural sector
- (c) Industrial sector
- (d) IT sector
Ans: (b) Agricultural sector
Rural Economy and Development
- What is the aim of the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana?
- (a) To enhance farmer income
- (b) Promote urban farming
- (c) Encourage imports of farm products
- (d) Strengthen land redistribution
Ans: (a) To enhance farmer income
- The concept of “Land Ceiling” is related to which?
- (a) Fixing minimum land size for agriculture
- (b) Fixing the maximum limit of landholding
- (c) Tax on landowners
- (d) Encouraging large-scale farming
Ans: (b) Fixing the maximum limit of landholding
- The “Green Revolution” mainly focused on increasing the production of which crops?
- (a) Pulses
- (b) Oilseeds
- (c) Wheat and Rice
- (d) Cotton and Jute
Ans: (c) Wheat and Rice
- Which financial institution provides credit to farmers for agriculture?
- (a) NABARD
- (b) SIDBI
- (c) RBI
- (d) SEBI
Ans: (a) NABARD