The architect of the Second Five Year Plan was :

• Mahatma Gandhi
• Subhash Chandra Bose
• P. C. Mahalanobis
• None of them
Correct Option: C  [ P. C. Mahalanobis ]

Remark:

Which activity is not included in service sector ?

• Trade, hotels and restaurants
• Real estate, finance and insurance
• Transport and communication
• Electricity, gas and water supply
Correct Option: D  [ Electricity, gas and water supply ]

Remark:

NITI Aayog, which replaced the Planning commission of India, was formed by a cabinet resolution of the Government of Inda on:

• 1st January, 2015
• 26th January, 2015
• 15th August, 2015
• None of the above
Correct Option: A  [ 1st January, 2015 ]

Remark:

The Mahalanobis strategy of Indian Planning gave emphasis to the growth of:

• Agricultural sector
• Services sector
• Heavy Capital Goods Industrial sector
• Small scale Village Industrial sector
Correct Option: C  [ Heavy Capital Goods Industrial sector ]

Remark:

National Development Council was set up in:

• 1950
• 1951
• 1952
• 1954
Correct Option: C  [ 1952 ]

Remark:

Which of the following has the highest per capita income ?

• Delhi
• Sikkim
• Haryana
• Goa
Correct Option: D  [ Goa ]

Remark:

The purpose of land reforms was to :

• increase the production in agriculture
• increase the purchasing power of the rural population
• ensure distributive justice with economic growth
• all of the above
Correct Option: D  [ all of the above ]

Remark:

Scheme run under MGNREGA are sponsored :

• by the Central Government alone
• by the State Government alone
• partly by the Central Government and partly by the State Government
• by Centre, State and Panchayat bodies together
Correct Option: C  [ partly by the Central Government and partly by the State Government ]

Remark:

Which prograrnme gave the slogan, Garibi Hatao ?

• 4th Five Year Plan
• 5th Five year plan
• 6th Five Year Plan
• 7th Five year plan
Correct Option: B  [ 5th Five year plan ]

Remark:

Planning Commission of India was set up by :

• Morarji Desai
• T T Krishnamachari
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• None of the above
Correct Option: C  [ Jawaharlal Nehru ]

Remark: