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Indian Five-Year Plans

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Indian Five Year Plans form a critical component of Indian economic history, detailing objectives like poverty alleviation and industrial growth. Questions target specific timelines, agricultural targets, and industrial policies established across various plan periods. This topic is a staple in civil services and state preliminary examinations.

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Indian Five-Year Plans Questions

Multiple choice

What was the main focus of the Second Five-Year Plan (1956-1961)?

  1. Agriculture and Rural Development

  2. Industrialization

  3. Education and Healthcare

  4. Infrastructure Development
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Second Five-Year Plan (1956-1961) focused on industrialization as the primary means of achieving economic growth and poverty alleviation.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the book by P. C. Mahalanobis that discusses the strategy of economic development for India?

  1. The Second Five Year Plan

  2. The Draft Outline of the First Five Year Plan

  3. The Mahalanobis Model

  4. The Indian Planning Commission
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Second Five Year Plan is a book by P. C. Mahalanobis that discusses the strategy of economic development for India.

Multiple choice

What was the primary objective of the Tenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. Accelerated economic growth

  2. Poverty reduction

  3. Employment generation

  4. Infrastructure development
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Explanation

The Tenth Five-Year Plan aimed to achieve accelerated economic growth with a target of 8% annual growth rate.

Multiple choice

Which sector received the highest allocation of funds under the Tenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. Agriculture and allied activities

  2. Industry and mining

  3. Services

  4. Infrastructure
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Infrastructure received the highest allocation of funds (21.2%) under the Tenth Five-Year Plan, followed by agriculture and allied activities (17.5%).

Multiple choice

What was the target for poverty reduction set by the Tenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. 10%

  2. 15%

  3. 20%

  4. 25%
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Explanation

The Tenth Five-Year Plan aimed to reduce poverty by 10 percentage points, from 36% in 2001-02 to 26% in 2006-07.

Multiple choice

What was the target for employment generation set by the Tenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. 10 million

  2. 15 million

  3. 20 million

  4. 25 million
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Explanation

The Tenth Five-Year Plan aimed to generate 10 million new jobs per year.

Multiple choice

What was the target for literacy rate set by the Tenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. 75%

  2. 80%

  3. 85%

  4. 90%
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Explanation

The Tenth Five-Year Plan aimed to achieve a literacy rate of 85% by 2007.

Multiple choice

What was the target for infant mortality rate set by the Tenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. 40 per 1,000 live births

  2. 50 per 1,000 live births

  3. 60 per 1,000 live births

  4. 70 per 1,000 live births
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Explanation

The Tenth Five-Year Plan aimed to reduce the infant mortality rate to 40 per 1,000 live births by 2007.

Multiple choice

What was the target for maternal mortality rate set by the Tenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. 200 per 100,000 live births

  2. 250 per 100,000 live births

  3. 300 per 100,000 live births

  4. 350 per 100,000 live births
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Explanation

The Tenth Five-Year Plan aimed to reduce the maternal mortality rate to 200 per 100,000 live births by 2007.

Multiple choice

What is the main objective of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. To achieve sustainable and inclusive growth

  2. To create more jobs

  3. To reduce poverty

  4. To improve infrastructure
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Explanation

The main objective of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan is to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth, which means growth that benefits all sections of society and does not harm the environment.

Multiple choice

What is the target growth rate for the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. 8%

  2. 9%

  3. 10%

  4. 11%
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Explanation

The target growth rate for the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan is 8%.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a key area of focus for the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. Agriculture

  2. Industry

  3. Services

  4. Defense
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Defense is not a key area of focus for the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan.

Multiple choice

What is the government's target for reducing poverty during the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. 10%

  2. 15%

  3. 20%

  4. 25%
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The government's target for reducing poverty during the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan is 15%.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a key challenge that the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan aims to address?

  1. Unemployment

  2. Poverty

  3. Climate change

  4. Inflation
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Inflation is not a key challenge that the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan aims to address.

Multiple choice

What is the government's target for increasing the number of jobs created in the country during the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. 10 million

  2. 15 million

  3. 20 million

  4. 25 million
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The government's target for increasing the number of jobs created in the country during the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan is 20 million.