Economic Planning in India

General Knowledge Test with questions about different types of economies for exams like UPSC, SSC, UPPSC, Banking, RPSC, MPSC, KAS, MPPSC, and others.

1. What was the duration of India’s First Five-Year Plan?

  1. 1950-1955
  2. 1951-1956
  3. 1952-1957
  4. 1953-1958
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Answer: Option B. 1951-1956

2. In which year was the first Five-Year Plan launched?

  1. 1951
  2. 1947
  3. 1956
  4. 1961
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Answer: Option A. 1951

3. In which Five-Year Plan was self-reliance emphasized as an objective?

  1. First Five-Year Plan
  2. Second Five-Year Plan
  3. Third Five-Year Plan
  4. Fourth Five-Year Plan
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Answer: Option D. Fourth Five-Year Plan

4. What was the primary objective of the First Five-Year Plan?

  1. Rapid industrialization
  2. Agricultural development
  3. Establishing a socialist society
  4. Universal education
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Answer: Option B. Agricultural development

5. Who was the chairman of the National Planning Committee established in 1938?

  1. Subhas Chandra Bose
  2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
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Answer: Option C. Jawaharlal Nehru