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The ExamPillar provided a collection of important questions for various upcoming exams like SSC (Steno, JE, CGL, CHSL, CPO, MTS etc), RRB (Group D, JE, NTPC etc), State Exam (UKSSSC, UKPCS, UPSSSC, UPPCS, BPSC, BSSC, etc) etc. The team of The ExamPillar provided to Indian Polity (The Planning Commission) MCQ, which questions have been asked in various exams. In this Set we provide the questions 01 – 49.<\/span><\/p>\n

Subject \u2014<\/strong> Indian Polity <\/span>
\nTopic \u2014 <\/strong>The Finance Commission
\nTotal Question in This Set \u2014 <\/strong>49<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Polity (The Planning Commission) MCQ\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Which one of the following is an extra-Constitutional body?
\n<\/b>(A) Finance Commission<\/span>
\n(B) NITI Aayog<\/span>
\n(C) Election Commission<\/span>
\n(D) Inter-State Council<\/span>
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Answer – (B)<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Planning Commission was established by
\n<\/b>(A) Issuing ordinance by the President<\/span>
\n(B) Making a law by Parliament<\/span>
\n(C) A special resolution passed by the federal cabinet<\/span>
\n(D) None of the above<\/span>
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Answer – (C)<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

3. When was the Planning Commission established?
\n<\/b>(A) 10th March, 1950<\/span>
\n(B) 15th March, 1950<\/span>
\n(C) 16th March, 1951<\/span>
\n(D) 20th March, 1950<\/span>
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4. The Planning Commission has been abolished by Prime Minister
\n<\/b>(A) Narendra Modi<\/span>
\n(B) Morarji Desai<\/span>
\n(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee<\/span>
\n(D) I.K. Gujral<\/span>
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5. Which one of the following is not a Constitutional body?
\n<\/b>(A) Union Public Service Commission<\/span>
\n(B) Finance Commission<\/span>
\n(C) Planning Commission<\/span>
\n(D) Election Commission<\/span>
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6. Who had suggested a merger of Finance and Planning Commission?
\n<\/b>(A) D.D. Basu<\/span>
\n(B) Bhalchandra Goswami<\/span>
\n(C) M.V. Mathur<\/span>
\n(D) Ashutosh Pandey<\/span>
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7. Who works as the Chairman of the Planning Commission?
\n<\/b>(A) President<\/span>
\n(B) Prime Minister<\/span>
\n(C) Vice-President<\/span>
\n(D) Governor of Reserve Bank<\/span>
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8. Who was the First Chairman of Planning Commission of India?
\n<\/b>(A) M. Viswesvarya<\/span>
\n(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru<\/span>
\n(C) P.C. Mahalanobis<\/span>
\n(D) John Mathai<\/span>
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9. Which one of the following is not correct about NITI Aayog?
\n<\/b>(A) It was set up to replace the Planning Commission<\/span>
\n(B) It has a full time Chairman<\/span>
\n(C) It was set up in January 2015<\/span>
\n(D) It is based on the principle of Cooperative Federalism<\/span>
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10. The Ex-officio Chairman of Planning Commission is
\n<\/b>(A) President<\/span>
\n(B) Finance Minister<\/span>
\n(C) Vice-President<\/span>
\n(D) Prime Minister<\/span>
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11. The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission is equivalent to
\n<\/b>(A) Vice-President<\/span>
\n(B) Minister of the State<\/span>
\n(C) Cabinet Minister<\/span>
\n(D) Judge of the Supreme Court<\/span>
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12. Who among the following is associated with \u2018NITI\u2019 Aayog?
\n<\/b>(A) Narendra Modi<\/span>
\n(B) Kaushik Basu<\/span>
\n(C) Amartya Sen<\/span>
\n(D) P. Chidambaram<\/span>
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13. Who among the following has not been the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission in India?
\n<\/b>(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh<\/span>
\n(B) Pranab Mukherjee<\/span>
\n(C) P. Chidambaram<\/span>
\n(D) Montek S. Ahluwalia<\/span>
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14. The importance given to the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission in the official hierarchy of the Government is that of
\n<\/b>(A) A Cabinet Minister in the Government of India<\/span>
\n(B) A Supreme Court Judge<\/span>
\n(C) Chairman of a Parliamentary Committee<\/span>
\n(D) A Secretary to the Government of India<\/span>
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15. National Development Council is primarily related to
\n<\/b>(A) Approval of five year plans<\/span>
\n(B) Execution of village development plans<\/span>
\n(C) Formation of development plans<\/span>
\n(D) The financial relation between States and Union<\/span>
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16. Which one of the following statements is not true?
\n<\/b>(A) Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Planning Commission of India<\/span>
\n(B) Planning Commission is the highest decision-making body for planning in India<\/span>
\n(C) Secretary of the Planning Commission is also the Secretary of the National Development Council<\/span>
\n(D) The National Development Council is presided over by the Prime Minister of India<\/span>
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17. Which among the following functions as a coordinator between the Planning Commission and State Governments?
\n<\/b>(A) National Integration Council<\/span>
\n(B) Finance Commission<\/span>
\n(C) National Development Council<\/span>
\n(D) None of the above<\/span>
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18. Who acts as the Secretary of National Development Council (NDC)?
\n<\/b>(A) Secretary, Ministry of Finance<\/span>
\n(B) Secretary, Ministry of Planning<\/span>
\n(C) Secretary, Planning Commission<\/span>
\n(D) Secretary, Finance Commission<\/span>
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19. When was the National Development Council formed in India?
\n<\/b>(A) 26th January, 1950<\/span>
\n(B) 2nd October, 1950<\/span>
\n(C) 6th August, 1951<\/span>
\n(D) 6th August, 1952<\/span>
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20. Who presides over the meetings of the National Development Council of India?
\n<\/b>(A) Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India<\/span>
\n(B) Prime Minister of India<\/span>
\n(C) Finance Minister of India<\/span>
\n(D) Vice-President of India<\/span>
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21. The National Development Council <\/b>(NDC)<\/b><\/span>
\n1. Discusses the progress of the National Plan.<\/span>
\n2. Suggests the ways to achieve the goals of the National Plan.<\/span>
\n3. Gives guidelines to formulate the National Plan.<\/span>
\n4. Suggests allocation of money in Planning.
\nConsidering the above statements, select the correct answer from the code given below.<\/b>
\n<\/b>(A) 1, 2 and 3<\/span>
\n(B) 2, 3 and 4<\/span>
\n(C) 1, 2 and 4<\/span>
\n(D) All of the above<\/span>
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22. Which of the following body\/bodies does not\/do not find mention in the Constitution?
\n<\/b>1. National Development Council<\/span>
\n2. Planning Commission<\/span>
\n3. Zonal Councils
\nSelect the correct answer using the codes given below.<\/b>
\n<\/b>(A) Only 1 and 2<\/span>
\n(B) Only 2<\/span>
\n(C) Only 1 and 3<\/span>
\n(D) All of the above<\/span>
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23. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
\nAssertion (A):<\/b> Planning Commission has been defined as the economic cabinet, not merely for the Union but the States also.
\nReason (R): <\/b>It formulates the five year plans for the balanced utilization of natural resources.
\nIn context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
\n<\/b>(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)<\/span>
\n(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)<\/span>
\n(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false<\/span>
\n(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true<\/span>
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24. Who among the following constitutes the National Development Council?
\n<\/b>1. The Prime Minister<\/span>
\n2. The Chairman, Finance Commission<\/span>
\n3. Ministers of the Union Cabinet<\/span>
\n4. Chief Ministers of the States
\nSelect the correct answer using the code given below.<\/b>
\n<\/b>(A) Only 1, 2 and 3<\/span>
\n(B) Only 1, 3 and 4<\/span>
\n(C) Only 2 and 4<\/span>
\n(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4<\/span>
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25. When was the Planning Commission set up?<\/span>
\n<\/b>(A) 2019<\/span><\/span>
\n(B) 2000<\/span>
\n(C) 1947<\/span>
\n(D) 1950<\/span>
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26. What was the duration of the Second Five-Year Plan?<\/span>
\n<\/b>(A) 1957-62<\/span><\/span>
\n(B) 1958-63<\/span>
\n(C) 1955-60<\/span>
\n(D) 1956-61<\/span>
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27. In which Five Year Plan the objective of ‘growth with stability and progressive achievement of self-reliance’ was set?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) Third Five Year Plan<\/span>
\n(B) Fourth Five Year Plan<\/span>
\n(C) Fifth Five Year Plan<\/span>
\n(D) Sixth Five Year Plan<\/span>
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28. What was on top priority in the First Five Year Plan in India?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) Agriculture<\/span>
\n(B) Steel plants<\/span>
\n(C) Ports<\/span>
\n(D) Industries<\/span>
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29. Which Five Year Plan had the primary goal to establish India as a self-reliant and self-generating economy?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) First five year plan<\/span>
\n(B) Second five year plan<\/span>
\n(C) Third five year plan<\/span>
\n(D) Fourth five year plan<\/span>
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30. Under which five year plan “Blue Revolution” was started in India?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) Sixth Five Year Plan<\/span>
\n(B) Seventh Five Year Plan<\/span>
\n(C) Eighth Five Year Plan<\/span>
\n(D) Fifth Five Year Plan<\/span>
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31. During which five year plan did India opt for a mixed economy?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) Fourth Five Year Plan<\/span>
\n(B) Second Five Year Plan<\/span>
\n(C) Third Five Year Plan<\/span>
\n(D) First Five Year Plan<\/span>
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32. The 11th Five-Year Plan ended in the year ______.<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) 2010<\/span>
\n(B) 2011<\/span>
\n(C) 2013<\/span>
\n(D) 2012<\/span>
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33. Which of the following persons drafted the second five-year plan?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) N.V. Gadgil<\/span>
\n(B) V.K.R.V. Rao<\/span>
\n(C) P.C .Mahalanobis<\/span>
\n(D) C.N. Lawyer<\/span>
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34. Under which \u2018Five year Plan\u2019 was the decision to establish a socialistic pattern of society taken?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) I Five year plan<\/span>
\n(B) II Five year plan<\/span>
\n(C) III Five year plan<\/span>
\n(D) IV Five year plan<\/span>
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35. Which five year plan proposed to make India a ‘self-reliant’ and ‘self-generating’ economy?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) Second five year plan<\/span>
\n(B) Third five year plan<\/span>
\n(C) Sixth five year plan<\/span>
\n(D) Seventh year plan<\/span>
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36. In which five year plan was the Jawahar Rojgar Yojna launched?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) 1st<\/span>
\n(B) 2nd<\/span>
\n(C) 3rd<\/span>
\n(D) 7th<\/span>
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37. The basic objective of fifth five year plan was<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) Poverty removal<\/span>
\n(B) Reforms in public distribution system<\/span>
\n(C) Inclusive growth<\/span>
\n(D) Exclusive growth<\/span>
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38. In India which of the following Five Year Plans was launched with a focus on sustainable growth?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) 9th<\/span>
\n(B) 10th<\/span>
\n(C) 11th<\/span>
\n(D) 12th<\/span>
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39. Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-90) mainly emphasized on:<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) Removal of Poverty<\/span>
\n(B) Sustainable Development<\/span>
\n(C) Food grain production, employment & productivity<\/span>
\n(D) Rapid industrialization<\/span>
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40. Which of the following five year plan was also known as \u2018Mahalanobis Plan\u2019?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) First Five Year Plan (1951-56)<\/span>
\n(B) Second Five Year Plan (1956-61)<\/span>
\n(C) Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)<\/span>
\n(D) Fourth Five Year Plan (1969-74)<\/span>
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41. Khadi and village industry commission was established in which five year plan?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) Third Five year plan<\/span>
\n(B) Fourth Five year plan<\/span>
\n(C) Second Five year plan<\/span>
\n(D) First Five year plan<\/span>
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42. The Annual Plan described as ‘Plan Holiday’ were implemented during <\/b><\/span>
\n(A) 1965 – 66<\/span>
\n(B) 1966 – 69<\/span>
\n(C) 1967-70<\/span>
\n(D) 1968- 71<\/span>
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43. Who gives the final approval to the five-year plans of India?<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) National Development Council (NDC)<\/span>
\n(B) Ministry of Finance<\/span>
\n(C) Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog)<\/span>
\n(D) President of India<\/span>
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44. Formation of NITI AYOG was announced in<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) 15th August 2015<\/span>
\n(B) 26th January 2015<\/span>
\n(C) 15th August 2014<\/span>
\n(D) 26th January 2014<\/span>
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45. NITI AAYOG was established on<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) 15th August 2015<\/span>
\n(B) 26th January 2015<\/span>
\n(C) 2nd October 2015<\/span>
\n(D) 1st January 2015<\/span>
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46. Full form of NITI Aayog is<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) National Institute for Transportation India<\/span>
\n(B) National Institution for Transforming India<\/span>
\n(C) National Institute for Transmitting India<\/span>
\n(D) None of the above<\/span>
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47. The concept of five year ln was borrowed from<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) USA<\/span>
\n(B) Japan<\/span>
\n(C) Rusia<\/span>
\n(D) France<\/span>
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48. Who is known as the Pioneer of Economic Nationalism<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale<\/span>
\n(B) Madan Mohan Malviya<\/span>
\n(C) R.C. Dutt<\/span>
\n(D) Bipin Chandra Pal<\/span>
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49. During which Five-Year plan, the Green Revolution was introduced in India<\/b><\/span>
\n(A) Third Five year plan<\/span>
\n(B) Fourth Five year plan<\/span>
\n(C) Fifth Five year plan<\/span>
\n(D) Sixth Five year plan<\/span>
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