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Q1With reference to India's Five Year Plans, consider the following statements: 1. The Second Plan emphasised heavy industries, capital goods and public sector expansion. 2. The plan holiday of 1966-69 followed the rolling-plan method of annual updating. 3. The Eighth Plan was the first plan after the 1991 economic reforms and stressed human development. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The Second Plan followed the Mahalanobis strategy centred on heavy industry and capital goods, and the Eighth Plan was the first post-reform plan with a strong human-development emphasis. Statement 2 conflates two distinct phases: the 1966-69 plan holiday used three annual plans, whereas the rolling plan was introduced for 1978-80.
Q2Match List I with List II: List I (Planning initiative or institution) A. Visvesvaraya plan B. National Planning Committee C. People's Plan D. Planning Advisory Board List II (Association) 1. M. Visvesvaraya and planned industrialisation 2. Jawaharlal Nehru as chair 3. M. N. Roy and a socialist orientation 4. K. C. Neogy as chair Select the correct answer using the code given below.
M. Visvesvaraya argued for planned industrialisation; Jawaharlal Nehru chaired the National Planning Committee; the People's Plan is associated with M. N. Roy and a socialist orientation; and the Planning Advisory Board was chaired by K. C. Neogy. Therefore, the correct matching is A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4.
Q3With reference to the Planning Commission, the National Development Council and NITI Aayog, consider the following statements: 1. The Planning Commission's authority was executive and advisory even though it could influence plan priorities and allocations. 2. The National Development Council's consideration of plans was federal consultation, not parliamentary enactment. 3. NITI Aayog allocates plan assistance to States in the same manner as the Planning Commission did. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Planning Commission was an executive, advisory body whose practical influence came from its role in plan formulation and resource discussions. The National Development Council provided political-federal consultation; it did not enact plans as law. Statement 3 is incorrect because NITI Aayog advises, monitors and convenes but does not allocate plan grants to States.
Q4With reference to fiscal federalism after the Planning Commission, consider the following statements: 1. For 2015-20, the Fourteenth Finance Commission recommended raising the States' share in the divisible pool of Union taxes to 42%. 2. For 2021-26, the Fifteenth Finance Commission recommended 41% devolution. 3. The plan and non-plan expenditure classification was removed from the Union Budget beginning in 2017-18. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. The Fourteenth Finance Commission recommended 42% devolution for 2015-20, while the Fifteenth recommended 41% for 2021-26. Separately, the Union Budget discontinued the plan/non-plan classification from 2017-18 and shifted attention to revenue-capital classification and outcomes.
Q5Consider the following statements about the former Planning Commission: 1. Its influence over development priorities arose partly from its role in plan formulation and resource discussions. 2. It could enact laws and levy taxes independently to enforce its plan priorities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is correct. The Planning Commission influenced ministry priorities, State allocations and scheme design through planning and resource discussions. Statement 2 is incorrect because it was an executive, advisory body; it could neither make laws nor levy taxes independently.
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6Arrange the following planning proposals in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. People's Plan 2. Visvesvaraya Plan 3. Bombay Plan 4. National Planning Committee Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7With reference to contemporary planning mechanisms in India, consider the following statements: 1. Central sector schemes are fully funded and implemented by the Union in areas of Union responsibility or national priority. 2. Centrally sponsored schemes are implemented by States with cost-sharing patterns and central guidelines. 3. Outcome budgeting confines assessment to the amount of money spent, without examining outputs or outcomes. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Consider the following statements about local planning in India: 1. The constitutional expectation of local planning by itself gives local bodies fiscal power independent of State laws and State Finance Commissions. 2. The effectiveness of local planning depends, among other things, on State laws, administrative capacity and timely transfer of funds. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9Arrange the following phases of Indian planning in chronological order: 1. Eighth Five Year Plan 2. Plan holiday with annual plans 3. Second Five Year Plan 4. Rolling Plan under the Janata government Select the correct answer using the code given below.
10Arrange the following developments in chronological order: 1. Planning Advisory Board chaired by K. C. Neogy 2. National Planning Committee under the Indian National Congress 3. Planning Commission established by a Government of India resolution 4. Bombay Plan proposed by leading industrialists Select the correct answer using the code given below.
11Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (Planning proposal) A. Visvesvaraya Plan B. National Planning Committee C. Gandhian Plan D. People's Plan List II (Association) 1. M. N. Roy 2. Jawaharlal Nehru as chair 3. M. Visvesvaraya 4. S. N. Agarwal
12Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List I (Five Year Plan) A. First Plan B. Second Plan C. Seventh Plan D. Tenth Plan List II (Core emphasis) 1. Monitorable targets and governance concerns 2. Agriculture, irrigation and rehabilitation 3. Food, work and productivity 4. Heavy industries, capital goods and public sector expansion
13With reference to the constitutional position of planning institutions in India, consider the following statements: 1. Economic and social planning is covered by Entry 20 of the Concurrent List. 2. NITI Aayog derives statutory status from the fact that the Prime Minister is its Chairperson. 3. The Finance Commission is a constitutional body under Article 280. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.