Indian Economy PYQ – Planning Commission and Pre-Independence Plans

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Indian Economy PYQ – Planning Commission and Pre-Independence Plans – 18 questions, subject: Economy. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
GSASO 2020
Match the following :
(a) Nagpur plan – 1. 1999
(b) Bombay plan – 2. 1943-63
(c) Lucknow plan – 3. 1981-2001
(d) National Highways Development project – 4. 1961-81

Correct Answer: A [2 4 3 1]

Explanation:

The Nagpur Plan covered 1943-63, the Bombay Plan 1961-81, the Lucknow Plan 1981-2001 and the National Highways Development Project began in 1999, giving 2 4 3 1.

2.  
ADGS 2021
Name the following is associated with the Planning Commission in the formulation and implementation of the plan.

Correct Answer: B [National Development Council]

Explanation:

The National Development Council, set up on 6 August 1952, gave final approval to Five Year Plan drafts and reviewed their implementation with the states.

3.  
Group 1 2021 · Health Officer 2023
The first blue print for Indian planning came from an engineer administrator

Correct Answer: A [M. Visvesvaraya]

Explanation:

Engineer M. Visvesvaraya gave India's first blueprint for planning in his 1934 book Planned Economy for India, proposing a ten-year plan.

4.  
Group 1 2022
M. Visvesvaraya's birthday is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India. He was the Dewan of which Princely state?

Correct Answer: C [Mysore]

Explanation:

Sir M. Visvesvaraya, whose birthday 15 September is Engineers' Day, served as Dewan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.

5.  
Group 4 2022
Arrange the following plans in chronological order.
(i) Gandhian Plan
(ii) Bombay Plan
(iii) Jawaharlal Nehru Plan
(iv) Vishveshwarya Plan

Correct Answer: B [(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)]

Explanation:

In order, the Visvesvaraya Plan (1934), Nehru's National Planning Committee (1938), Bombay Plan (1944) and Gandhian Plan (1944) give (iv), (iii), (ii), (i).

6.  
CBT 2022
Match the List I with List II :
(a) M.N. Roy – 1. Gandhian plan
(b) Shriman Narayan – 2. Bombay plan
(c) Eight industrialists – 3. People's plan

Correct Answer: B [3 1 2]

Explanation:

M.N. Roy authored the People's Plan, Shriman Narayan the Gandhian Plan and eight industrialists the Bombay Plan, giving 3 1 2.

7.  
CTS (ITI Posts) 2024 · Group 1 & 1A 2025
Match the following :
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru – 1. Gandhian plan
(b) S.N. Agarwal – 2. People's plan
(c) M.N. Roy – 3. Sarvodaya plan
(d) J.P. Narayan – 4. National Planning Committee

Correct Answer: D [4 1 2 3]

Explanation:

Nehru headed the 1938 planning committee (4), Agarwal wrote the Gandhian plan (1), M.N. Roy the People's plan (2) and J.P. Narayan the Sarvodaya plan (3), giving 4 1 2 3.

8.  
EO Gr. IV (HR&CE) 2022
Which committee was appointed by the planning commission in 1985 with respect to local self governments?

Correct Answer: B [G.V.K. Rao Committee]

Explanation:

The Planning Commission appointed the G.V.K. Rao Committee in 1985 to review administrative arrangements for rural development and poverty alleviation.

9.  
VCGS 2022
The eighth five year plan is ______ type of planning.

Correct Answer: C [Indicative]

Explanation:

The Eighth Plan (1992-97), after the 1991 reforms, adopted indicative planning, where the state gives targets and guidance to the private sector rather than commands.

10.  
Group 1 2022
Nehru-Mahalanobis planning model was based on the following strategies emphasised :
(i) High rate of saving
(ii) Preferred a heavy industry
(iii) Discouraged import substitution
(iv) Safeguard infant industry

Correct Answer: C [(i), (ii) and (iv) correct]

Explanation:

The Nehru-Mahalanobis model stressed a high saving rate, heavy industry, protection of infant industries and import substitution, not curbing public sector growth.

11.  
ACF 2023
Nehru Mahalanobis model was based on
(i) a high rate of savings so as to boost investment to a higher level
(ii) It preferred a heavy industry bias to develop the industrial base of the economy
(iii) It opted for the protectionist path so as to safeguard infant industry
(iv) It encouraged import substitution so as to achieve self reliance

Correct Answer: D [(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)]

Explanation:

The Mahalanobis model of the Second Plan (1956-61) combined high saving and investment, heavy industry bias, protection of infant industries and import substitution for self-reliance.

12.  
DEO 2023
The Book 'Planning and the Poor' is written by

Correct Answer: D [B.S. Minhas]

Explanation:

B.S. Minhas, a Planning Commission member, wrote Planning and the Poor (1974), showing the benefits of planned growth did not reach the poor.

13.  
DEO 2023
The major objective/s of the government to set up the Planning Commission in India are
(i) To promote a rapid rise in the standard of living of the people by efficient use of the resources of the country.
(ii) Helps to increase the production and offering opportunities to all for employment in the service of the country.
(iii) Do not have the responsibility of making assessment of all resources of the country.

Correct Answer: B [(i) and (ii) only]

Explanation:

The Planning Commission, set up on 15 March 1950, aimed to raise living standards through efficient resource use and to increase production and employment for all.

14.  
Asst. Training Officer (Textile) 2023
Assertion [A] : The Planning Commission has been replaced by the NITI Aayog.
Reason [R] : NITI Aayog does not serve as a knowledge hub and monitor progress in the implementation of policies and programmes of the Govt. of India.

Correct Answer: D [[A] is true but [R] is false]

Explanation:

NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission on 1 January 2015, so A is true; R is false because NITI Aayog does serve as a knowledge hub and monitors programme implementation.

15.  
Research Asst. (Animal Husbandry) 2023
Jawaharlal Nehru, the former Prime Minister of India set up the planning commission in

Correct Answer: A [1950]

Explanation:

The Planning Commission was set up on 15 March 1950 by a Union Cabinet resolution; it was neither a constitutional nor a statutory body.

16.  
CTS (Interview Posts) 2026
Chairman of the Planning Commission in India is

Correct Answer: A [Prime Minister]

Explanation:

The Prime Minister chaired the Planning Commission (Nehru was the first chairman), while the Deputy Chairman acted as its working head.

17.  
EO Gr. I (HR&CE) 2024
Who decides production, distribution and decisions in a Socialist pattern of economy?

Correct Answer: B [Planning Commission]

Explanation:

In a socialist economy the state owns the factors of production, and a central planning authority such as the Planning Commission decides what, how much and for whom to produce.

18.  
CTS (Interview Posts) 2024
Which of the following statements are true about objectives of planning commission?
(i) To achieve full employment
(ii) To reduce inequalities of income and wealth
(iii) To achieve higher level of national and per capita income

Correct Answer: D [(i), (ii) and (iii) only]

Explanation:

Full employment, reducing income inequalities, and rapid economic growth were basic objectives of Indian planning, so statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are true.

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