1. 70% of working population of India is engaged in:

2. Which of the following features indicate that Indian economy is of the developing category? I. Occupation mainly agricultural II. Chronic unemployment III. Poor quality of human capital IV. Low per capita intake of proteins

3. Success of 4th plan was obstructed by :

4. Who among the following was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission? [CDS 2008]

5. Rolling plan was designed for the period: [IAS 2003]

6. Economic survey is published by :[IAS 1998]

7. The deputy chairman of the Planning Commission: [UP PCS 1994]

8. India's economic planning CANNOT be said to be : [NDA 2002]

9. The Planning Commission of India: I. was set up in 1950 II. is a constitutional body III. is an advisory body IV. is a government department

10. Which of the following statements is correct? [AAO 1993]

11. Which of the following may be termed as long-term objectives of Indian planning? 1. Self-reliance 2. Productive employment generation 3. Growth of 7 per cent per annum 4. Growth in infrastructure

12. Put in chronological order the following Special features/objectives of different Five Year Plans as they were first formulated: 1. Mahalanobis strategy 2. Modernisation 3. Removal of Poverty 4. Emphasis on employment generation

13. Which of the following are not correct assessments of the decades of India's Five-Year Plans? 1. There has been very low capital formation 2. Growth has favoured the better off 3. Production has increased substantially though often falling short of targets 4. The public sector has contributed nothing to economic growth

14. The National Development Council gets its administrative support from:

15. Indicative Planning being pursued in India since the 8th Plan aims at ensuring that: 1. Planning mechanism plays a facilitatory role 2. Planning mechanism brings about a balance between need and supply 3. Planning mechanism concerns itself with optima! utilisation of resources 4. Planning concerns itself with laying down broad directions in which the economy should move Choose the correct answer from:

16. Economic Planning is a subject: [Asstt Grade 1991]

17. In which Plan was the growth rate target exceeded?

18. Consider the following about the 'Rolling Plan': I. A plan for the current year which includes the annual budget II. A plan for a fixed number of years - say 3 - 4 or 5 III. It is revised every year as per requirements of the economy IV. A perspective plan for 10 - 15 or 20 years Which of the above are correct? [BPSC 2011]

19. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India?

20. The basic difference between imperative and indicative planning is that: [IAS 1993]

21. The objective of self-reliance and zero net foreign aid was declared in :

22. An underdeveloped economy is generally characterised by : 1. Iow per capita income 2. Iow rate of capital formation 3. Iow dependency figure 4. working force largely in the tertiary sector

23. Among the achievements of Indian planning - we may include: 1. development of strong infrastructure 2. diversification of industry and exports 3. high growth of national income 4. strong control over prices

24. In the context of Indian economy - consider the following pairs: Term Most appropriate description 1. Melt down Fall in stock prices 2. Recession Fall in growth rate 3. Slow down Fall in GDP Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? [IAS 2010]

25. Which one of the following Five-Year Plans recognised human development as the core of all developmental efforts? [IAS 1995]