1st 100 important short question of Economic Practice

100 important short question of Economic Practice

1. When did the concept of planning in India begin?
2. Which book written in 1934 emphasized the need for planning in India?
3. Who was the author of Planned Economy of India?
4. What was the duration of the Planning Board set up by the colonial government?
5. In which year was the Bombay Plan published?
6. How many industrialists prepared the Bombay Plan?
7. Who proposed the Gandhian Plan in 1944?
8. Who drafted the People’s Plan in 1945?
9. Under whose chairmanship was the Planning Development Council set up in 1944?
10. Which body was set up by the Interim Government in 1946 for planning advice?
11. Who chaired the Economic Programme Committee in 1947?
12. In which year was the Planning Commission established in India?
13. What was the main objective of adopting economic planning after independence?
14. What type of economy did India follow after independence?
15. Why is India’s economy considered difficult to fully control through planning?
16. What role did private industrialists play in pre-independence planning?
17. Name any one development plan published before independence.
18. What replaced the Planning Commission in 2015?
19. What is the full form of NITI in NITI Aayog?
20. What was one major limitation observed in four decades of planning in India?
21. ·  In which year was the Planning Commission established?
22. ·  Under which Article of the Indian Constitution was the Planning Commission formed?
23. ·  Who was the head of the Planning Commission?
24. ·  Was the Planning Commission part of the Cabinet?
25. ·  Who prepared the draft plans under the guidance of the Commission?
26. ·  To which body were the draft plans first presented for approval?
27. ·  Who were the members of the National Development Council?
28. ·  What role did the National Development Council play in planning?
29. ·  After approval by the Council, where was the draft plan sent?
30. ·  Whose approval made the plan an operating document?
31. ·  Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
32. ·  Why did Jawaharlal Nehru become the Chairman of the Planning Commission?
33. ·  What was the main function of assessing resources in planning?
34. ·  What type of resources were assessed by the Planning Commission?
35. ·  What was the purpose of formulating plans for resource utilization?
36. ·  What does “defining stages of the plan” mean?
37. ·  Why was it necessary to determine resources for implementation?
38. ·  What is meant by appraisal of progress in planning?
39. ·  What was the role of public cooperation in national development?
40. ·  In which year was the National Planning Council established?
41. ·  What institution replaced the Planning Commission in India?
42. ·  What does NITI stand for?
43. ·  What type of institution is NITI Aayog considered?
44. ·  Who is the Chairman of NITI Aayog?
45. ·  What is the main role of NITI Aayog?
46. ·  To whom does NITI Aayog provide advice?
47. ·  What kind of advice does NITI Aayog give to governments?
48. ·  Does NITI Aayog deal with national and international economic issues?
49. ·  What is meant by “Think Tank” in the context of NITI Aayog?
50. ·  What is the role of NITI Aayog in sharing best practices?
51. ·  How many full-time members are there in NITI Aayog?
52. ·  How many part-time members are included in NITI Aayog?
53. ·  Who is the chief executive officer of NITI Aayog?
54. ·  How many central government ministers are part of NITI Aayog?
55. ·  What are Five-Year Plans?
56. ·  Who prepared the Five-Year Plans in India?
57. ·  What is the duration of a Five-Year Plan?
58. ·  What is the main purpose of Five-Year Plans?
59. ·  At which levels do Five-Year Plans operate?
60. ·  What does an indicative plan of action mean in Five-Year Plans?
61. ·  What was the time period of the First Five-Year Plan?
62. ·  What were the main objectives of the First Five-Year Plan?
63. ·  Which model was the First Five-Year Plan based on?
64. ·  Which sector was given highest priority in the First Plan?
65. ·  What was the target rate of investment in the First Plan?
66. ·  By how much did national income grow during the First Plan?
67. ·  What was the increase in food production during the First Plan?
68. ·  What was the proposed total expenditure in the First Plan?
69. ·  What was the actual expenditure in the First Plan?
70. ·  What was the time period of the Second Five-Year Plan?
71. ·  What was the main objective of the Second Plan?
72. ·  Which model was used in the Second Plan?
73. ·  What was the target increase in national income in the Second Plan?
74. ·  What was the actual increase in national income in the Second Plan?
75. ·  What type of society was aimed to be established during the Second Plan?
76. ·  Name one major industrial project set up during the Second Plan.
77. ·  What was the time period of the Third Five-Year Plan?
78. ·  What was the main objective of the Third Plan?
79. ·  Name any one crisis that affected the Third Plan.
80. ·  What was the achieved growth rate during the Third Plan?
81. What was the duration of the Holiday Plan?
82. Why was the Holiday Plan introduced?
83. What was the main focus during the Holiday Plan period?
84. What major agricultural development occurred during the Holiday Plan?
85. What is the Green Revolution associated with?
86. Which major economic step was taken during the Holiday Plan period?
87. What was the time period of the Fourth Five-Year Plan?
88. What was the main objective of the Fourth Plan?
89. What type of justice was emphasized in the Fourth Plan?
90. What was the goal of agriculture in the Fourth Plan?
91. What was the annual growth rate of national income in the Fourth Plan?
92. What was the time period of the Fifth Five-Year Plan?
93. What were the twin objectives of the Fifth Plan?
94. What program was introduced for basic needs in the Fifth Plan?
95. What was the achieved growth rate in the Fifth Plan?
96. Which government terminated the Fifth Plan?
97. What was the time period of the Sixth Five-Year Plan?
98. What was the main objective of the Sixth Plan?
99. Which government introduced a rolling Sixth Plan earlier?
100. Name one scheme introduced during the Sixth Plan.