1 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q1. Mention the main objective of Second Five Years Plan .(C.B.S.E. 2012)
Q2.What was the ” Bombay Plan ”? (C.B.S.E. 2013)
Q3. Who is the ex-officio chairperson of the Planning Commission of India ?(All India 2013)
Q4. Who was popularly known as the ” Milkman of India ”? (All India 2013)
Q5.What is meant by ”Decentralised Planning” ? (C.B.S.E. 2012,2014)
Q6.Differentiate between the main objectives of the First and Second Five Years Plan . (C.B.S.E. 2014)
Q7. How was Kerela plan based on decentralised planning ? (imp.)
ANS – Kerela plan was based on decentralized planning because peoples directly involve in development activities through voluntary citizens organisations. The officials also taken initiate to involve people in making plans at the panchayat , block and district level.
2 MARS QUESTIONS
Q1. Mention any two merits of green revolution. (C.B.S.E 2013)
Q2. Differentiate between the capitalist and the socialist models of development . ( All India 2014)
Q3.Which are the two models of development ? which model of development was adopted by India ? (C.B.S.E. 3013)
Q4.Differentiate between the main objective of the First and the Second Five Year Plans. (DELHI 2014)
Q5. What is meant by Decentralised planning ? (All India 2014,2012)
4 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q1.Critically examine the major outcomes of the Indian model of mixed economy . (Delhi 2016)
Q2. List two merits and two demerits of the green revolution ( C.B.S.E 2014)
Q3. State any two differences between the First Five Year Plan and the Second Five Year Plan. (C.B.S.E. 2013)
Q4.Which two models of modern development were there before India on the eve of independence ? Which model did India decide to choose and why ? (DELHI 2015)
Q4. Describe the strategy adopted by the Government of India to promote the green revolution . (All India 2015)
Q5.Describe any four consequences of the Green Revolution . (DELHI 2015)
Q6.How was the Planning Commission of India set up ? Mention its scope of work. (All India 2010)
ANS- The Planning Commission was set up by a simple resolution passed by Government of India in March 1950. The Planning Commission has a advisory role and its recommendations become effective when government approves them.
SCOPE OF WORK OF PLANNING COMMISSION
The Planning Commission drafts the Five Year Plans for India keeping all resources in mind when it is drafted . The resolution which set ups the commission defined he scope of its work int he following terms :
(1) The Constitution of India has guaranteed certain Fundamental Rights to the citizens of India .
(2) It enunciated certain Directive Principles of State Policy in particular . According to it, the state shall strive to promote the welfare of the people by securing and protecting a social order in which justice , social economic and political shall direct its policy toward securing among other things.
6 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q1. Examine the different areas of agreement and disagreement with respect to the model of economic development to be adopted in India after independence . (DELHI 2016)
Q2. Assess the outcomes of planned development towards the foundation of India’s economic growth and land reforms. (DELHI 2011)
Q3.Describe briefly the composition and any four functions of the Planning Commission of India . (ALL INDIA 2011)
Q4.What were the early initiatives taken by the Planning Commission for building a new India ? (All India 2011)
HINT – 1. First five year plan
2.Second Five Year Plan
3. Mixed Economy
Q5. What was Green Revolution ? Mention its any two positive and any two negative consequences. ( DELHI 2012,2008; ALL INDIA 2011,2008)