five year plan

Question 1

Planning Commissions started on

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15 March 1950

Question 2

Planning Commission is a ____ body

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advisory body

Question 3

Planning Commission head

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Prime Minister

Question 4

Five Year Plans
idea → inspired by

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Russia (then USSR)

Question 5

how many Five Year Plans

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12 Five Year Plans

Question 6

Five Year Plans is replacedd by

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NITI Aayog

Question 7

First Five Year Plan

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(1951-56)

Question 8

First Five Year Plan (1951-56)
based on the

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Harrod-Domar model

Question 9

First Five Year Plan targeted in

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agriculture, productions, irrigation, price stability, power, and transport

Question 10

First Five Year Plan proved to be a successas

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agriculture production increased dramatically

Question 11

First Five Year Plan ____ growth rate

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3.6% growth rate

Question 12

Major dam projects of 5 year plan

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Bhakra-Nangal, Hirakud and Mettur dam

Question 13

First Five Year Plan

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1956 → 5 IITs started

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Second Five Year Plan

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(1956-61

Question 15

Second Five Year Plan (1956-61)
based on the

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Mahalanobis model

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rapid industrialization

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Second Five Year Plan (1956-61)

Question 17

Second Five Year Plan (1956-61) growth rate

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target growth rate of this plan was 4.5%
the actual growth rate was 4.27%

Question 18

Third Five Year Plan

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(1961-66)

Question 19

Third Five Year Plan stressed growth in

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agriculture & industry

Question 20

Gadgil Yojana

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Third Five Year Plan

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1st failure plan

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Third Five Year Plan(1961-66)

Question 22

3rd FYP failed to achieveits target due to

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warswith China in 1962 and Pakistan in 1965 and bad monsoon

Question 23

Third Five Year Plan TARGET RATE

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target growth rate → 5.6%, but actual growth rate → 2.4%

Question 24

Plan Holidays

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(1966-69)

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Due to a major warfought between India-Pakistan, and failure of the third plan the Govt was forced to declare

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3 annual plans - “plan holidays

Question 26

Fourth Five Year Plan

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(1969-74)

Question 27

Fourth Five Year Plan (1969-74)
emphasized

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agriculture growth and the Green Revolution in India

Question 28

14 major Indian bankswere nationalized IN which FYP

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Fourth Five Year Plan (1969-74)

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Fourth Five Year Plan (1969-74) GROWTH RATE

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Target growth rate → 5.6%, but the actual growth rate → 3.3%

Question 30

Fifth Five Year Plan

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(1974-78)

Question 31

Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-78)
laid stress on

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employment, checking inflation, poverty alleviation (Garibi Hatao), and justice

Question 32

Garibi Hatao

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Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-78)

Question 33

Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-78) prepared by

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D.P.Dhar

Question 34

Fifth Five Year Plan focus

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self-reliance in agricultural production and defense