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

Related MCQs

• Over the last few years: 1. the value of imports has increased at a faster rate as compared to exports 2. exports have fallen as compared to imports 3. both exports and imports have risen 4. the balance of trade has been favourable to India
• 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
• National income calculated at current prices in India has shown a tendency to rise at a faster rate than national income at constant prices. This is because:
• Which of the following are the main causes of slow rate of growth of per capita income in India? [IAS 1993] 1. High capital-output ratio 2. High rate of growth of population 3. High rate of capital formation 4. High level of fiscal deficits
• Consider the following statements: [IAS 2004] 1. The highest deciding body for planning in India is the Planning Commission of India. 2. The Secretary of the Planning Commission of India is also the Secretary of National Development Council 3. The Constitution includes economic and social planning in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
• 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:
• Put in chronological order 1. Constitution of National Planning Committee -by the Indian National Congress under Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Planned Economy for India by Visvesvaraya published 3. Bombay Plan 4. Setting up of the National Development Council
• Among the causes of inflation can be listed: 1. slow growth in agricultural output 2. increasing non-development expenditure of Government 3. rapid population growth 4. rapid growth in costly imports
• The National Income is more at current prices than at constant prices because: [CDS 1992]
• The basic objectives of Indian planning are: 1. economic growth 2. self-reliance 3. employment generation 4. population growth