300+ TOP Political & Economical Development of India MCQs & Answers

Political and Economical Development of India Multiple Choice Questions

1. “Capitalism” refers to?
A. The use of market

B. Government ownership of capital

C. Private ownership of capital goods

D. Private ownership of homes & cars

Answer:
C.Private ownership of capital goods

2. What is the main cause of exports surplus?
A. Country’s stringent import policy

B. Developments in national and international markets

C. Country’s exports promotion value

D. above all

Answer:
D.above all

3. Which is the primary objective of economic planning in India
A. Reducing Inequalities of income

B. Abolition of poverty

C. Growth with social justice

D. Removing unemployment

Answer:
C.Growth with social justice

4. Which of the following is associated
A. Tendulkar committee

B. Lakdawala committee

C. Saxena committee

D. All the above

Answer:
D.All the above

5. Which of the following state introduced
A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Maharashtra

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Karnataka

Answer:
B.Maharashtra

6. Infant mortality
A. Defined as the annual number of deaths of infant under 1 year old per 1,000 live births.

B. Reflects the availability of primary education, the rights of employment and social security.

C. life expectancy up to age 3.

D. Reflects the availability of hospitals and childcare facilities, and the parents’ wealth.

Answer:
A.Defined as the annual number of deaths of infant under 1 year old per 1,000 live births.

7. —-is below the income that secures the bare essentials of food,
A. Income inequality.

B. Absolute poverty.

C. Sen’s poverty index.

D. Purchasing-power poverty.

Answer:
B.Absolute poverty.

8. The unemployment rate is the
A. Employed plus unemployed divided by

B. Total employment divided by population.

C. Labor force divided by population.

D. Uunemployed divided by employed

Answer:
A.Employed plus unemployed divided by

9. In which type of unemployment do the marginal productivity of the workers is
A. Disguised Unemployment

B. Involuntary unemployment

C. Seasonal unemployment

D. Structural Unemployment

Answer:
A.Disguised Unemployment

10. Which is the state with minimum sex ratio in India?
A. Chandigarh

B. Delhi

C. Haryana

D. Punjab

Answer:
C.Haryana

11. Which is the state with highest number of Scheduled Castes in India?
A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Bihar

C. Tamil Nadu

D. Uttar Pradesh

Answer:
D.Uttar Pradesh

12. Which is the state with highest population of Scheduled Tribe in India?
A. Gujarat

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Maharashtra

D. Orissa

Answer:
A.Gujarat

13. Which country is the largest consumer of sugar in the world?
A. USA

B. CHINA

C. JAPAN

D. INDIA

Answer:
A.USA

14. Which is the largest sugar-producing country in the world?
A. INDIA

B. CHINA

C. BRAZIL

D. None of the above

Answer:
C.BRAZIL

15. When was cotton textile industry established in Mumbai?
A. 1854

B. 1855

C. 1948

D. 1956

Answer:
A.1854

16. Which is the Indian state with the highest number of powerlooms?
A. Gujarat

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Maharashtra

D. Tamil Nadu

Answer:
C.Maharashtra

17. Which of the following industries is not a heavy industry.
A. Cotton textile

B. Cement

C. Iron and Steel

D. Ship building

Answer:
A.Cotton textile

18. Which one of the following agencies, markets steel for the public sector
A. HAIL

B. SAIL

C. TATA Steel

D. MNCC

Answer:
B.SAIL

19. Where was oil discovered for the first time in India?
A. Digboi

B. Numaligarh

C. Bongaigon

D. Barauni

Answer:
A.Digboi

20. In production sector, a micro enterprise
A. 10 LAKH

B. 15 LAKH

C. 12 LAKH

D. 25 LAKH

Answer:
D.25 LAKH

21. Which of the following does not form part of current account under balance
A. Export and import of goods

B. Export and import of services

C. Income receipts and payments

D. Capital receipts and payments

Answer:
D.Capital receipts and payments

22. Balance in capital account refer to the
A. Nation’s net exports of goods and services

B. Nation’s net exports of financial claims

C. Nation’s net exports of international

D. Nation’s sum of net exports of goods,

Answer:
D.Nation’s sum of net exports of goods,

23. Balance in capital account refer to the
A. National Development Council (NDC)

B. Ministry of Finance

C. Planning Commission (now

D. President of India

Answer:
A.National Development Council (NDC)

24. When was the first five-year plan of India started?
A. 1949

B. 1950

C. 1952

D. 1951

Answer:
D.1951

25. What as the prime target of the first five-year plan of India?
A. Development of the industries

B. Development of Agriculture

C. Development of infrastructure

D. Development of ports

Answer:
B.Development of Agriculture

26. Which programme given the slogan of Garibi Hatao?
A. 7th five-year plan

B. 3rd five year plan

C. 6th five year plan

D. 5th five-year plan

Answer:
D.5th five-year plan

27. In which five-year plan India opted for a mixed economy?
A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. Fourth

Answer:
D.Fourth

28. When was the plan holiday declared?
A. After the third plan

B. After the fourth plan

C. After the fifth plan

D. After the sixth plan

Answer:
A.After the third plan

29. National Development Council is consists of:
A. Members of the Planning Commission

B. Governors of the states

C. Chief Ministers of the states

D. A & C

Answer:
D.A & C

30. Three annual plan were launched between:
A. 1969 to 1972

B. 1966 to 1969

C. 1986 to 1989

D. 1988 to 1991

Answer:
B.1966 to 1969

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