Planning (Economic Development) Part-III

Total Questions: 58

51. The objective of the Eleventh Five Year Plan is: [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) Inclusive growth
Solution:Eleventh Five Year Plan was aimed 'Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth'. The duration of 11th Five Year Plan was 2007-12.

52. According to the Approach Paper of the 11th Five Year Plan, with the achievement of targeted growth rate and population growing at 1.5 percent per annum, the real income of the average Indian would double in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) 10 years
Solution:According to the Approach Paper of the 11th Five Year Plan, with the achievement of targeted growth rate and population growing at 1.5 percent the real income of the average Indian would double in ten years.

53. The largest increase of employment opportunities during the Eleventh Five Year Plan has been expected in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) Construction
Solution:During the Eleventh Five Year Plan, the maximum growth in employment opportunities was expected in the construction sector (8.27%). Expectations for increase of employment  opportunities in other sectors during the 11th Plan were as follows: Transport and Communication (7.6%), Manufacturing (4%) and Agriculture sector (4%).

54. What is the size of the Eleventh Five Year Plan of India? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs. 36,44,718 crore
Solution:The total outlay of the Eleventh Plan had been placed at Rs. 36,44,718 crore. The total outlay of 12th Five Year Plan was placed at Rs. 76,69,807 crore.

55. In the Eleventh Five Year Plan highest allocation has been made for: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008, U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2008]

Correct Answer: (a) Energy sector
Solution:

In the 11th Five Year Plan, highest allocation had been made for social services followed by the energy sector. Thus, among the given options, option (a) is the correct answer.

56. In the 11th Five Year Plan, which of the following sectors accounts for maximum combined Central, State and U.T. expenditure? [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Social sector
Solution:In the 11th Five Year Plan, social sector accounted for maximum combined Central, State and Union Territories expenditure.

57. The rate fixed for industrial development in the Eleventh Plan is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) 10.5 percent
Solution:The National Development Council (NDC), in approving the Approach to the Eleventh Plan, endorsed a target of 9% average annual GDP growth for the country as a whole. The broad sectoral composition of growth associated with that projection involved doubling the growth rate of agriculture to 4% per year compared with a little over 2% per year in the Tenth Plan and raising the industrial growth rate from 9.2% in the Tenth Plan to between 10% and 11% in the Eleventh Plan. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

58. The targeted annual growth rate of agricultural production in India in the 11th plan is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007, 2009]

Correct Answer: (d) 4.0 percent
Solution:The National Development Council (NDC), in approving the Approach to the Eleventh Plan, endorsed a target of 9% average annual GDP growth for the country as a whole. The broad sectoral composition of growth associated with that projection involved doubling the growth rate of agriculture to 4% per year compared with a little over 2% per year in the Tenth Plan and raising the industrial growth rate from 9.2% in the Tenth Plan to between 10% and 11% in the Eleventh Plan. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.