Questions for: The Planning Commission

• Q: Centre-State relations in India depend on: 1. Constitutional provisions 2. Conventions & practices 3. Judicial interpretations 4. Mechanisms for dialogue
  
  A) 1 and 2

  B) 1, 2 and 3

  C) 2, 3 and 4

  D) All four
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: A Federal policy involves: 1. Union-State relations 2. Relations among States 3. Mechanism for cooperation 4. Mechanism for dispute solving
  
  A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

  B) Only 1, 2 and 3

  C) Only 1, 2 and 4

  D) Only 2, 3 and 4
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Stamp duty on financial goods deals in India are: 1. Imposed and collected by State Government 2. Regulated by Union Government
  
  A) Only 1

  B) Only 2

  C) Both 1 and 2

  D) None of the above
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Extra-constitutional & extra-legal device(s) for securing cooperation among States are: 1. National Development Council 2. Governor’s Conference 3. Zonal Councils 4. Inter-state Council
  
  A) 1 and 2

  B) 1, 3 and 4

  C) 3 and 4

  D) Only 4
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Assertion (A): Growing demand for review of Centre-State relations. Reason (R): States lack adequate resources for developmental projects. Which is correct?
  
  A) Both true, R explains A

  B) Both true, R does not explain A

  C) A true, R false

  D) A false, R true
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Planning Commission was established by [UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
  
  A) Issuing ordinance by the President

  B) Making a law by Parliament

  C) A special resolution passed by the federal cabinet

  D) None of the above
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following is an extra-Constitutional body? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
  
  A) Finance Commission

  B) NITI Aayog

  C) Election Commission

  D) Inter-State Council
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: The Planning Commission has been abolished by Prime Minister [UPPCS (Pre) 2015]
  
  A) Narendra Modi

  B) Morarji Desai

  C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

  D) I.K. Gujral
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: When was the Planning Commission established? [47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]
  
  A) 10th March, 1950

  B) 15th March, 1950

  C) 16th March, 1951

  D) 20th March, 1950
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Who had suggested a merger of Finance and Planning Commission? [MPPCS (Pre) 2015]
  
  A) D.D. Basu

  B) Bhalchandra Goswami

  C) M.V. Mathur

  D) Ashutosh Pandey
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following is not a Constitutional body? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2005, UPPCS (Mains) 2004, 03, 08, 2010]
  
  A) Union Public Service Commission

  B) Finance Commission

  C) Planning Commission

  D) Election Commission
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Who was the First Chairman of Planning Commission of India? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006]
  
  A) M. Viswesvarya

  B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

  C) P.C. Mahalanobis

  D) John Mathai
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Who works as the Chairman of the Planning Commission? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2006, MPPCS (Pre) 2004]
  
  A) President

  B) Prime Minister

  C) Vice-President

  D) Governor of Reserve Bank
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: The Ex-officio Chairman of Planning Commission is [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007]
  
  A) President

  B) Finance Minister

  C) Vice-President

  D) Prime Minister
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following is not correct about NITI Aayog? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
  
  A) It was set up to replace the Planning Commission

  B) It has a full time Chairman

  C) It was set up in January 2015

  D) It is based on the principle of Cooperative Federalism
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Who among the following is associated with ‘NITI’ Aayog? [MPPCS (Pre) 2016]
  
  A) Narendra Modi

  B) Kaushik Basu

  C) Amartya Sen

  D) P. Chidambaram
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission is equivalent to [UPPCS (Pre) 1991]
  
  A) Vice-President

  B) Minister of the State

  C) Cabinet Minister

  D) Judge of the Supreme Court
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: The importance given to the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission in the official hierarchy of the Government is that of [UPPCS (Pre) 1994]
  
  A) A Cabinet Minister in the Government of India

  B) A Supreme Court Judge

  C) Chairman of a Parliamentary Committee

  D) A Secretary to the Government of India
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Who among the following has not been the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission in India? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
  
  A) Dr. Manmohan Singh

  B) Pranab Mukherjee

  C) P. Chidambaram

  D) Montek S. Ahluwalia
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following statements is not true? [UPPCS (Mains) 2004]
  
  A) Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Planning Commission of India

  B) Planning Commission is the highest decision-making body for planning in India

  C) Secretary of the Planning Commission is also the Secretary of the National Development Council

  D) The National Development Council is presided over by the Prime Minister of India
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: National Development Council is primarily related to [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002]
  
  A) Approval of five year plans

  B) Execution of village development plans

  C) Formation of development plans

  D) The financial relation between States and Union
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Who acts as the Secretary of National Development Council (NDC)? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2011]
  
  A) Secretary, Ministry of Finance

  B) Secretary, Ministry of Planning

  C) Secretary, Planning Commission

  D) Secretary, Finance Commission
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Which among the following functions as a coordinator between the Planning Commission and State Governments? [UPPCS (Pre) 2012]
  
  A) National Integration Council

  B) Finance Commission

  C) National Development Council

  D) None of the above
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Who presides over the meetings of the National Development Council of India? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006]
  
  A) Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India

  B) Prime Minister of India

  C) Finance Minister of India

  D) Vice-President of India
  Answer: B
  Explanation: