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Planning, Five-Year Plans and NITI Aayog – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Hard statement and match-the-list questions on the Planning Commission, Mahalanobis model, Industrial Policy Resolution, Karve Committee, land reforms, Green Revolution and NITI Aayog.

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35 min
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About this test

Five-Year Plans and NITI Aayog GK Practice Quiz: Advanced Level 3

This Level 3 quiz is for students who have finished the basics of Indian economic planning and want harder, statement-based practice on the Five-Year Plans, the Planning Commission and NITI Aayog. It tests dates, committees, policy resolutions and planning goals through match-the-list, chronology and multi-statement questions. Aptitude360 gives an explanation for every question.

Planning and NITI Aayog topics tested at this level

  • Setting up of the Planning Commission and its chairmanship by the Prime Minister
  • Periods of the First and Twelfth Five-Year Plans and how they relate to the formation of the Planning Commission
  • Ideas of P. C. Mahalanobis behind the Second Plan and the role of M. Visvesvaraya
  • Industrial Policy Resolution and its classification of industries
  • Karve Committee on village and small-scale industries
  • Land reforms, land ceiling, abolition of intermediaries and 'land to the tiller'
  • Green Revolution, HYV seeds, licensing and import substitution
  • NITI Aayog: full form, chairperson and its replacement of the Planning Commission

Key concepts in Indian economic planning to revise

  • The four planning goals: growth, modernisation, self-reliance and equity, and what each one meant
  • Why liberalisation and privatisation are not among the original plan goals
  • How import substitution links to the goal of self-reliance
  • The difference between an advisory think tank like NITI Aayog and the Planning Commission, which allocated plan funds

How to prepare for tricky planning questions

  • Draw one timeline from the Planning Commission to NITI Aayog and place every committee, plan and policy on it
  • Pair each person and committee with its exact role, since match-the-list options swap these often
  • Read every statement for small traps, such as the Finance Minister named as chairperson in place of the Prime Minister

Who this Level 3 planning set is meant for

Students revising Indian Economy for general awareness papers who have already covered the basic and medium levels of this topic and now want exam-style statement questions.

FAQs about Planning, Five-Year Plans and NITI Aayog – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

What is the difference between the Five Year Plans and NITI Aayog?
The Five Year Plans were drawn up by the Planning Commission, which also allocated funds to states. NITI Aayog, which replaced it, works as a policy think tank and does not allocate funds or make five-year plans.
Which Five Year Plan was based on the Mahalanobis model?
The Second Five Year Plan was based on the ideas of P. C. Mahalanobis. It stressed rapid industrialisation, especially heavy industries.
What is the full form of NITI Aayog?
NITI stands for National Institution for Transforming India. It was set up on 1 January 2015 and is chaired by the Prime Minister.
Which was the last Five Year Plan in India?
The Twelfth Five Year Plan, covering 2012-17, was the last. After it, planning moved to NITI Aayog's approach of long-term vision and strategy documents.

Test structure

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SectionQuestionsTime
Planning, Five-Year Plans and NITI Aayog GK Level 35035 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

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