Which statement about 2004 elections is NOT true
A. Congress entered in coalition politics in a big way
B. The NDA was defeated
C. A single party came into power
D. The party in power received support from Left parties from outside
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H. D. Dewa Gowda was the president of . . . . . . . . Party.
A. Janata Dal
B. Bhartiya
C. Congress
D. Delta
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The Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) was started under which of the following plans?
A. Fifth Five year Plan
B. Sixth Five Year Plan
C. Seventh Five Year Plan
D. Eighth Five Year Plan
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Who headed the central government in India after 1998 parliamentary elections?
A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. P. V. Narsimha Rao
C. H. D. Deve Gowda
D. I. K. GujraI
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Consider the following statements about imperative planning:
I. The Central Planning Authority looks after every aspect of planning for the different sectors of the economy.
II. It is a feature of socialist economies.
Choose the correct answer:
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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Consider the following statements about Operation Flood:
I. It sought to spread the white revolution in the country.
II. It tried to eliminate the middlemen between the supply chain of the milk.
Choose the correct answer:
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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'Sarvodaya Plan' was prepared by which of the following personalities?
A. Jai Prakash Narayan
B. Acharya Narendra Dev
C. Ram Manohar Lohiya
D. Kanshi Ram
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What is the full form of FICCI?
A. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries
B. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Investment
C. Federation of Indian Chambers of Collective Industries
D. Federation of Indian Chambers of Collective Investment
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J. C. Kumarappa's original name was
A. M. C. Cornelius
B. P. C. Cornelius
C. J. C. Cornelius
D. O. C. Cornelius
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Choose the correct term for coming together of two or more political parties to form government.
A. United Government
B. Coalition Government
C. National Government
D. None of the above
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Who said, "Planning is a way of organizing and utilizing resources to maximum advantage in terms of defined social ends"?
A. K. T. Shah
B. Planning commission of India
C. Dr. Rajinder Prashad
D. None of these
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In India, planning was conceived as the main instrument of:
A. Political development
B. Cultural development
C. Social development
D. Socio-economic development
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The recommendations of the Mandal Commission were implemented in the year
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Who among the following acted as the chairperson of the Planning Commission?
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Speaker
D. Home Minister
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Which of the following ideas did not form part of the early phase of India's development policy?
A. Planning
B. Liberalisation
C. Co-operative Farming
D. Self-sufficiency
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The state which has achieved nearly total literacy in India is
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Manipur
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Who started White Revolution in Anand, Gujarat?
A. Dr. Tribhuvan Das Patel
B. Dr. Trivedi Das Patel
C. Dr. Tribhuvan Das Verma
D. Dr. Tribhuvan Das Patidar
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The period after 1989 is the period of . . . . . . . .
i. Decline of congress
ii. Rise of BJP
iii. Rise of congress
iv. Decline of BJP
A. i and ii
B. ii and iii
C. iii and iv
D. i and iv
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Dr. Verghese Kurien died on at the age of 90.
A. 9th September 2010
B. 9th September 2011
C. 9th September 2012
D. 9th September 2013
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In February and March 2002 the large scale violence
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Punjab
D. Uttar Pradesh
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