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POST INDEPENDENCE MCQs

Total Questions : 30 | Page 2 of 3 pages
Question 11. Which of these land reforms refers to fixing the maximum quantity of land an individual can hold?
  1.    Land floor
  2.    Land ceiling
  3.    Land cess
  4.    Land cap
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Land ceiling
:
B
Land ceiling refers to the reform of fixing the maximum quantity of land an individual can hold.
Question 12. When was the first FYP launched?
  1.    1945
  2.    1951
  3.    1963
  4.    1967
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1951
:
B
The first five-year plan came out in 1951.
Question 13. Who was the architect of the second plan?
  1.    Jawaharlal Nehru
  2.    Montek Singh Ahluwalia
  3.    Sardar Vallabhai Patel
  4.    P.C Mahalanobis
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> P.C Mahalanobis
:
D
P.C Mahalanobis came up with the second FYP.
Question 14. A key difference between the development observed in USA and that in Britain is:
  1.    The level of development
  2.    The policies for development
  3.    Sectoral development
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> The policies for development
:
B
Britain had an indirect path for development, while in USA, development was direct and rapid.
Question 15. The trade policy which advocated domestic production of goods in order to reduce foreign-dependence is called:
  1.    Import Quota
  2.    Import tariff
  3.    Import substitution
  4.    Import duty
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Import substitution
:
C
This policy is called import substitution.
Question 16. In which mode of production are market forces of supply and demand the key players?
  1.    Capitalist
  2.    Socialist
  3.    Fascist
  4.    Communist
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Capitalist
:
A
In capitalist economy, market is the main determinant of the economy.
Question 17. Which is the central monetary authority of India?
  1.    Reserve Bank of India
  2.    State Bank of India
  3.    Life Insurance Corporation
  4.    Securities and Exchange Board of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Reserve Bank of India
:
A
RBI is the central banker of India.
Question 18. What did “Land to the Tiller” policy offer that made it efficient?
  1.    Money
  2.    Inputs
  3.    Incentive
  4.    Better land
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Incentive
:
C
Here, the farmer had an incentive to increase productivity of the land because it was his/her own.
Question 19. Focus of the second FYP rested on which of the following?
  1.    Small-scale industries
  2.    Micro-enterprises
  3.    Medium enterprises
  4.    Heavy industries
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Heavy industries
:
D
Focus of the second FYP rested on heavy industries.
Question 20. In the development model of USA and Britain, one the biggest innovations was in the sector of:
  1.    Transport
  2.    Infrastructure
  3.    Health
  4.    Finance
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Finance
:
D
Finance witnessed some of the greatest revolutions in the western nations.

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