Indian Polity and Governance | The Planning Commission
Indian Polity and Governance | The Planning Commission
1. Planning Commission was established by
Issuing ordinance by the President
Making a law by Parliament
A special resolution passed by the federal cabinet
None of the above
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2. Which one of the following is an extra-Constitutional body?
Finance Commission
NITI Aayog
Election Commission
Inter-State Council
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3. The Planning Commission has been abolished by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Morarji Desai
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
I.K. Gujral
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4. When was the Planning Commission established?
10th March, 1950
15th March, 1950
16th March, 1951
20th March, 1950
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5. Who had suggested a merger of Finance and Planning Commission?
D.D. Basu
Bhalchandra Goswami
M.V. Mathur
Ashutosh Pandey
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6. Which one of the following is not a Constitutional body?
Union Public Service Commission
Finance Commission
Planning Commission
Election Commission
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7. Who was the First Chairman of Planning Commission of India?
M. Viswesvarya
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
P.C. Mahalanobis
John Mathai
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8. Who works as the Chairman of the Planning Commission?
President
Prime Minister
Vice-President
Governor of Reserve Bank
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9. The Ex-officio Chairman of Planning Commission is
President
Finance Minister
Vice-President
Prime Minister
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10. Who among the following is associated with 'NITI' Aayog?
Narendra Modi
Kaushik Basu
Amartya Sen
P. Chidambaram
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11. The Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission is equivalent to
Vice-President
Minister of the State
Cabinet Minister
Judge of the Supreme Court
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12. The importance given to the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission in the official hierarchy of the Government is that of
A Cabinet Minister in the Government of India
A Supreme Court Judge
Chairman of a Parliamentary Committee
A Secretary to the Government of India
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13. Who among the following has not been the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission in India?
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Pranab Mukherjee
P. Chidambaram
Montek S. Ahluwalia
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14. National Development Council is primarily related to
Approval of five year plans
Execution of village development plans
Formation of development plans
The financial relation between States and Union
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15. Who acts as the Secretary of National Development Council (NDC)?
Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Secretary, Ministry of Planning
Secretary, Planning Commission
Secretary, Finance Commission
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16. Which among the following functions as a coordinator between the Planning Commission and State Governments?
National Integration Council
Finance Commission
National Development Council
None of the above
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17. Who presides over the meetings of the National Development Council of India?
Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India
Prime Minister of India
Finance Minister of India
Vice-President of India
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18. When was the National Development Council formed in India?
26th January, 1950
2nd October, 1950
6th August, 1951
6th August, 1952
