Geography Planning in India MCQ Question and Answers – MCQs for Practice

1. Which of the following is not a single use plan?

2. Who conceived the idea of the Indira Gandhi Canal?

3. They provide a basis for interpreting strategy, which is usually stated in general terms

4.  ITDP refers to which one of the following?

5. In which state in the Bharmour Tribal Region is situated?

6. Regional planning relates to:

7. Which one of the following is the most crucial factor for sustainable development in Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area?

8. Which of the following is a benefit of planning?

9. A strategy is a comprehensive plan which will not include this dimension

10. What is known as the primary function of management?

11. Who wrote ‘The Population Bomb’?

12. Hill area development programme does not include

13. It helps to save time, money and effort, and increases efficiency.

14. According to a survey, these days young children have more power in purchasing decisions than ever before. The parents seek their kids’ opinions about all kinds of once-adult decisions, including where to go for dinner, what kind of car to buy, even what to wear,”. Therefore, the retailers are adapting to this by enhancing their kids’ sections. If the children want to shop in the store for their clothes, then there’s a greater chance the parent will also see something they want to buy as well. Identify the type of plan being described in the above lines.

15. Aim of regional planning is

16. When did NITI Aayog replace the Planning Commission?

17. What does WCED stand for?

18.  Which of the following is not a feature of planning?

19. Negative influence of Indira Gandhi Canal command area includes

20. Who wrote the ‘Our Common Future’ report?

21. On which factor does the economic development of a region depend?

22. It is not always true that just because a plan has worked before it will work again. Identify the related limitation of planning.

23. Which is the main river in the Bharmour region?

24.  ITDP means

25. It is a plan which quantifies future facts and figures.

26. What was the period of the First Five Year Plan?

27. Which of the following is not a benefit of planning?

28. In how many districts, drought-prone area are identified:

29. What should be the height of an area in the hill area development programme?

30. What is the female literacy rate in the Bharmour region?

31. By Which name was the Indira Gandhi Canal earlier known as?

32. All other managerial functions are performed within the framework of the plans drawn. Identify the related features of planning

33. Under which programme, did the Planning Commission of India (1967) identify 67 districts (entirely or partly) of the country as prone to drought?

34. Planning includes which of the following

35. They detail the exact manner in which any work is to be performed.

36. When did the Tenth Five Year Plan come to an end?

37. Which of the following is not a standing plan?

38. Sectoral planning does not include

39. From which Barrage, Indira Canal has been taken out?

40. Which tribe lives in the Bharmour region?

41. Micromax was India’s largest seller of mobile handsets. It launched low-cost Chinese manufacturing with some smart packaging and features like long-lasting batteries and dual-sim functionality to garner 20% market share in India’s value-conscious mobile handset market. Identify the two types of plans being described in the above lines.

42. Bharmour ITDP includes

43. Planning cannot foresee everything, and thus, there may be obstacles to effective planning. Identify the related limitation of planning.

44. They represent the end point of planning.

45. Name the function of management which involves setting objectives and developing appropriate courses of action to achieve these objectives

46. A strategy is derived from