Class 12 Geography Planning in India MCQ Question and Answers – MCQs for Practice

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

2. 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.

3. Sectoral planning does not include

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

5.  ITDP means

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

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

8. Planning includes which of the following

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

10. 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.

11. Who wrote ‘The Population Bomb’?

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. Negative influence of Indira Gandhi Canal command area includes

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

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

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

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

23.  ITDP refers to which one of the following?

24. Bharmour ITDP includes

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

26. They represent the end point of planning.

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

28. Hill area development programme does not include

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

30. A strategy is derived from

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

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

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

34. What does WCED stand for?

35. When did NITI Aayog replace the Planning Commission?

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

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

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

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

40. Regional planning relates to:

41. Aim of regional planning is

42. Which tribe lives in the Bharmour region?

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

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

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

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