MCQ on Indian Economy Since Independence
Q. What was the condition of the Indian economy at the time of independence? / स्वतंत्रता के समय भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था की स्थिति कैसी थी?
A) Highly Industrialized
B) Underdeveloped and Agrarian
C) Developed Economy
D) Service-Based Economy
Answer: B) Underdeveloped and Agrarian
Q. In which year did India become independent? / भारत किस वर्ष स्वतंत्र हुआ?
A) 1945
B) 1946
C) 1947
D) 1950
Answer: C) 1947
Q. Which economic model did India initially adopt after independence? / स्वतंत्रता के बाद भारत ने प्रारंभ में कौन-सा आर्थिक मॉडल अपनाया?
A) Capitalist Economy
B) Socialist-Oriented Mixed Economy
C) Free Market Economy
D) Communist Economy
Answer: B) Socialist-Oriented Mixed Economy
Q. Who is known as the architect of India’s planned economic development? / भारत के नियोजित आर्थिक विकास का प्रमुख वास्तुकार किसे माना जाता है?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Patel
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru
Q. Which institution was established in 1950 to formulate Five-Year Plans? / पंचवर्षीय योजनाएँ बनाने के लिए 1950 में कौन-सी संस्था स्थापित की गई थी?
A) RBI
B) Planning Commission
C) NITI Aayog
D) Finance Commission
Answer: B) Planning Commission
Q. When was the First Five-Year Plan launched? / प्रथम पंचवर्षीय योजना कब शुरू की गई थी?
A) 1950
B) 1951
C) 1952
D) 1955
Answer: B) 1951
Q. Which sector received the highest priority in the First Five-Year Plan? / प्रथम पंचवर्षीय योजना में किस क्षेत्र को सर्वाधिक प्राथमिकता दी गई थी?
A) Industry
B) Agriculture
C) Transport
D) Banking
Answer: B) Agriculture
Q. Which sector was emphasized in the Second Five-Year Plan? / द्वितीय पंचवर्षीय योजना में किस क्षेत्र पर जोर दिया गया था?
A) Agriculture
B) Heavy Industries
C) Tourism
D) Information Technology
Answer: B) Heavy Industries
Q. Who proposed the model followed in the Second Five-Year Plan? / द्वितीय पंचवर्षीय योजना में अपनाए गए मॉडल का प्रस्ताव किसने दिया था?
A) P.C. Mahalanobis
B) M.S. Swaminathan
C) Amartya Sen
D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: A) P.C. Mahalanobis
Q. What was the main objective of the Five-Year Plans? / पंचवर्षीय योजनाओं का मुख्य उद्देश्य क्या था?
A) Military Expansion
B) Planned Economic Development
C) Colonial Administration
D) Foreign Trade Only
Answer: B) Planned Economic Development
Q. Which revolution helped India achieve food self-sufficiency? / भारत को खाद्यान्न आत्मनिर्भरता दिलाने में किस क्रांति ने मदद की?
A) White Revolution
B) Green Revolution
C) Blue Revolution
D) Yellow Revolution
Answer: B) Green Revolution
Q. In which decade did the Green Revolution begin in India? / भारत में हरित क्रांति किस दशक में शुरू हुई?
A) 1940s
B) 1950s
C) 1960s
D) 1980s
Answer: C) 1960s
Q. Who is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India? / भारत में हरित क्रांति के जनक किसे कहा जाता है?
A) Verghese Kurien
B) M.S. Swaminathan
C) Norman Borlaug
D) Homi Bhabha
Answer: B) M.S. Swaminathan
Q. Which revolution increased milk production in India? / भारत में दुग्ध उत्पादन बढ़ाने वाली क्रांति कौन-सी थी?
A) Green Revolution
B) White Revolution
C) Blue Revolution
D) Yellow Revolution
Answer: B) White Revolution
Q. Who is known as the Father of the White Revolution in India? / भारत में श्वेत क्रांति के जनक किसे कहा जाता है?
A) M.S. Swaminathan
B) Verghese Kurien
C) Norman Borlaug
D) Vikram Sarabhai
Answer: B) Verghese Kurien
Q. What was the name of the dairy development program associated with the White Revolution? / श्वेत क्रांति से संबंधित डेयरी विकास कार्यक्रम का नाम क्या था?
A) Operation Flood
B) Operation Green
C) Operation Barga
D) Operation Milk
Answer: A) Operation Flood
Q. Which sector contributed significantly to India’s economic growth after 1991? / 1991 के बाद भारत की आर्थिक वृद्धि में किस क्षेत्र का महत्वपूर्ण योगदान रहा?
A) Agriculture
B) Services Sector
C) Mining
D) Forestry
Answer: B) Services Sector
Q. In which year were major economic reforms introduced in India? / भारत में प्रमुख आर्थिक सुधार किस वर्ष शुरू किए गए?
A) 1985
B) 1989
C) 1991
D) 1995
Answer: C) 1991
Q. Who was the Prime Minister when the 1991 Economic Reforms were introduced? / 1991 के आर्थिक सुधारों के समय प्रधानमंत्री कौन थे?
A) Rajiv Gandhi
B) P.V. Narasimha Rao
C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D) Manmohan Singh
Answer: B) P.V. Narasimha Rao
Q. Who was the Finance Minister associated with the 1991 reforms? / 1991 के सुधारों से जुड़े वित्त मंत्री कौन थे?
A) Pranab Mukherjee
B) Manmohan Singh
C) Arun Jaitley
D) Yashwant Sinha
Answer: B) Manmohan Singh
Q. What does LPG stand for in economic reforms? / आर्थिक सुधारों में LPG का अर्थ क्या है?
A) Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization
B) Liberal Policy Growth
C) Local Production Growth
D) Liberal Public Governance
Answer: A) Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization
Q. Which institution replaced the Planning Commission in 2015? / 2015 में योजना आयोग का स्थान किस संस्था ने लिया?
A) RBI
B) Finance Commission
C) NITI Aayog
D) NABARD
Answer: C) NITI Aayog
Q. What does NITI stand for? / NITI का पूर्ण रूप क्या है?
A) National Institution for Transforming India
B) National Institute of Trade and Industry
C) New India Trade Initiative
D) National Industrial Transformation Initiative
Answer: A) National Institution for Transforming India
Q. Which sector is known as the backbone of the Indian economy? / भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था की रीढ़ किस क्षेत्र को माना जाता है?
A) Agriculture
B) Tourism
C) Banking
D) Aviation
Answer: A) Agriculture
Q. Which bank is India’s central bank? / भारत का केंद्रीय बैंक कौन-सा है?
A) SBI
B) RBI
C) NABARD
D) ICICI Bank
Answer: B) RBI
Q. What is the full form of RBI? / RBI का पूर्ण रूप क्या है?
A) Reserve Bank of India
B) Rural Bank of India
C) Regional Banking Institution
D) Reserve Banking Institution
Answer: A) Reserve Bank of India
Q. Which major challenge continued to affect India’s economy after independence? / स्वतंत्रता के बाद भी भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था को प्रभावित करने वाली प्रमुख चुनौती कौन-सी रही?
A) Poverty
B) Excessive Industrialization
C) Lack of Democracy
D) Monarchy
Answer: A) Poverty
Q. Which type of economy does India currently follow? / भारत वर्तमान में किस प्रकार की अर्थव्यवस्था का अनुसरण करता है?
A) Pure Socialist Economy
B) Pure Capitalist Economy
C) Mixed Economy
D) Communist Economy
Answer: C) Mixed Economy
Q. Economic reforms of 1991 aimed to integrate India with the ______ economy. / 1991 के आर्थिक सुधारों का उद्देश्य भारत को ______ अर्थव्यवस्था से जोड़ना था।
A) Colonial
B) Global
C) Regional
D) Military
Answer: B) Global
Q. The Indian economy since independence has moved from a primarily agrarian economy to a more diversified economy with strong growth in ______. / स्वतंत्रता के बाद भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था मुख्यतः कृषि आधारित अर्थव्यवस्था से विकसित होकर ______ में मजबूत वृद्धि वाली विविधीकृत अर्थव्यवस्था बन गई है।
A) Services and Industry
B) Colonial Trade
C) Military Production
D) Plantation Agriculture Only
Answer: A) Services and Industry