Planning & Sustainable Development in Indian Context Test

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Planning & Sustainable Development in Indian Context Test - 2

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Question 1
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system means equal distribution of canal water in the command area of outlet.

A
Waranbandi

B
Naranballi

C
Hisssabandi

D
None of the Above

Solution

Warabandi is a system of equitable water distribution by turns according to a predetermined schedule specifying the day, time and duration of supply to each irrigation in proportion to holdings in the outlet command.
Question 2
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What factor determines the human environment interaction?

A
Level of technology nurtured by the society.

B
Level of stagnation faced by the society.

C
Level of love nurtured by the society.

D
All of the Above.

Solution

Human beings interact with their physical environment with the help of technology. The processes of human environment interaction depend upon the level of technology and institutions nurtured by a society.
Question 3
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The Planning Commission of India (1967)identified ………….. districts (entire or partly) of the country prone to drought.

A
59

B
47

C
67

D
97

Solution

The Irrigation Commission (1972) introduced the criterion of 30 per cent irrigated area and demarcated the drought-prone areas,
Question 4
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Which is the most backward area of Himachal Pradesh?

A
Sangla

B
Kalpa

C
Barot

D
Bharmaur

Solution

A number of development programmes, policies and projects have been introduced to improve the well-being of tribal people.
Question 5
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What is the extent of the Indira Gandhi Canal?

A
200 km

B
300 km

C
500 km

D
600 km

Solution

It covers an area 600 Km long and 45 Km wide of the Thar Desert in North West of Rajasthan.
Question 6
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What were the reasons due to which the 8th Five Year Plan got delayed?

A
Political instability

B
Liberalisation

C
Democratisation

D
Both (A) and (B)

Solution

Due to political turmoil at the centre as well as the global economic changes and fiscal imbalances of the country in late 80 ’s the Eighth plan could not take off.
Question 7
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The concept of development is:

A
dynamic

B
stagnant

C
consistent

D
static

Solution

The developmental process is viewed as change within a complex dynamic system.
Question 8
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The the irrigation in the Command Area was started in:

A
Mid- 1960s.

B
Mid-1970s

C
Mid-1980s

D
Mid- 1990s
Question 9
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Drought Prone Area Programme was initiated during the :

A
Second Five Year Plan

B
Third Five Year Plan

C
Fourth Five Year Plan

D
Fifth Five Year Plan

Solution

This programme was initiated during the Fourth Five Year Plan with the objectives of providing employment to the people in drought-prone areas and creating productive assets to mitigate the effects of droughts.
Question 10
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The uneven pattern of development over space necessitates that the planners have a spatial perspective and draw the plans to reduce regional imbalance in development. This type of planning is known as :

A
sectoral planning

B
linear planning

C
regional planning

D
none of the Above

Solution

Regional planning is related to urban planning as it relates land use practices on a broader scale.
Question 11
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What was the main argument of Dennis Meadows in Limits to Growth?

A
Limits to Growth has had a significant impact on the conception of environmental issues.

B
Limits to Growth has had a limited impact on the conception of environmental issues.

C
Limits to Growth has had a no impact on the conception of environmental issues.

D
Limits to Growth has had a marginal impact on the conception of environmental issues.

Solution

The Limits to Growth is a 1972 report on the exponential economic and population growth with a finite supply of resources. Meadows states that Limits to Growth has had a significant impact on the conception of environmental issues and notes I that the models in the book were meant to be taken as predictions “Only in the most limited I sense of the World ”.
Question 12
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Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is known as:

A
Advanced development

B
Sustainable development

C
Respectable development

D
Recognised development

Solution

Sustainable development is defined as an approach to developing or growing by using resources in a way that allows for them to renew or continue to exist for others.
Question 13
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What predictions did Ehrlich make in his book ‘The Population Bomb ’?

A
Predicted worldwide famine in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation.

B
Predicted worldwide floods in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation.

C
Predicted worldwide food overproduction in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation.

D
None of the Above.

Solution

The book predicted that there J will be a disaster for humanity due to overpopulation. 10 million people will be starving during each of the years in the 1970s.
Question 14
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The action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer is known as :

A
transhumance

B
transition

C
transportation

D
none of the above

Solution

Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures.
Question 15
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When was the Indira Gandhi Canal Project launched?

A
1948

B
1958

C
1968

D
1978

Solution

Conceived by Kanwar Sain in 1948, the canal project was launched on 31st March, 1958.

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Question 1

Waranbandi

Naranballi

Hisssabandi

None of the Above

Solution

Question 2

Level of technology nurtured by the society.

Level of stagnation faced by the society.

Level of love nurtured by the society.

All of the Above.

Solution

Question 3

59

47

67

97

Solution

Question 4

Sangla

Kalpa

Barot

Bharmaur

Solution

Question 5

200 km

300 km

500 km

600 km

Solution

Question 6

Political instability

Liberalisation

Democratisation

Both (A) and (B)

Solution

Question 7

dynamic

stagnant

consistent

static

Solution

Question 8

Mid- 1960s.

Mid-1970s

Mid-1980s

Mid- 1990s

Question 9

Second Five Year Plan

Third Five Year Plan

Fourth Five Year Plan

Fifth Five Year Plan

Solution

Question 10

sectoral planning

linear planning

regional planning

none of the Above

Solution

Question 11

Limits to Growth has had a significant impact on the conception of environmental issues.

Limits to Growth has had a limited impact on the conception of environmental issues.

Limits to Growth has had a no impact on the conception of environmental issues.

Limits to Growth has had a marginal impact on the conception of environmental issues.

Solution

Question 12

Advanced development

Sustainable development

Respectable development

Recognised development

Solution

Question 13