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

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

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

3. Planning includes which of the following

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

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

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

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

12. A strategy is derived from

13. When did NITI Aayog replace the Planning Commission?

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

15. Bharmour ITDP includes

16. What does WCED stand for?

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

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

19. 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.

20. Negative influence of Indira Gandhi Canal command area includes

21. Aim of regional planning is

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

23. Who wrote ‘The Population Bomb’?

24. Regional planning relates to:

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

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

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

28. They represent the end point of planning.

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

30. Sectoral planning does not include

31. Hill area development programme does not include

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

33.  ITDP means

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

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

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

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

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

39. Which tribe lives in the Bharmour region?

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

41.  ITDP refers to which one of the following?

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

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

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

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

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