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

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

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

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

4. Who wrote ‘The Population Bomb’?

5. Which tribe lives in the Bharmour region?

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

7.  ITDP means

8.  ITDP refers to which one of the following?

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

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

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

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

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

14. Negative influence of Indira Gandhi Canal command area includes

15. Planning includes which of the following

16. Hill area development programme does not include

17. 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.

18. When did NITI Aayog replace the Planning Commission?

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. A strategy is derived from

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

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

28. 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.

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

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

31. Bharmour ITDP includes

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

33. Regional planning relates to:

34. What does WCED stand for?

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

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

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

38. They represent the end point of planning.

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

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

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

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

43. Aim of regional planning is

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

45. Sectoral planning does not include

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