Indian Economic Development

Indian Economy 1950-1990

Question:

Why should plans have goals?

Answer:

Plans should have goals or objectives which the country wants to achieve in a specific time period. Without goals, the planners would not know which sector of the economy should be developed on a priority’basis.

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Indian Economy 1950-1990

Q 1.

What is Green Revolution? Why was it implemented and how did it benefit the farmers? Explain in brief.

Q 2.

What is marketable surplus?

Q 3.

Match the following:
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Q 4.

Define a plan.

Q 5.

Explain the need and type of land reforms implemented in the agriculture sector.

Q 6.

Why should plans have goals?

Q 7.

Why was it necessary for a developing country like India to follow self-reliance as a planning

Q 8.

Though public sector is very essential for industries, many public sector undertakings incur huge losses and are a drain on the economy’s resources. Discuss the usefulness of public sector undertakings in the light of this fact.

Q 9.

Why was public sector given a leading role in industrial development during the planning period?

Q 10.

While subsidies encourage farmers to use new technology, they are a huge burden on govern ¬ment finances. Discuss the usefulness of subsidies in the light of this face.

Q 11.

Explain ‘growth with equity’ as a planning objective.

Q 12.

What is sectoral composition of an economy? Is it necessary that the service sector should contribute maximum to GDP of an economy? Comment.

Q 13.

Why did India opt for planning?

Q 14.

Does modernisation as a planning objective create contradiction in the light of employment generation? Explain.

Q 15.

Explain how import substitution can protect domestic industry.

Q 16.

Why, despite the implementation of green revolution, 65 per cent of our population continued to be engaged in the agriculture sector till 1990?

Q 17.

Why and how was private sector regulated under the IPR 1956?

Q 18.

What are miracle seeds?

Q 19.

Explain the statement that green revolution enabled the government to procure sufficient foodgrains to build its stocks that could be used during times of shortage.