MCQs For NCERT Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context

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Question. 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.

Question. 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

Question. The irrigation in the Command Area I was started in :
(A) early 1940s
(B) early 1950s
(C) early 1960s
(D) early 1970s

Question. ____________system means equal distribution of canal water in the command area of outlet.
(A) Waranbandi
(B) Naranballi
(C) Hisssabandi
(D) None of the Above

Question. Uneven pattern of development over space requires that planners have a spatial perspective. This type of planning approach is referred to as ……… .
(A) Spatial Planning
(B) Regional Planning
(C) Sectoral Planning
(D) Target Area Planning

Question. The the irrigation in the Command Area II was started in :
(A) Mid- 1960s.
(B) Mid -1970s
(C) Mid -1980s
(D) Mid- 1990s

Question. The negative impact of the canal irrigation taken up in the areas surrounding the Indira Gandhi Canal is :
(A) increase in fertility level
(B) water -logging
(C) soil salinity
(D) both (B) and (C)

Question. Hill Area Development Programmes were initiated during the :
(A) Third Five Year Plan
(B) Fourth Five Year Plan
(C) Fifth Five Year Plan
(D) Sixth Five Year Plan

Question. 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

Question. The Brundtland Commission published its report ‘Our Common Future’ in the year ……… .
(A) 1960
(B) 1991
(C) 1987
(D) 1927

Question. 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)

Question. The Eight Five Year Plan got delayed for how many years?
(A) One year
(B) Two Years
(C) Three Years
(D) Four Years

Question. Arrange the correct sequence of column II against the column I.
Column I                                    Column II
Five Year Plans                         Year of Launch   
(i) 1st Five Year Plan         1. Evolution of good irrigation system
(ii) 2nd Five Year Plan       2. Rapid industrialisation
(iii) 3rd Five Year Plan      3. Improvement in the production of wheat       
(iv) 4th Five Year Plan      4. Annual growth rate of 5 per cent in agriculture 
Options :
(A) i-1, ii-2, iii-3, iv-4
(B) i-2, ii-3, iii-2, iv-4
(C) i-4, ii-1, iii-3, iv-2
(D) i-3, ii-2, iii-1, iv-4

Question. Arrange the correct sequence of column II against the column I.
Column I                            Column II
Five Year Plans                  Objectives
(i) 1st Five Year Plan         1. 1969-74
(ii) 2nd Five Year Plan       2. 1961-66
(iii) 3rd Five Year Plan       3. 1956-61
(iv) 4th Five Year Plan       4. 1951-56
Options:
(A) i-4, ii-3, iii-2, iv-1
(B) i-2, ii-4, iii-1, iv-3
(C) i-3, ii-1, iii-2, iv-4
(D) i-1, ii-4, iii-2, iv-3

Question. Which of the following measures could be adopted to promote sustainable development in the Indira Gandhi Command Area?
(A) Avoiding water intensive crops
(B) Reclamation of land affected by water logging
(C) Diversification of economic base
(D) All of these

Question. The formulation and implementation of the sets of schemes or programmes aimed at development of various sectors of the economy such as agriculture, irrigation, manufacturing, power, construction, transport, communication, social infrastructure and services is termed as :
(A) sectoral planning
(B) regional planning
(C) linear planning
(D) implementation planning

Question. When was the Indira Gandhi Canal Project launched?
(A) 1948
(B) 1958
(C) 1968
(D) 1978

Question. Which is the most backward area of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Sangla
(B) Kalpa
(C) Barot
(D) Bharmaur

Question. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Special Area Programmes — Eighth Fiver Year Plan
(B) Hill area Development Programme — Fifth Five Year Plan
(C) Drought Prone Area Programme — Fourth Five Year Plan
(D) Evalution of Concept of Sustainable — 18th century

Question. 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

Question. ‘The Population Bomb’ was written by :
(A) Meadows and others
(B) Ehrlich
(C) Darwin
(D) None of the Above

Question. 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.

Question. The concept of development is :
(A) dynamic
(B) stagnant
(C) consistent
(D) static

Question. 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

Question. 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.

Question. 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

Question. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option from the given options.
I. Sectoral planning involves formulation and implementation of many schemes or programmes.
II. Sector planning aims to develop agriculture, irrigation, manufacturing, power, construction, transport and so on.
(A) Only I is correct
(B) Only II is correct
(C) Both statements are incorrect
(D) Both statements are correct

Question. What is the extent of the Indira Gandhi Canal?
(A) 200 km
(B) 300 km
(C) 500 km
(D) 600 km

Directions : In the following questions, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Question. Assertion (A): In 1970s, the phrases such as redistribution with growth and growth and equity were incorporated in the definition of development.
Reason (R): In the post World War II era, the concept of development was synonymous to economic growth which is measured in terms of temporal increase in gross national product (GNP) and per capita income/per capita consumption. But,even the countries having high economic growth,experienced speedy rise in poverty because ofits unequal distribution.

Question. Assertion (A): There is no uniform economic development over space in any country.
Reason (R): Some areas are more developed and some lag behind.

Question. Assertion (A): The ecological sustainability of Indira Gandhi Canal Project has been questioned by various scholars.
Reason (B): It is a hard fact that attaining sustainable development in the command area requires major thrust upon the measures to achieve ecological sustainability.

Question. Assertion (A): Bharmaur tribal area comprises Bharmaur and Holi tehsils of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
Reason (R): It is one of the most (economically and socially) backward areas of Himachal Pradesh.

Question. Assertion (A): The concept of development is dynamic and has evolved during the second half of twentieth century.
Reason (R): The notion of sustainable development emerged in the wake of general rise in the awareness of environmental issues in the late 1960s in Western World.

Question. Assertion (A): Under the Fifth Five Year Plan, the tribal sub-plan was introduced in 1974 and Bharmaur was designated as one of the five Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDP) in Himachal Pradesh.
Reason (R): The social benefits derived from ITDP include tremendous increase in literacy rate, improvement in sex ratio and decline in child marriage.

Question. Assertion (A): On 1 January 2015, the NITI Aayog was formed.
Reason (R): But on 1 January 2015, the Planning Commission was replaced by the NITI Aayog.

Question. Assertion (A): The term development is generally used to describe the state of every societies and the process of revolt experienced by them.
Reason (R): Development is a multi- dimensional concept and signifies the positive, irreversible transformation of the economy, society and environment.

Question. Assertion (A): The word ‘planning’ is not new to you.
Reason (R): You must have used it with reference to preparation for your examination or visit to a hill station.

Question. Assertion (A): Indira Gandhi Canal, previously known as the Rajasthan Canal, is one of the largest canal systems in India.
Reason (R): The canal originates at Harikebarrage in Punjab and runs parallel toPakistan border at an average distance of 40 km in Thar Desert (Marusthali) of Rajasthan.