The document is a quiz on the Indian economy for higher secondary students. It contains multiple choice questions about key topics in India's economic development including the first chairman of the Planning Commission (Jawaharlal Nehru), the architect of the Green Revolution (Dr. M.S. Swaminathan), sectors that contribute most to national income (services), and the organization that estimates national income (Central Statistical Organization). It also covers important economic policies, plans, and leaders that have shaped India's economy over the decades.

1. -a quiz on ‘INDIAN ECONOMY’ for higher secondary
students
By
BA ECONOMICS STUDENTS OF
GOVT. ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE,KOZHIKODE
under the supervision of Dr.K.SAVITHA,Assistant Professor and Head-Dept.
Of Economics-SEPT.2016

2. Who was the chairman of the first Planning Commission ?

3. Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Who estimated National
Income for the first time in
India?

5. Dadabhai Naoroji

6. Identify THIS PERSON ?

7. “PRASANTA CHANDRA MAHALANOBIS”
(P.C. MAHALANOBIS)- Known as the Father of indian
budgeting

8. THE vth FIVE YEAR PLAN IS ASSOCIATED WITH INDIRA
GANDHI’S FAMOUS SLOGAN______?

9. GARIBI HATAO

10. THE CONCEPT OF FIVE YEAR PLAN WAS
BORROWED FROM?

11. RUSSIA

12. WHO WAS THE FM AND PM WHEN
NEP 1991 WAS INTRODUCED ?

13. FINANCE MINISTER-MANMOHAN SINGH
PRIME MINISTER-NARASIMHA RAOA

14. NEW ECONOMIC
POLICY-1991–
• LIBERALISATION
• PRIVATISATON
• GLOBALISATION

15. RBI was established in
the year…..

16. 1935

17. FINANCIAL YEAR PERIOD?

18. April 1 to MARCH 31

19. Who was the chief architect of Green Revolution
that significantly improved the agricultural yield
in the country?

20. Dr.M.S.Swaminathan

21. in WHICH MONTH ISTHE
UnionBudget generallypresented?

22. February

23. Whichis the CURRENTfive year
plan?

24. Twelth fiveyear plan (2012-17)

25. What is the theme of the
XIIth FIVE YEAR Plan?

26. CURRENT FIVE YEAR PLAN
(2012-2017)
– The government on 4th October approved the 12th five year
plan(2012-2017)that set average growth target at 8.2%
– The theme of approach paper is
– “FASTER, SUSTAINABLE AND MORE INCLUSIVE GROWTH”

27. WHICH P.M. LAUNCHED
THE PRADHAN MANTRI JAN DHAN YOJANA?

28. NARENDRA MODI

29. Who designedthe symbol of THEIndian
Rupee?

30. D. UdayaKumar

31. How many languages are printed in an INDIAN
currency note?

32. 15 Languages

33. WHICH SECTOR IS THE LARGEST SOURCE
OF EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA ?

34. AGRICULTURE

35. WHAT IS MEANT BY “HYV”?

36. High Yield Variety (Seeds)

37. Whois thisperson?

39. WHAT DOES JnNURM STAND FOR?

40. JAWAHARLA NEHRU
NATIONAL URBAN
RENEWAL MISSION

41. Whichisthe largestcommercialbankinIndia?

42. State Bank of India

43. Who is the present
Finance Commission chairman ?

44. Y V Reddy
( Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy)

45. Finance
Commission
Year of
Establishment
Chairman Operational
Duration
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1951
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1977
1983
1987
1992
1998
2003
2007
2013
K.C. Neogy
K. Santhanam
A.K. Chanda
P.V.Rajamannar
Mahaveer Tyagi
K.Brahmananda Reddy
J.M.Shellet
Y.B.Chavan
N.K.P.Salve
K.C.Pant
A.M.Khusro
C.Rangarajan
Vijay I kelkar
Dr.Y.V.Reddy
1952-57
1957-62
1962-66
1966-69
1969-74
1974-79
1979-84
1984-89
1989-95
1995-2000
2000-2005
2005-2010
2010-2015
2015-2020
SOURCE: Economic survey 2014-15

46. Which one of the following names is associated
with poverty measurement ?

47. Tendulkar
Raghuram Rajan
Amartya Sen
Aravind Panagariya

48. Suresh Tendulkar- eminent
economist of India

49. Which sector contributes most to
the National Income of India ?

50. SERVICE SECTOR

51. WHICH ORGANISATION ESTIMATES
THE NATIONAL INCOME OF INDIA?

52. CENTRAL STATISTICAL ORGANISATION
(CSO)

53. IDENTIFY THIS PERSON ?

54. URJIT PATEL-
the present RBI governor

55. National Institution for Transforming
India- Aayog (NITI-AAYOG)was set up
to replace ……

56. Planning commission of India

57. This symbol is associated
with……..?

58. EU-EUROPEAN UNION