GENERAL KNOWLEDGE- Questions and Answers -75

1851.The first Insurance company established for Indians-

Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society

1852.The Panchayat Raj system was introduced in 1959 under the recommendation of:

Belwant Rai Mehta Committee

1853.Repo rate means-

The rate at which RBI sells securities in Commercial Bank

1854.Father of Green Revolution in India

M.S.Swaminathan

1855.In which area priority was given in the first Five year Plan?

Agriculture

1856.The ex officio chairman of the National Development Council is:

Prime Minister

1857.The first book on Indian Planning entitled ‘Planned Economy’ for India was the attempt of-

M.Visvesvarayya

1858.The first Insurance company established for Indians-

Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society

1859.The Panchayat Raj system was introduced in 1959 under the recommendation of:

Belwant Rai Mehta Committee

1860.Repo rate means-

The rate at which RBI sells securities in Commercial Bank

1861.Father of Green Revolution in India

M.S.Swaminathan

1862.In which area priority was given in the first Five year Plan?

Agriculture

1863.In which field Co-operative Movement was started for the first time in India?

Agricultural Credit

1864.When was the New Liberalized Industrial Policy was announced in India?

1991

1865.The main objective of Prime Minister’s Grama Sadak Yojana(PMGSY)-

To construct all weather roads to connect hilly areas and main roads

1866.People’s Plan was envisaged by-

 M.N.Roy

1867.Which Five Year Plan is referred to as ‘Industrial and Transport Plan’? 

Second

1868.India copied the idea of Five Year Plans from:

Former Soviet Union

1869.The Ashok Mehta Committee was appointed in:

1977

1870.The Rolling Plan concept in National Planning was introduced by:

Janatha Government

1871.Where is National Institute of Rural Development situated?

Hyderabad

1872.Who is known as Father of Indian Budget?

P.C.Mahalanobis

1873.Who was the Prime Minister of  India when Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) was started?

P.V.Narasimha Rao

1874.Who gave the slogan “Garibi Hatao”(Eradicate Poverty)?

Indira Gandhi

1875.The Belwant Rai Mehta Committee was appointed by :

National Development Council

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