Economics: CUET Mock Test - 7 - CUET MCQ

High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP) The core philosophy of the programme was to increase the productivity of food grains by adopting latest varieties of inputs of crops. Introduction of new high yielding varieties of improved seeds and enhanced application of the fertilizers and extended use of pesticides were its main features.

The Committee on Vision 2020 was constituted by the Planning Commission in June, 2000, under the chairmanship of SP Singh, for crystallising the country’s vision for the future in the year 2020.The vision will reflect people’s aspirations, the full potentials of growth and development, and lay out the efforts needed to fulfill this vision.
The objective of this committee was, as described by Dr. Abdul Kalam, "Transforming the nation into a developed country, five areas in combination have been identified based on India's core competence, natural resources and talented manpower for integrated action to double the growth rate of GDP and realize the Vision of Developed India”

High level of illiteracy, lack of healthcare facilities, and limited access to resources are some of the basic problems in poor areas. Pollution and environmental issues are the other challenges that India is facing at present.

Self-reliance, or for that matter self-sufficiency, refers to the elimination of external assistance. It means that an economy is so sufficient that it does not have to rely on any external help or assistance. In other words, it means zero foreign aid.

On 4th October, the government of India approved the 12th five year plan (2012-17) that aims to achieve annual average economic growth rate of 8.2 per cent, down from 9 per cent (Eleventh plan 2007-12). The aim of the 12th Five Year plan is to achieve “faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth”.

The objective of 11th Five-year plan is to Increase agricultural GDP growth to 4% per year to ensure a wider spread of benefits. Create 70 million new work opportunities. Augment minimum standards of education in primary school and to increase GDP up to 10%. Health and infrastructure were also the priority areas in 11th Five Year Plan.

Planning by Inducements: In this system there is persuasion rather than compulsion or deliberate enforcement of orders.  Here the consumers are free to consume whatsoever they like, producers are free to produce whatsoever they wish. 
A free market is one where voluntary exchange and the laws of supply and demand provide the sole basis for the economic system, without government intervention. A key feature of free markets is the absence of forced transactions or conditions on transactions.

Normal Borlaug was also known as the “Father of the Green Revolution,” Borlaug helped lay the groundwork for agricultural technological advances that alleviated world hunger. Borlaug studied plant biology and forestry at the University of Minnesota and earned a Ph. D. in plant pathology there in 1942.

RBI has four subsidiaries viz. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation, DICGC; National Housing Bank; Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) and NABARD.

The Third Five-year Plan stressed agriculture and improvement in the production of wheat, but the brief Sino-Indian War of 1962 exposed weaknesses in the economy and shifted the focus towards the defence industry and the Indian Army. In 1965–1966, India fought a War with Pakistan.

All the state government-imposed land ceiling in 1960 except North-Eastern states.

The High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP) was launched in the Kharif of 1966-67 with an objective to attain self-sufficiency in food by 1970-71. The core philosophy of the programme was to increase the productivity of food grains by adopting latest varieties of inputs of crops.

RBI has four subsidiaries viz. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation, DICGC; National Housing Bank; Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) and NABARD.

An economy primarily based on central planning is referred to as a planned economy. In a centrally planned economy the allocation of resources is determined by a comprehensive plan of production which specifies output requirements. Planning may also take the form of directive planning or indicative planning.

Ex-officio means the person is member of some body by the virtue of holding some post. A formal model of planning was adopted, and accordingly the Planning Commission, reports directly to the Prime Minister of India.
Hence, the Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairman of the planning commission.

The Third Five-year Plan stressed agriculture and improvement in the production of wheat, but the brief Sino-Indian War of 1962 exposed weaknesses in the economy and shifted the focus towards the defence industry and the Indian Army. In 1965–1966, India fought a War with Pakistan.

The total fertility rate (TFR) has declined from 5.2 to 4.5 during 1971 to 1981

HIGH YIELDING VARIETY PROGRAMME (HYVP) was launched in 1966, which helped the country in attaining self-sufficiency in food. This programme helped ‘Green revolution in India, by combining the application of high analysis and balanced fertilizer, irrigation, plant protection, improved implements etc. Initially it was implemented in about 1.89 million hectares area.