MCQ Chapter 8 Political Science Class 11 Maharashtra Board Development Administration 1. What does output-oriented mean in development administration?Avoiding performance normsSetting clear performance targetsFocusing on routine tasksReducing bureaucratic effortsQuestion 1 of 202. Why is citizen participation vital in development administration?It ensures top-down controlIt reduces government responsibilityIt avoids economic planningIt connects development to grassrootsQuestion 2 of 203. Which program was launched in 1952 for rural development?Community Development ProgrammeSwachh Bharat AbhiyanGreen RevolutionMid-day Meal SchemeQuestion 3 of 204. What was the goal of the National Extension Service (1953)?Urban infrastructure developmentRural and remote area developmentReducing agricultural productionLimiting citizen participationQuestion 4 of 205. Which amendment gave constitutional status to panchayati raj?44th Amendment73rd Amendment42nd Amendment74th AmendmentQuestion 5 of 206. What did the 74th Amendment (1992) strengthen?Central governmentUrban governmentsRural governmentsState governmentQuestion 6 of 207. What is required from bureaucracy in development administration?Resistance to changeAvoiding national goalsPublic commitment and involvementFocus on routine tasksQuestion 7 of 208. What is a goal of economic development?Reducing literacy ratesIncreasing povertyImproving quality of lifeLimiting industrial growthQuestion 8 of 209. What was India’s main goal post-independence?Avoiding economic planningRegaining past glory and prosperityMaintaining colonial systemsReducing public investmentQuestion 9 of 2010. What was a focus of India’s economic modernization?Reducing employmentAvoiding manpower utilizationIndustrialization for employmentLimiting national incomeQuestion 10 of 2011. Why were land reforms initiated in India?To concentrate land ownershipTo address unequal land distributionTo reduce agricultural productionTo avoid rural developmentQuestion 11 of 2012. What was the purpose of high-yielding seeds?Limiting rural developmentReducing agricultural productionAvoiding technological advancementsIncreasing agricultural productionQuestion 12 of 2013. What does self-reliance mean for India post-independence?Dependence on foreign capitalReducing national incomeIndependence from foreign dominationAvoiding industrial developmentQuestion 13 of 2014. What underpinned India’s socialist pattern of economy?Increasing inequalitiesWelfare state conceptAvoiding public servicesReducing government planningQuestion 14 of 2015. What was the Planning Commission’s role?Improving living standards via resourcesReducing employment opportunitiesLimiting economic growthAvoiding national planningQuestion 15 of 2016. When was NITI Aayog established?2005199020172014Question 16 of 2017. What planning approach does NITI Aayog advocate?Centralized planningAvoiding state-level planningGrassroots and decentralized planningLimiting national planningQuestion 17 of 2018. Which program boosted agricultural production in 1966-67?Green RevolutionAadhaarMid-day Meal SchemeSwachh Bharat AbhiyanQuestion 18 of 2019. What was the Command Area Development Programme’s goal (1975)?Reducing irrigation capacitiesLimiting agricultural growthBetter utilization of irrigationAvoiding rural developmentQuestion 19 of 2020. What did the Twenty Point Programme (1975) target?Increasing povertyReducing urban infrastructureEradicating poverty and raising living standardsLimiting employment opportunitiesQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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