CLASS XII: INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

UNIT 6
CHAPTER2: INDIAN ECONOMY (1950-1990)

WORKSHEET

1 Mark Questions

1. What do you mean by a mixed economy?

2. When was the Planning Commission set up?

3. Give the new name of Planning Commission?

4. Define land ceiling.

5. Name the two ways by which domestic industries can be protected from imports?

6. When was the Planning Commission set up?

a)1949 b)1950 c)1956 d)1850

7. India adopted the ……………. economic system.

a) Capitalist b) Mixed c) Capitalist d) None

8. The first five-year plan was launched from………………….

a)1948-1953 b)1954-1959 c)1951-1956 d)1955-1960

9. Which of the following is not a goal of five-year plan?

a) Growth b) Equity c) Land reforms d) Modernisation

10. …………. refer to taxes levied on imported goods.

a) Quotas b) Tariffs c) Rent d) None

3 & 4 Mark Questions

1. Why did India opt for mixed economy?

2. How were the industries classified according to the Industrial Policy Resolution
1956?

3. Explain briefly any three achievements of Green Revolution.

4. “Land reforms were more successful only in two states.” Why?

5. Explain modernisation as a goal of five-year plans.

6 Mark Questions

1. Critically appraise the development of agriculture between 1950 and 1990.

2. What do you mean by industrial licensing? Briefly explain the industrial licensing
policy.

3. What is green revolution? Why was it needed? Explain any two risks involved in
green revolution.

4. Explain the meaning of following terms:

a) Tariffs b) Quotas c) import substitution d) Capitalist economy

5. Explain the need and type of land reforms implemented in the agricultural sector.