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Economics — Class 12 General Ability Test PYQs

8 questions from this chapter, asked in 4 Class 12 exams between 2022–2025 — every question paper set included, duplicates removed.

8questions
4Class 12 exams
2022–2025years covered
1 / 4mark values asked

Questions asked per year

Practice questions first 8 of 8 — free

Q1MCQ20251 mark

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :

List I (Five Year Plan) List II (Objective)
A. Fifth Five Year Plan 1. Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth
B. Seventh Five Year Plan 2. Garibi Hatao (Removal of Poverty)
C. Ninth Five Year Plan 3. Food, Work and Productivity
D. Eleventh Five Year Plan 4. Growth with Social Justice and Equality

Code :

A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 1 3 4 2
(A)A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
(B)A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1✓ Correct
(C)A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
(D)A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
Q2MCQ20251 mark

Which one among the following is NOT included in the National Food Security Mission Commercial Crops (NFSM-CC)?

(A)Cotton
(B)Coffee✓ Correct
(C)Jute
(D)Sugar cane
Q3MCQ20244 marks

Which one of the following statements regarding the objectives of the Second Five-Year Plan is not correct ?

(A)Development of the basic and heavy industry sector
(B)Increase in national income to raise living standards
(C)Expansion of the consumer goods sector✓ Correct
(D)Expansion of employment opportunities
Q4MCQ20244 marks

Which among the following statements with regard to Five Year Plans in India is/are correct ?

1. The First and Ninth five year plans accorded high priority to agriculture
2. The Third Plan was based on the Harrod-Domar Model
3. Seventh Plan focused on food, work and productivity
4. The Ninth five year plan emphasized on massive investments in public sector

Select the answer using the code given below :

(A)1 only
(B)1 and 3✓ Correct
(C)3 and 4
(D)1, 2 and 4
Q5MCQ20244 marks

Before the inception of the First Five year Plan, which among the following Plans were initiated in India ?

1. Bombay Plan
2. Peoples Plan
3. Sarvodaya Plan
4. Gandhian Plan

Select the answer using the code given below :

(A)1 and 2 only
(B)1 and 3 only
(C)3 and 4 only
(D)1, 2, 3 and 4✓ Correct
Q6MCQ20231 mark

Which Five Year Plan of India focused on rapid industrialization based growth process ?

(A)First Five Year Plan
(B)Second Five Year Plan✓ Correct
(C)Fifth Five Year Plan
(D)Seventh Five Year Plan
Q7MCQ20231 mark

Who among the following is known as the architect of Indian planning ?

(A)V.K.R.V. Rao
(B)Sukhamoy Chakravarty
(C)P.C. Mahalanobis✓ Correct
(D)John Mathai
Q8MCQ20221 mark

The idea of Planning in Independent India was drawn from

(A)the Bombay Plan✓ Correct
(B)the demand made by peasants
(C)the demand made by workers' unions
(D)the Gandhian vision of India's future

Why practise Economics PYQs?

Economics has appeared in 4 Class 12 General Ability Test exams we track between 2022–2025, with questions worth 1, 4 marks. CBSE Board examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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