Class 12 Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context Mock Test (CBSE)

Topics in Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context

• Planning
• Target area planning
• Hill area development programme
• Drought prone area programme
• Case study: Integrated Tribal Development Project in Bharmaur region
• Sustainable development
• Case study: Indira Gandhi Canal command area

Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which approach of planning involves the formulation of development plans for various economic sectors such as agriculture, irrigation, power, and transport?

   1. (a)Integrated tribal planning
   2. (b)Target area planning
   3. (c)Regional planning
   4. (d)Sectoral planning
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   1. Correct option: (d) Sectoral planning+1

   Answer: (d)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following environmental problems became prominent in the Indira Gandhi Canal command area due to intensive irrigation?

   1. (a)Deforestation and severe soil erosion
   2. (b)Widespread flash floods during summers
   3. (c)Waterlogging and soil salinity
   4. (d)Rapid lowering of the groundwater table
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   1. Correct option: (c) Waterlogging and soil salinity+1

   Answer: (c)
3. Q3Short answer·3 marks
   Discuss the key strategies and developmental measures implemented under the Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) to mitigate the impacts of drought in vulnerable regions.
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   1. Objective: providing employment to people in drought-prone areas and creating productive assets, at first through labour-intensive civil works (the programme began in the Fourth Five Year Plan).+1
   2. First developmental measure, any one of: irrigation projects; land development programmes; afforestation; grassland (pasture) development; basic rural infrastructure such as electricity, roads, markets and credit; integrated watershed development at the micro level; water harvesting; or any other valid measure.+0.5
   3. Second developmental measure, a different one from the same list.+0.5
   4. Strategy: restoring the ecological balance between water, soil, plants, and human and animal population (NCERT's words); a mention of efficient water use in agriculture may also be credited but is not required.+1

   Answer: DPAP (Fourth Plan) aimed to provide employment and create productive assets in drought-prone areas. Measures, any two of: irrigation projects, land development, afforestation, grassland development, rural infrastructure (electricity, roads, markets, credit), integrated watershed development, water harvesting. Its strategy stresses restoring the ecological balance between water, soil, plants, people and animals.

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