Topic Planning
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 22 years (1999–2021), peaking in 1999.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 1999
- Recurs across 2 years (1999–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1999 → GEO 2021
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2021
Which one among the following functions is NOT assigned to the National Development Council?
- A To engage in social and economic policies
- B To review the working of the national plan from time to time
- C To prescribe guidelines for the formulation of the state plans
- D To consider the national plans as formulated by the Planning Commission
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
CSE1999
The planning process in the industrial sector in India has assumed a relatively less important position in the nineties as compared to that in the earlier period. Which one of the following is not true in this regard?
- A with the advent of liberalization, industrial investments/development have largely been placed within the domain of private and multinational sectors
- B with markets assuming a central place, the role of central planning in many sectors has been rendered redundant ✓
- C the focus of planning has shifted to sectors like human resource development, infrastructure, population control and welfare
- D the nation's priorities have shifted away from industrial development to rural development
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
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