Please refer to Chapter 9 Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context MCQ Class 12 Geography with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 12 Geography. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 12 Geography with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 Geography exams. Students should read the chapter Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context

The Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context Quaternary Activities MCQ Class 12 Geography provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. Sectoral planning does not include
a. Irrigation
b. Transport
c. Hill area
d. Infrastructure

Question. Planning includes which of the following
a. process of thinking
b. formulation of schemes or programmes
c. implementation of set of actions to achieve goal
d. all of above

Question. Sustainable development does not include
a. Fast development
b. dynamic development
c. ecological development
d. present and future development

Question. When did the Tenth Five Year Plan come to an end?
a. 2005
b. 2006
c. 2007
d. 2008

Question. What was the period of the First Five Year Plan?
a. 1951 – 56
b. 1950 – 55
c. 1947 – 52
d. 1960 – 65

Question. By Which name was the Indira Gandhi Canal earlier known as?
a. Gujarat Canal
b. Rajasthan Canal
c. Nehru Canal
d. Bikaner Canal

Question. In how many districts, drought-prone area are identified:
a. 47
b. 57
c. 67
d. 77

Question. What was the previous name of Indira Gandhi Canal?
a. Sindh Canal
b. Punjab CanaL
c. Rajasthan Canal
d. Agra Canal

Question. What WCED stands for?
a. World Commission on Environment and Development
b. World Centre of Environment and Development
c. Wildlife Commission on Environment and Development
d. World Commission for Ecological Development

Question. When did NITI Aayog replace the Planning Commission?
a. 18 March 2001
b. 1 January 2015
c. 28 June 2011
d. 9May 2016

Question. Which one of the following is the most crucial factor for sustainable development in Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area?
a. Agricultural development
b. Eco-development
c. Transport development
d. Colonisation of land.

Question. Who conceived the idea of Indira Gandhi Canal?
a. Sarvinder Singh
b. Kanwar Sain
c. Both A and B
d. None of these

Question. Which region is popularly known as the homeland of Gaddis?
a. Tundah
b. Kugti
c. Holi
d. Bharmaur

Question. Hill area development programme does not include
a. Horticulture
b. poultry
c. small scale industry
d. large scale industry

Question. What is the female literacy rate in the Bharmaur region?
a. 32%
b. 35%
c. 40%
d. 42%

Question. ITDP means
a. integrated tribal development project
b. Indian tribal development project
c. Indian tribal development program
d. integrated tribal development programme

Question. Aim of regional planning is
a. develop agriculture
b. to improve roads
c. to reduce regional imbalance
d. to develop industry

Question. By which name was the Indira Gandhi Cana I earlier known as?
a. Gujarat Canal
b. Rajasthan Canal
c. Nehru Canal
d. Bikaner Canal

Question. Under which programme, did the Planning Commission of India (1967) identify 67 districts (entirely or partly) of the country as prone to drought?
a. Command Area Development Programme
b. Drought Prone Area Development Programme
c. Desert Development Programme
d. Hill Area Development Programme

Question. Hill area development programmedoes not include
a. Horticulture
b. poultry
c. small scale industry
d. large scale industry

Question. Negative influence of Indira Gandhi Canal command area includes
a. wind erosion
b. water logging
c. siltation
d. afforestation

Question. Promotion of sustainable development does not include
a. siltation of canals
b. lining of water resources
c. shelter belt
d. water management policy

Question. Indira Gandhi canal command area is in
a. Gujrat
b. Bihar
c. Rajasthan
d. Maharashtra

Question. Which tribe lives in the Bharmaur region?
a. Bhatia
b. Gaddi
c. Marria
d. Bhil

Question. Who wrote ‘The Population Bomb’?
a. Ehrlich
b. Meadows
c. Amartya Sen
d.  None of these

Question. Who wrote the ‘Our Common Future’ report?
a. Bruntland
b. Medas
c. Aharlich
d. UNO

Question. What should be the height of an area in the hill area development programme?
a. 500 metres
b. 600 metres
c. 700 metres
d.  800 metres

Question. In which state in Bharmaur Tribal Region situated?
a. Uttarakhand
b. Jammu & Kashmir
c. Himachal Pradesh
d.  Uttar Pradesh

Question. Sectoral planning does not include
a. Irrigation
b. Transport
c. Hill area
d.  Infrastructure

Question. From which Barrage, Indira Canal has been taken out?
a. Bhakra
b. Nangal
c. Harike
d.  Thein

Question. In which state in Bharmaur Tribal Region situated?
a. Uttarakhand
b. Jammu & Kashmir
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Uttar Pradesh

Question. Which is the main river in the Bharmaur region?
a. Chenab
b. Beas
c. Satluj
d. Ravi

Question. Regional planning relates to:
a. Development of various sectors of the economy
b. Area-specific approach of development
c. Area differences in the transportation network
d. Development of rural areas

Question. The uneven pattern of development over space necessitates that the planners have a spatial perspective and draw the plans to reduce regional imbalance in development. This type of planning is known as :
a. sectoral planning
b. linear planning
c. regional planning
d. none of the Above

Question. Hill Area Development Programmes were initiated during the :
a. Third Five Year Plan
b. Fourth Five Year Plan
c. Fifth Five Year Plan
d. Sixth Five Year Plan

Question. Drought Prone Area Programme was initiated during the :
a. Second Five Year Plan
b. Third Five Year Plan
c. Fourth Five Year Plan
d. Fifth Five Year Plan

Question. The irrigation in the Command Area was started in:
a. early 1940s
b. early 1950s
c. early 1960s
d. early 1970s

Question. The negative impact of the canal irrigation taken up in the areas surrounding the Indira Gandhi Canal is:
a. increase in fertility level
b. water -logging
c. soil salinity
d. both b. and c.

Question. The concept of development is:
a. dynamic
b. stagnant
c. consistent
d. static

Question. The Eight Five Year Plan got delayed for how many years?
a. One year
b. Two Years
c. Three Years
d. Four Years

Question. What is the extent of the Indira Gandhi Canal?
a. 200 km
b. 300 km
c. 500 km
d. 600 km

Question. The action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer is known as :
a. transhumance
b. transition
c. transportation
d. none of the above

Question. What predictions did Ehrlich make in his book ‘The Population Bomb’?
a. Predicted worldwide famine in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation.
b. Predicted worldwide floods in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation.
c. Predicted worldwide food overproduction in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation.
d. None of the Above.

Question. What factor determines the human environment interaction?
a. Level of technology nurtured by the society.
b. Level of stagnation faced by the society.
c. Level of love nurtured by the society.
d. All of the Above.

Question. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is known as:
a. Advanced development
b. Sustainable development
c. Respectable development
d. Recognised development

Question. system means equal distribution of canal water in the command area of outlet.
a. Waranbandi
b. Naranballi
c. Hisssabandi
d. None of the Above

Question. What was the main argument of Dennis Meadows in Limits to Growth?
a. Limits to Growth has had a significant impact on the conception of environmental issues.
b. Limits to Growth has had a limited impact on the conception of environmental issues.
c. Limits to Growth has had a no impact on the conception of environmental issues.
d. Limits to Growth has had a marginal impact on the conception of environmental issues.

Question. ITDP means
a. integrated tribal development project
b. Indian tribal development project
c. Indian tribal development program
d. integrated tribal development programme

Question. On which factor does the economic development of a region depends?
a. Relief
b. Climate
c. Population
d. Resources

Question. When was the Indira Gandhi Canal Project launched?
a. 1948
b. 1958
c. 1968
d. 1978

Question. Which is the most backward area of Himachal Pradesh?
a. Sangla
b. Kalpa
c. Barot
d. Bharmaur

Question. Bharmaur ITDP includes
a. development of infrastructure
b. development of transport
c. development of agriculture
d. all