MCQs on “The Role of NITI Aayog in India’s Development Strategy”
- What does NITI in NITI Aayog stand for?
- (A) National Institution for Transforming India
- (B) National Investment and Trade Initiative
- (C) New Innovation and Technology Initiative
- (D) None of the above
Answer: (A)
- When was NITI Aayog established?
- (A) January 26, 2014
- (B) January 1, 2015
- (C) August 15, 2014
- (D) November 1, 2016
Answer: (B)
- Which organization did NITI Aayog replace?
- (A) Planning Commission
- (B) Finance Commission
- (C) National Development Council
- (D) Ministry of Economic Affairs
Answer: (A)
- Who is the chairperson of NITI Aayog?
- (A) The Finance Minister
- (B) The Prime Minister
- (C) The President of India
- (D) The Vice-President of India
Answer: (B)
- The NITI Aayog’s Three-Year Action Agenda focuses on which of the following?
- (A) Sustainable Development Goals
- (B) Doubling farmers’ income
- (C) Industrial growth
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
- What is a major focus area of NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts Programme?
- (A) Large-scale infrastructure development
- (B) Holistic human development
- (C) Increasing export capacity
- (D) Promoting tourism
Answer: (B)
- Which of the following is NOT a core principle of NITI Aayog?
- (A) Cooperative federalism
- (B) Competitive federalism
- (C) Decentralized planning
- (D) Centralized resource allocation
Answer: (D)
- NITI Aayog’s policy think tank role primarily focuses on:
- (A) Implementing government schemes
- (B) Formulating strategic policy and fostering innovation
- (C) Tax collection
- (D) Managing public sector enterprises
Answer: (B)
- Which sector does the “National Energy Policy” by NITI Aayog pertain to?
- (A) Agriculture
- (B) Energy
- (C) Industry
- (D) Transportation
Answer: (B)
- Which of these programs is an initiative of NITI Aayog?
- (A) Make in India
- (B) Digital India
- (C) Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
- (D) Smart Cities Mission
Answer: (C)
- NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) aims to promote:
- (A) Digital payments
- (B) Entrepreneurial innovation and start-ups
- (C) Rural electrification
- (D) Large-scale industries
Answer: (B)
- The NITI Aayog replaced the Five-Year Plans with:
- (A) Vision Documents
- (B) Seven-Year Plans
- (C) Five-Year Rolling Targets
- (D) 15-Year Vision, 7-Year Strategy, and 3-Year Action Agenda
Answer: (D)
- What is the focus of NITI Aayog’s “Health Index”?
- (A) Tracking India’s GDP
- (B) Measuring state-level health outcomes
- (C) Ranking hospitals
- (D) Regulating health insurance
Answer: (B)
- Which of the following is a flagship report by NITI Aayog?
- (A) Economic Survey
- (B) Sustainable Development Goals Index
- (C) Human Development Report
- (D) State Budget Analysis
Answer: (B)
- In the context of NITI Aayog, the term “Team India Hub” refers to:
- (A) Collaboration between central ministries
- (B) An initiative promoting sports
- (C) Interface for Centre-State coordination
- (D) Task force for rural development
Answer: (C)
- NITI Aayog’s “Women Entrepreneurship Platform” focuses on:
- (A) Promoting financial literacy among women
- (B) Encouraging women entrepreneurs
- (C) Providing scholarships to girls
- (D) Increasing women’s representation in politics
Answer: (B)
- Which of the following sectors does NITI Aayog emphasize in its agricultural reforms?
- (A) Doubling farmers’ income
- (B) Organic farming
- (C) Efficient water use
- (D) All of the above
Answer: (D)
- NITI Aayog’s “National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence” is known as:
- (A) #AIForIndia
- (B) #AIforAll
- (C) #IndiaTech
- (D) #DigitalAI
Answer: (B)
- Which state ranked first in NITI Aayog’s “India Innovation Index 2022”?
- (A) Maharashtra
- (B) Karnataka
- (C) Tamil Nadu
- (D) Gujarat
Answer: (B)
- NITI Aayog’s “SDG Index” measures progress towards:
- (A) Financial inclusion
- (B) Sustainable Development Goals
- (C) Urban infrastructure development
- (D) Rural electrification
Answer: (B)
- Which report published by NITI Aayog focuses on water management?
- (A) Jal Shakti Report
- (B) Composite Water Management Index
- (C) Water Sustainability Index
- (D) Blue Economy Report
Answer: (B)
- NITI Aayog’s “School Education Quality Index” assesses:
- (A) Higher education institutes
- (B) Primary and secondary education
- (C) Vocational training centers
- (D) Literacy rates
Answer: (B)
- Which of the following is a guiding principle of NITI Aayog?
- (A) Focus on outputs and outcomes
- (B) Emphasis on central planning
- (C) Privatization of PSUs
- (D) Dismantling social welfare schemes
Answer: (A)
- Which initiative by NITI Aayog focuses on digital transformation?
- (A) BharatNet
- (B) DigiLocker
- (C) Frontier Technologies Forum
- (D) Digital Villages
Answer: (C)
- The “Development Support Services to States” by NITI Aayog aims to:
- (A) Enhance states’ infrastructure projects
- (B) Implement national policies
- (C) Monitor state GDP growth
- (D) Facilitate e-governance
Answer: (A)
- Which program is NOT associated with NITI Aayog?
- (A) PM Gati Shakti
- (B) Digital India
- (C) Skill India
- (D) National Health Mission
Answer: (D)
- The NITI Aayog emphasizes cooperative federalism by:
- (A) Funding state projects directly
- (B) Facilitating dialogue between states and the Centre
- (C) Decentralizing defense policies
- (D) Managing state budgets
Answer: (B)
- What is the primary function of the “Knowledge and Innovation Hub” under NITI Aayog?
- (A) Promoting research and innovation
- (B) Fund allocation
- (C) Monitoring fiscal deficits
- (D) Urban development
Answer: (A)
- Which of the following policies by NITI Aayog focuses on clean energy?
- (A) National Solar Mission
- (B) Decarbonizing India Report
- (C) National Energy Policy
- (D) Renewable India Initiative
Answer: (C)
- In its vision documents, NITI Aayog aims to achieve India’s GDP goal of:
- (A) $5 trillion by 2024-25
- (B) $3 trillion by 2022
- (C) $10 trillion by 2030
- (D) $7
