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SSC GD 2025 PYQ — Question 37

SSC GD Const 2025 (English) - 17 Feb 2025 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q37

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Who among the following acts as the chairman of the Planning Commission of the state?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Chief Minister.

  • The chief minister acts as the chairman of the Planning Commission of the state.
  • The Planning Commission was dissolved in 2014 and replaced by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).
  • It was a government organization responsible for formulating India’s Five-Year Plans and promoting opportunities for employment and community service.
  • The main objectives included improving living standards, productive use of resources, raising production, and ensuring employment opportunities for all.
  • Responsibilities of the Planning Commission included assessing national resources, optimizing their usage, and setting development priorities.
  • Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru served as the first Chairman of the Planning Commission.
  • The first Five-Year Plan was launched in 1951, and subsequent plans continued until 1965, when a gap occurred due to the war with Pakistan.