Q51. NITI Aayog was formed in:
a) 2013
b) 2014
c) 2015
d) 2016
✅ Answer: c) 2015
Q52. NITI Aayog replaced:
a) Finance Commission
b) Planning Commission
c) Election Commission
d) UPSC
✅ Answer: b) Planning Commission
Q53. Who is the ex-officio Chairperson of NITI Aayog?
a) Finance Minister
b) Prime Minister
c) Home Minister
d) President of India
✅ Answer: b) Prime Minister
Q54. Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog is appointed by:
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Parliament
d) NITI Governing Council
✅ Answer: b) Prime Minister
Q55. Which is the primary role of NITI Aayog?
a) Policy think tank
b) Regulator
c) Judiciary
d) Legislature
✅ Answer: a) Policy think tank
Q56. NITI Aayog works on the principle of:
a) Cooperative federalism
b) Centralized planning
c) Decentralization of power
d) Both a and c
✅ Answer: d) Both a and c
Q57. Governing Council of NITI Aayog includes:
a) President
b) Prime Minister and Chief Ministers
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
✅ Answer: b) Prime Minister and Chief Ministers
Q58. Full form of NITI is:
a) National Institute for Transforming India
b) National Institution for Transforming India
c) National Institute for Training in India
d) None of these
✅ Answer: b) National Institution for Transforming India
Q59. Which initiative was launched by NITI Aayog for innovation?
a) Make in India
b) Atal Innovation Mission
c) Startup India
d) Skill India
✅ Answer: b) Atal Innovation Mission
Q60. Which program is promoted by NITI Aayog for digital governance?
a) Digital India
b) BharatNet
c) UPI
d) All of the above
✅ Answer: d) All of the above
Q61. Which type of role does NITI Aayog play?
a) Advisory
b) Executive
c) Judicial
d) Legislative
✅ Answer: a) Advisory
Q62. The main aim of NITI Aayog is:
a) Faster and inclusive economic growth
b) Judicial reforms
c) Political reforms
d) Administrative reforms
✅ Answer: a) Faster and inclusive economic growth
Q63. Which of the following is NOT a function of NITI Aayog?
a) Policy formulation
b) Program implementation
c) Promoting cooperative federalism
d) Innovation support
✅ Answer: b) Program implementation
Q64. Which report is published by NITI Aayog?
a) India Development Report
b) India Innovation Index
c) India Economic Survey
d) India Budget Report
✅ Answer: b) India Innovation Index
Q65. Which initiative of NITI Aayog aims at health transformation?
a) Ayushman Bharat
b) National Health Stack
c) POSHAN Abhiyaan
d) All of the above
✅ Answer: d) All of the above
Q66. NITI Aayog’s vision document is called:
a) Strategy for New India @75
b) India Vision 2020
c) Bharat Nirman
d) National Agenda 2030
✅ Answer: a) Strategy for New India @75
Q67. The CEO of NITI Aayog is appointed by:
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Cabinet Secretary
d) Department of Personnel and Training
✅ Answer: b) Prime Minister
Q68. Which scheme is linked to NITI Aayog’s nutrition initiative?
a) Mid-Day Meal
b) POSHAN Abhiyaan
c) ICDS
d) Both b and c
✅ Answer: d) Both b and c
Q69. Which Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) index is prepared by NITI Aayog?
a) National SDG Index
b) Global SDG Index
c) India SDG Index
d) State SDG Index
✅ Answer: c) India SDG Index
Q70. NITI Aayog mainly acts as:
a) Think tank of Government of India
b) Finance body
c) Regulatory authority
d) Judicial commission
✅ Answer: a) Think tank of Government of India