Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Indian Economy:1950-1990

Question:

Assertion: Jawahar Lal Nehru did not support the model of socialism implemented in the former Soviet Union, where all factories and farms were government-owned and private property did not exist.

Reasoning: Given that India was a democracy, it was not feasible for the government to radically alter the ownership of land and other properties belonging to its citizens, as was done in the Soviet Union.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Among the various economic systems, socialism resonated the most with Jawaharlal Nehru, one of the prominent leaders of independent India. However, he did not support the model of socialism implemented in the former Soviet Union, where all factories and farms were government-owned and private property did not exist. Given that India was a democracy, it was not feasible for the government to radically alter the ownership of land and other properties belonging to its citizens, as was done in the Soviet Union.