Arrange the following events chronologically, starting from the oldest:
A. Pakistan's first five-year plan
B. Formation of the People's Republic of China
C. India's first five-year plan
D. China's first five-year plan
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B, C, D, A
India and Pakistan became independent in 1947, and China became a new nation soon after. Each of the three then turned to development planning through five-year plans, within a few years of one another, so the order is settled by the year in which each country was formed or began its first plan.
B. Formation of the People’s Republic of China — 1949. The People’s Republic of China was established in 1949 under one-party rule, two years after India and Pakistan became independent.
C. India’s first five-year plan — 1951. India’s First Five Year Plan covered the years 1951-56.
D. China’s first five-year plan — 1953. China announced its First Five Year Plan two years after India.
A. Pakistan’s first five-year plan — 1956. Pakistan announced its first five year plan, now called the Medium Term Development Plan, in 1956.
NCERT (2025-26): “8.1 Introduction … While India and Pakistan became independent nations in 1947, People’s Republic of China was established in 1949.… …All three countries had started planning their development strategies in similar ways. While India announced its first Five Year Plan for 1951–56, Pakistan announced its first five year plan, now called the Medium Term Development Plan, in 1956. China announced its First Five Year Plan in 1953.…” |