Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Pakistan's first five year plan | (I) | 1949 |
| (B) | China's first five year plan | (II) | 1953 |
| (C) | People's republic of China | (III) | 1951 |
| (D) | India's first five year plan | (IV) | 1956 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
India, Pakistan and China began their development at about the same time. All three started with five year plans.
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Pakistan's first five year plan | (IV) 1956 | Pakistan announced its first plan in 1956. It is now called the Medium Term Development Plan. |
| (B) China's first five year plan | (II) 1953 | China announced its First Five Year Plan in 1953. |
| (C) People's republic of China | (I) 1949 | The People’s Republic of China was established in 1949, two years after India and Pakistan became independent. |
| (D) India's first five year plan | (III) 1951 | India’s first plan covered the years 1951-56. |
NCERT (2026-27): “…All the three nations have started towards their developmental path at the same time. 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. Since 2018, Pakistan is working on the basis of 12th Five Year Development Plan (2018–23), whereas, China is working on 14th Five Year Plan (2021–25).…” |