Which of the following was not a factor responsible for the popular support of planning during the 1940s and 1950s in India?

The spectacular economic growth of The Republic Of China in the 1930s and 1940s.

The correct answer is Option 1 - The spectacular economic growth of The Republic Of China in the 1930s and 1940s.

In India, despite the various differences, there was a consensus on one point: that development could not be left to private actors, that there was a need for the government to develop a design or plan for development

Factors responsible for the popular support of planning during the 1940s and 1950s:

The Experience of the Great Depression in Europe. (OPTION 2)
The inter-war reconstruction of Japan and Germany. (OPTION 3)
The spectacular economic growth against heavy odds in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and 1940s. (OPTION 4)