Which of the following is correct about the Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Under the GLF campaign, people were encouraged to set up industries in their backyards.
Under the Great Leap Forward, people in China were encouraged to set up industries in their backyards.
Option (1) The Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign was initiated in 1958 in Russia and aimed at industrialising the country on a massive scale. — Incorrect. The GLF was a campaign in China, not Russia. Russia had sent professionals to help China and later withdrew them.
Option (2) Under the GLF campaign, people were encouraged to set up industries in their backyards. — Correct. Backyard industries were the GLF’s way of industrialising fast.
NCERT (2026-27): “8.2 Developmental Path—a Snapshot View … The Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign initiated in 1958 aimed at industrialising the country on a massive scale. People were encouraged to set up industries in their backyards. In rural areas, communes were started. Under the Commune system, people collectively cultivated lands. In 1958, there were 26,000 communes covering almost all the farm population. GLF campaign met with many problems. A severe drought caused havoc in China killing about 30 million people. When Russia had conflicts with China, it withdrew its professionals who had earlier been sent to China to help in the industrialisation process. …” |