Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Politics of Planned Development

Question:

During the First Five Year Plan (1951-1956) who argued that India should 'hasten slowly' for the first two decades as a fast rate of development might endanger democracy?

Options:

P.C. Mahalanobis

Jawaharlal Nehru

K.N. Raj

K Kamraj

Correct Answer:

K.N. Raj

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - K.N. Raj

K.N. Raj, a young economist involved in drafting of the First Five Year Plan, argued that India should ‘hasten slowly’ for the first two decades as a fast rate of development might endanger democracy.