Practicing Success

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:
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.