Which of the following is NOT a similarity between India and Pakistan?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Both have a militarist political power structure
India and Pakistan share many development strategies, but their political systems are very different.
Option (1) Both follow the mixed economy model — True. Pakistan, like India, has a mixed economy with public and private sectors side by side.
Option (2) Both created a large public sector and raised public expenditure on social development — True. Both adopted these strategies.
Option (3) In both, the shift of output and employment has been directly from agriculture to the service sector — True. Unlike China, both moved output and workers straight from agriculture to services.
Option (4) Both have a militarist political power structure — False. Only Pakistan has a militarist political power structure. India is the largest democracy in the world.
NCERT (2026-27): “8.1 Introduction … India - the largest democracy of the world which is wedded to a secular and deeply liberal Constitution for more than half a century, and the militarist political power structure of Pakistan …” “8.2 Developmental Path—a Snapshot View … India and Pakistan adopted similar strategies, such as creating a large public sector and raising public expenditure on social development.” “Recap Though China has followed the classical development pattern of gradual shift from agriculture to manufacturing and then to services, India and Pakistan’s shift has been directly from agriculture to service sector.” |