Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Politics of Planned Development

Question:

Match the following Five Year Plans with the year in which they were launched:

List 1- Plan List 2- Year
(a) First Five-Year Plan  (i) 1969
(b) Second Five-Year Plan   (ii) 1961
(c) Third Five-Year Plan (iii) 1956
(d) Fourth Five-Year Plan (iv) 1951

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

(a)- iv, (b)- ii, (c)- iii, (d)- i

(a)- i, (b)- iii, (c)- ii, (d)- iv

(a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- i, (d)- ii

(a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- ii, (d)- i

Correct Answer:

(a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- ii, (d)- i

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - (a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- ii, (d)- i

The correct match is:

List 1- Plan List 2- Year
(a) First Five-Year Plan  (iv) 1951
(b) Second Five-Year Plan   (iii) 1956
(c) Third Five-Year Plan (ii) 1961
(d) Fourth Five-Year Plan (i) 1969

Explanation:

The first Five Year Plan was drafted by K.N. Raj (1951-1956).
The second Five Year Plan was drafted by P.C. Mahalanobis (1956-1961).
The third Five Year Plan was similar to the second-year plan (1961-1966).
The fourth Five Year Plan was launched in 1969 because it was delayed due to plan holidays between 1966 & 1969.