Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Comparative Development Experiences of India and its Neighbours

Question:

Identify the program initiated by China that aimed at industrialising the country on a massive scale :

Options:

Commune System

Great Leap forward

Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Special Economic Zones

Correct Answer:

Great Leap forward

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (2) : Great Leap forward

The Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign initiated in 1958 in China and 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.