Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

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

Question:

Which of the following statements is true?

Statement 1 - While India announced its first Five Year Plan for 1951–56, Pakistan announced its first Five Year Plan, now called the Medium Term Development Plan, in 1956.

Statement 2 - The Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign initiated by China in 1958 aimed at improving the agricultural sector of the country on a massive scale.

Options:

Only statement 1 is true

Only statement 2 is true

Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true

Neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is true

Correct Answer:

Only statement 1 is true

Explanation:

China initiated "The Great Leap Forward" (GLF) campaign in the year 1958, which aimed at industrialising the country on a massive scale.