Match the following years in List 1 with the most appropriate description associated with it in List 2:
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List- 1 (Years) |
List- 2 (Description) |
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(A) 1931 |
(I) Indian Statistical Institute was founded |
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(B) 1950 |
(II) Second Five-Year Plan was launched. |
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(C) 1956 |
(III) The Planning Commisssion of India was set up. |
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(D) 2015 |
(IV) The NITI Aayog came into existence |
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4 - (A)- I, (B)- III, (C)- II, (D)- IV
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List- 1 (Years) |
List- 2 (Description) |
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(A) 1931 |
(I) Indian Statistical Institute was founded |
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(B) 1950 |
(III) The Planning Commisssion of India was set up. |
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(C) 1956 |
(II) Second Five-Year Plan was launched. |
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(D) 2015 |
(IV) The NITI Aayog came into existence |
P.C. Mahalanobis (1893-1972) was an esteemed scientist and statistician of international renown. He founded the Indian Statistical Institute in 1931.
The release of the First Five-Year Plan draft and the subsequent Plan Document in December 1951 generated great enthusiasm throughout the country. People from diverse backgrounds - academics, journalists, government and private sector employees, industrialists, farmers, politicians, etc. - extensively discussed and debated these documents. The excitement surrounding planning peaked with the launch of the Second Five-Year Plan in 1956 and continued until the Third Five-Year Plan in 1961.
The Planning Commission was set up in March 1950 by a simple resolution of the Government of India. The Prime Minister was its Chairperson.
The Government of India replaced the Planning Commission with a new institution named NITI Aayog. NITI Aayog stands for National Institution for Transforming India. The NITI Aayog came into existence on 1 January 2015.