Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Politics of Planned Development

Question:

Read the following passage and then answer the question given below:

The First Five Year (1951-56) plan was drafted under guidance of K.N. Raj. He argued that India should 'hasten slowly' for the first two decades as a fast rate of development might endanger democracy. 1st Five Year Plan mainly based on the agrarian sector including dams and irrigation. Bhakhra Nangal Dam one of the largest projects started during the 1st Five Year Plan. In this plan the basic aim of the planners was to raise the level of national income which could be possible only if the people saved more money than they spent. The second FYP was drafted under the leadership of P.C. Mahalanobis. This FYP stressed on heavy industries! Parellely government imposed substantial tariffs on imports in order to protect domestic industries. The Third FYP, was not significantly different from the Second FYP. Some critics pointed out that the plan had an urban bias. Others thought that industry was wrongly given priority over agriculture.

Which Five Year Plan was drafted under the leadership of Mahalanobis?

Options:

Ist

3rd

2nd

4th

Correct Answer:

2nd

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - 2nd

As per the passage:

The second FYP was drafted under the leadership of P.C. Mahalanobis. This FYP stressed on heavy industries! Parellely government imposed substantial tariffs on imports in order to protect domestic industries.