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Q6 (NDA-II/2020) Economy › Growth, Development, Poverty & Employment › Economic planning India

Match List I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Major Objective) List II (Five Year Plan) A. Faster and more inclusive growth 1. First B. Faster, more inclusive, and sustainable growth 2. Fifth C. Correction of diseilibrium caused by the Second World War 3. Eleventh D. Attaining self-reliance 4. Twelfth

Result
Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: B
Explanation

The matching of objectives to India's Five Year Plans is as follows: (A) 'Faster and more inclusive growth' was the central theme of the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007–2012) [2][4][5]. (B) The Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012–2017) expanded this vision to 'Faster, more inclusive, and sustainable growth' [4]. (C) The First Five Year Plan (1951–1956) focused on correcting the economic disequilibrium caused by the Second World War and the Partition of India, while addressing food shortages. (D) The Fifth Five Year Plan (1974–1978) explicitly aimed at the removal of poverty and the 'attainment of self-reliance' [1]. Therefore, the correct sequence is A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2, which corresponds to option 2.

Sources

  1. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 15: Regional Development and Planning > Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007–12) > p. 9
  2. [4] https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-08/12fyp_vol1.pdf
  3. [5] https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/98907/3/Unit-4.pdf
  4. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 15: Regional Development and Planning > Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974–78) > p. 6
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