Five Year Plans in India — Goals and Achievements MCQ — Class 12

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Key concepts to revise

Economic planning

Economic planning: deliberate allocation and coordination of resources through national plans to pursue specified development goals

Growth goal

Growth goal: raising the economy’s capacity to produce goods and services and increasing national and per-capita output over time

Modernisation goal

Modernisation goal: adoption of new technology, institutions and social outlooks that improve productivity and economic capability

Self-reliance goal

Self-reliance goal: reducing excessive dependence on foreign assistance and building domestic capacity for essential production and development

Equity goal

Equity goal: ensuring that the benefits of growth are distributed more fairly and basic needs are addressed

Mixed-economy strategy

Mixed-economy strategy: a development model in which both public and private sectors participate in economic activity

Public-sector leadership

Public-sector leadership: the state was assigned a major role in heavy industry, infrastructure and strategic investment during the planning era

Plan priorities

Plan priorities: development plans allocate resources according to changing national priorities rather than treating all sectors identically

Growth–equity balance

Growth–equity balance: planning tries to expand output while also ensuring that gains improve broader welfare

Structural transformation

Structural transformation: the planned shift from a predominantly low-productivity agrarian economy toward more diversified industry and services

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1. Which concept best matches this situation? The government sets priorities for investment across agriculture, industry and infrastructure.

  1. Growth goal
  2. Economic planning
  3. Self-reliance goal
  4. Public-sector leadership
Check answer and explanation

Economic planning. Economic planning: deliberate allocation and coordination of resources through national plans to pursue specified development goals

2. Which concept best matches this situation? Investment expands productive capacity and output.

  1. Modernisation goal
  2. Equity goal
  3. Growth goal
  4. Plan priorities
Check answer and explanation

Growth goal. Growth goal: raising the economy’s capacity to produce goods and services and increasing national and per-capita output over time

3. Which concept best matches this situation? Modern machinery and improved production methods are introduced.

  1. Self-reliance goal
  2. Mixed-economy strategy
  3. Growth–equity balance
  4. Modernisation goal
Check answer and explanation

Modernisation goal. Modernisation goal: adoption of new technology, institutions and social outlooks that improve productivity and economic capability

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