Question

Q. Match the following:

List A (Objective)	List B (Name of the plan)
1. Garibi Hatao and self-reliance	(a) Eleventh Five year plan
2. Inclusive growth	(b) Second five year plan
3. Growth with social justice and equality	(c) Fifth Five year plan
4. Industrial development	(d) Ninth Five year plan

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• A. 1-c; 2-a; 3-d; 4-b
• B. 1-a; 2-b; 3-c; 4-d
• C. 1-b; 2-d; 3-c; 4-a
• D. 1-c; 2-a; 3-b; 4-d

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1-c; 2-a; 3-d; 4-b

Explanation:

Second Five Year Plan: The duration of the Second Five Year Plan was 1956 to 1961. The main focus of this plan was ‘industrial development’.

Fifth Five Year Plan: The duration of the Sixth Five Year Plan was 1974 to 1978. The main focus of this plan was ‘Garibi Hatao, employment, justice, agriculture, and defence’.

Ninth Five Year Plan: The duration of the Ninth Five Year Plan was 1997 to 2002. The main focus of this plan was ‘Growth with social justice and equality.

Eleventh Five Year Plan: The duration of the Eleventh Five Year Plan was 2007 to 2012. The main theme of this plan was ‘rapid and inclusive growth.

Note: The Fifth Plan was terminated by the Morarji Desai Government in 1978.