2017 · Q58
Consider the following statements about the Second Five-Year Plan :
- 1It was drafted under the leadership of K.N. Raj.
- 2It proposed that industries like electricity, railways, steel, machineries and communication could be developed in the public sector.
- 3The drafters found balancing industry and agriculture very difficult.
- 4The drafters found balancing industry and agriculture really easy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
General KnowledgeIndian Economy
- A1 only
- B1 and 2
- C2 and 3
- D3 and 4
Explanation
The Second Five-Year Plan (1956–61) was drafted under P.C. Mahalanobis, not K.N. Raj (1); it prioritised public-sector heavy industry — steel, electricity, railways, machinery, communications (2); and its drafters found balancing industry and agriculture very difficult (3, not 4). Hence ‘2 and 3’ = C.