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What were the two models of modern development India had before independence?
What were the two models of modern development India had before independence?
- Communist and capitalist
- Western and Eastern
- Developed and underdeveloped
- Liberal-capitalist and socialist (correct)
Which model of development were many leaders in India impressed by on the eve of Independence?
Which model of development were many leaders in India impressed by on the eve of Independence?
- Socialist model (correct)
- American style capitalist development
- Western modernisation
- Liberal-capitalist model
What was the consensus among nationalist leaders during the national movement regarding economic concerns of free India?
What was the consensus among nationalist leaders during the national movement regarding economic concerns of free India?
- Commercial functions should be prioritized over poverty alleviation
- Poverty alleviation is not government's responsibility
- Government's economic concerns should align with colonial functions
- Government's role in social and economic redistribution is crucial (correct)
Why were there very few supporters of American style capitalist development among Indian leaders on the eve of Independence?
Why were there very few supporters of American style capitalist development among Indian leaders on the eve of Independence?
What did the task of poverty alleviation and social and economic redistribution primarily involve according to nationalist leaders?
What did the task of poverty alleviation and social and economic redistribution primarily involve according to nationalist leaders?
What concept was associated with modernisation according to the text?
What concept was associated with modernisation according to the text?
What was K.N.Raj's suggestion for India's development in the first two decades?
What was K.N.Raj's suggestion for India's development in the first two decades?
What sector did the First Five Year Plan primarily address?
What sector did the First Five Year Plan primarily address?
What did the Plan identify as the principal obstacle in the way of agricultural growth?
What did the Plan identify as the principal obstacle in the way of agricultural growth?
Why did the planners focus on pushing savings up in the First Five Year Plan?
Why did the planners focus on pushing savings up in the First Five Year Plan?
What was one of the reasons that made it difficult to push savings up in the early years of planned development?
What was one of the reasons that made it difficult to push savings up in the early years of planned development?
What happened to people's savings in the first phase of the planned process until the end of the Third Five Year Plan?
What happened to people's savings in the first phase of the planned process until the end of the Third Five Year Plan?
What were the Directive Principles of State Policy related to economic welfare as mentioned in the text?
What were the Directive Principles of State Policy related to economic welfare as mentioned in the text?
What historical events influenced the global consensus on economic planning in the 1940s and 1950s?
What historical events influenced the global consensus on economic planning in the 1940s and 1950s?
Why was the Planning Commission not a sudden invention according to the text?
Why was the Planning Commission not a sudden invention according to the text?
What fundamental objective did the Constitution of India aim to achieve through its Directive Principles of State Policy?
What fundamental objective did the Constitution of India aim to achieve through its Directive Principles of State Policy?
What major reason is mentioned in the text to explain the global support for the idea of planning in the 1940s and 1950s?
What major reason is mentioned in the text to explain the global support for the idea of planning in the 1940s and 1950s?
What concept was highlighted as a key aspect that the State aimed to achieve through its policies as per the text?
What concept was highlighted as a key aspect that the State aimed to achieve through its policies as per the text?
