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What type of economic system did India adopt after independence?
What type of economic system did India adopt after independence?
Who was the Chairperson of the Planning Commission set up in 1950?
Who was the Chairperson of the Planning Commission set up in 1950?
Which document reflected India's economic outlook of a socialist society with a strong public sector and private property?
Which document reflected India's economic outlook of a socialist society with a strong public sector and private property?
Which year saw the laying out of the First Five Year Plan in India?
Which year saw the laying out of the First Five Year Plan in India?
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What is the main idea behind the need for planners to balance goals in a plan?
What is the main idea behind the need for planners to balance goals in a plan?
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Why is Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis considered the architect of Indian planning?
Why is Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis considered the architect of Indian planning?
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What distinguished the Second Five Year Plan in terms of development planning?
What distinguished the Second Five Year Plan in terms of development planning?
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What was the main purpose behind establishing NITI Ayog in 2015?
What was the main purpose behind establishing NITI Ayog in 2015?
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What was the main goal of the Indian government in relation to agriculture during the first seven five-year plans?
What was the main goal of the Indian government in relation to agriculture during the first seven five-year plans?
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Why was there a need for land reforms in India at the time of independence?
Why was there a need for land reforms in India at the time of independence?
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What was one of the key reasons for low productivity in the Indian agricultural sector?
What was one of the key reasons for low productivity in the Indian agricultural sector?
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How did technological reforms like the Green Revolution contribute to the Indian agriculture sector?
How did technological reforms like the Green Revolution contribute to the Indian agriculture sector?
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What was the main idea behind the policy of 'land to the tiller'?
What was the main idea behind the policy of 'land to the tiller'?
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How did the abolition of intermediaries impact tenants?
How did the abolition of intermediaries impact tenants?
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In what way did some former zamindars circumvent the legislation after abolition?
In what way did some former zamindars circumvent the legislation after abolition?
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Who among the following did not benefit significantly from the land reforms mentioned?
Who among the following did not benefit significantly from the land reforms mentioned?
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