Post-Independence India Development Quiz
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Which strategy was adopted by Indian leaders in the first two decades?

  • Agricultural modernization
  • Privatization of industries
  • Export-oriented industrialization
  • Import substitution (correct)
  • Why was the development strategy abandoned in later years?

  • Successful implementation of import substitution
  • Rapid economic growth
  • Failure to address poverty and inequality (correct)
  • Increased foreign investment
  • What were the main achievements and limitations of the adopted strategy?

  • Low productivity and inflation
  • High inflation but low unemployment
  • High productivity and high employment
  • High employment but low productivity (correct)
  • What is the main focus of the chapter?

    <p>Economic development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the vision depicted by the stamps issued between 1955 and 1968?

    <p>Vision of planned development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the key choices and debates about development in the chapter?

    <p>Choice between socialism and capitalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main concern of the tribal population regarding the setting up of industries in Orissa?

    <p>Fear of displacement from their home and livelihood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central government's main concern about not allowing the industry in Orissa?

    <p>Discouraging investments in the country</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the tribal population stage a demonstration outside the Korean company’s office?

    <p>To demand cancellation of the memorandum of understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the state government hoping to achieve by signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with steel makers?

    <p>Capital investment and employment opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main concern of the environmentalists regarding mining and industry in Orissa?

    <p>Fear of environmental pollution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who feels that if the industry is not allowed, it would set a bad example and discourage investments in the country?

    <p>Central government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the people from gram panchayats of Dhinkia, Nuagaon, and Gadakujanga demand during their demonstration outside the Korean company's office?

    <p>Cancellation of the memorandum of understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the state government believe signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with steel makers would bring to Orissa?

    <p>Capital investment and employment opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should major decisions like this involve according to the text?

    <p>Weighing the interests of social groups, present generation against future generations, and taking political decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, who should take the final political decision about major matters like setting up industries in Orissa?

    <p>People's representatives who are in touch with the feelings of the people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the central focus of the chapter?

    <p>The political choices involved in economic development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What strategy was adopted by Indian leaders in the first two decades?

    <p>Mixed economy with heavy state intervention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the main achievements and limitations of the adopted strategy?

    <p>Limited industrial progress and inefficient public sector enterprises</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was the development strategy abandoned in later years?

    <p>Due to excessive government control hampering growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the key choices and debates about development in the chapter?

    <p>The balance between private and public sector involvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, who should take the final political decision about major matters like setting up industries in Orissa?

    <p>Central government authorities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of the tribal population about the setting up of industries in Orissa?

    <p>The possibility of displacement from their home and livelihood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who believes that if the industry is not allowed, it would set a bad example and discourage investments in the country?

    <p>Central government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the state government hope to achieve by signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with steel makers?

    <p>Bringing in necessary capital investment and providing employment opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main concern of the environmentalists regarding mining and industry in Orissa?

    <p>The fear of increasing pollution in the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of decisions should be taken or at least approved by the people themselves, according to the text?

    <p>Major decisions like setting up industries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of development questions cannot be answered by an expert, according to the text?

    <p>Development questions involving competing interests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did people from gram panchayats of Dhinkia, Nuagaon, and Gadakujanga stage a demonstration outside the Korean company’s office?

    <p>To demand cancellation of the memorandum of understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do environmentalists, economists, and experts on mining advise should be taken into account in making major decisions?

    <p>Advice from various experts and the feelings of the people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the central government fear if the industry is not allowed in Orissa?

    <p>It may set a bad example and discourage investments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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