SSC CPO 2020 PYQ — Question 80

SSC CPO - 23 Nov 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q80

A Plan of Economic Development for India’, which was prepared by a cross-section of India’s leading capitalists in 1944, was popularly known as the ______ Plan.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Bombay.

The Plan of Economic Development for India, prepared by a cross-section of India’s leading capitalists in 1944, was popularly known as the Bombay Plan. This plan, drafted primarily by industrialists such as J.R.D. Tata and G.D. Birla, proposed a comprehensive strategy for industrialization and economic development in post-independence India, focusing on substantial investment in heavy industries and infrastructure to spur economic growth and self-sufficiency.