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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CGL - 03 Dec 2022 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q35

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Achievement of self-reliance and removal of poverty were twin objectives of which five-year plan?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Fifth.

  • The fifth five-year plan was introduced in 1974 under the chairmanship of Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India.
  • Other members assisted her, including the ministers of respective sectors like railways, finance, home ministry, human resource development, etc., and noted India’s economists.
  • The 5th five-year plan witnessed the implementation of the emergency by Indira Gandhi, and thus its goals and objectives were marginally hampered in this period. 
  • The fifth five-year plan was also replaced by the rolling plan introduced in 1978 by the Morarji Desai Government.