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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 32

SSC GD Constable (English) - 1 Feb 2023 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q32

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Planning Commission was established under ________on March 15, 1950

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Jawahar Lal Nehru

The Planning Commission was established on March 15, 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru serving as its head.

  • The Planning Commission is chaired by the prime minister.
  • A mixed economy was encouraged by the second Five-Year Plan, which placed more of an emphasis on industry than on agriculture.
  • Its function was to offer five-year plans, which served as a fundamental framework for economic development.
  • Additionally, the British government established the K. C. Neogy-led Advisory Planning Board.
  • It ran from 1944 to 1946, a period of two years.