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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 96

SSC CPO Tier I - 11th December 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q96

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Under which Five Year Plan, the steel plants of Rourkela, Bhilai and Durgapur were established?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Second.

Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961)
  • The Plan focused on the development of the public sector and "rapid Industrialisation".
  • It was based on the P.C. Mahalanobis Model.
  • This plan was successful and achieved a growth rate of 4.1%.
  • The steel plants of Rourkela, Bhilai, and Durgapur were established Under the second Five Year Plan.
  • Atomic Energy Commission was formed in 1957.