What were the main objectives of the Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974-79)?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Removal of poverty and attainment of self-reliance.
The Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974–79) aimed to achieve two key goals — Garibi Hatao (Removal of Poverty) and self-reliance. It focused on raising the income levels of the poor through employment generation, rural development, and social justice. The plan also emphasized energy, agriculture, and infrastructure to reduce dependence on imports and strengthen the economy.
Other options:
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Industrialisation and infrastructure were key goals of the Second Plan.
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Defense expansion was never a core Five-Year Plan objective.
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Agricultural development and education were priorities of earlier plans, especially the First and Third.