SSC CHSL 2025 PYQ — Question 98

SSC CHSL - 27 Nov 2025 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q98

Who was Prime Minister of India during Eighth five year plan?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

P.V. Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister of India during the Eighth Five-Year Plan (1992-1997).

Eighth Five-Year Plan (1992-1997)

This plan was the first plan after the introduction of economic liberalization in India.

Its main focus was on human resource development, such as employment, education, and public health.

It was during this plan that India became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on January 1, 1995.

This plan is also known as the 'Rao-Manmohan Model', because Dr. Manmohan Singh was the country's Finance Minister at the time.