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NDA 2 2025 GAT, question 89

Topic: Economy

Q89

Which one among the following plans is also known as Mahalanobis Plan ?

  1. (a) First Five Year Plan
  2. (b) Second Five Year PlanCorrect answer
  3. (c) Third Five Year Plan
  4. (d) Sixth Five Year Plan

Solution.

Answer: (b) Second Five Year Plan

  1. The Second Five Year Plan, 1956–1961, followed the Mahalanobis strategy emphasising capital goods and heavy industry.
  2. It is therefore commonly called the Mahalanobis Plan.