12th Class Political Science Solved Paper - Political Science-2018 Delhi

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    Compare the aims and achievements of the First and the Second Five Year Plans to conclude which of the two was a turning point in India's development.

    Answer:

    (1) First Five Year Plans: Main Aims of \[{{1}^{st}}\] Five Year Plan:
    (a) Sought to get the country?s economic condition out of the cycle of poverty.
    (b) Improvement in cultural and religious sector.
    (c) Plans to identify the pattern of land distribution in the country and agricultural growth in the country.
    Achievements of 1st Five Year Plan:
    (a) Land reforms did not take place effectively in most of the part of the country.
    (b) Women got equality and right to an adequate means of livelihood.
    (c) There was very little improvement in the field of agriculture. Seeds and fertilisers were not properly provided to farmers.
    (2) Second Five Year Plan: Aim of 2nd five year plan:
    (a) Stressed on heavy industries.
    (b) Wanted to bring about quick structural transformation by making changes.
    (c) Socialistic pattern of society was its? goal, imposed substantial tarrifs on imports in order to protect the domestic industries.
    Achievement in 2nd Five Year Plan:
    (a) Savings and investments have started growing in this plan.
    (b) Most of the industries of bulk investment were growing like, electricity, railways, steel plants, machineries and communication.
    (c) Industrialisation marked a turning point in India?s development.


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