Match List I (Five Year Plan) with List II (Objective): A. Fifth Five Year Plan; B. Seventh Five Year Plan; C. Ninth Five Year Plan; D. Eleventh Five Year Plan. List II: 1. Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth; 2. Garibi Hatao (Removal of Poverty); 3. Food, Work and Productivity; 4. Growth with Social Justice and Equality.
- (a)A 1 B 4 C 3 D 2
- (b)A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
- (c)A 2 B 4 C 3 D 1
- (d)A 1 B 3 C 4 D 2
Correct — B, A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1. The Fifth Plan (1974-79) is matched with 'Garibi Hatao (Removal of Poverty)' and self-reliance (A-2); the Seventh Plan (1985-90) with 'Food, Work and Productivity' (B-3); the Ninth Plan (1997-2002) with 'Growth with Social Justice and Equality' (C-4); and the Eleventh Plan (2007-12) with 'Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth' (D-1). That yields A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 = option (b).
- (a)A 1 B 4 C 3 D 2 — Wrong — it swaps the plans' themes, since the Eleventh Plan (not the Fifth) is 'Faster and More Inclusive Growth', and 'Garibi Hatao' belongs to the Fifth Plan, so A-1/D-2 are reversed.
- (c)A 2 B 4 C 3 D 1 — Wrong on B and C — the Seventh Plan's theme was 'Food, Work and Productivity', not 'Growth with Social Justice and Equality'; this option mismatches those two.
- (d)A 1 B 3 C 4 D 2 — Wrong on A and D — the Fifth Plan is 'Garibi Hatao', not 'Faster and More Inclusive Growth', and the Eleventh Plan is the inclusive-growth plan, so A-1/D-2 are reversed.
Each Five Year Plan carried a headline objective or slogan. The Fifth (1974-79) pursued 'Garibi Hatao' and self-reliance; the Seventh (1985-90) stressed 'Food, Work and Productivity'; the Ninth (1997-2002) aimed at 'Growth with Social Justice and Equality'; and the Eleventh (2007-12) targeted 'Faster and More Inclusive Growth'.
Anchor two easy pairs and the rest follows. 'Garibi Hatao' is unmistakably the Fifth Plan (A-2) and 'inclusive growth' is the Eleventh Plan (D-1); those two alone eliminate every option except (b).
- The Fifth Plan (1974-79) pursued removal of poverty ('Garibi Hatao') and self-reliance.
- The Seventh Plan (1985-90) stressed food, work and productivity.
- The Ninth Plan (1997-2002) aimed at growth with social justice and equality.
- The Eleventh Plan (2007-12) targeted faster and more inclusive growth.
Matching gives A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 = option (b).
- Mixing up the Fifth Plan ('Garibi Hatao') with the Eleventh Plan ('inclusive growth').
- Confusing the Seventh Plan's 'food, work, productivity' with later social-justice themes.
Asked as a match-the-following between plans and their slogans, or by asking the theme of one specific plan.
Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan does NOT include one of the following:
- (a) Reduction of poverty
- (b) Extension of employment opportunities
- (c) Strengthening of capital market
- (d) Reduction of gender inequality
Answer(c) Strengthening of capital market
Same concept — the Eleventh Plan's theme of 'inclusive growth', which is the D-1 pairing in this NDA match item.
Which among the following statements with regard to Five Year Plans in India is/are correct? 1. The First and Ninth five year plans accorded high priority to agriculture 2. The Third Plan was based on the Harrod-Domar Model 3. Seventh Plan focused on food, work and productivity 4. The Ninth five year plan emphasized on massive investments in public sector
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 1 and 3
- (c) 3 and 4
- (d) 1, 2 and 4
Answer(b) 1 and 3
Same concept — Five Year Plan themes. That NDA item confirms the Seventh Plan's 'food, work and productivity' focus, which is exactly the B-3 pairing in this match question.
- practice — not a real PYQ
'Garibi Hatao' (Removal of Poverty) was the central slogan of which Five Year Plan?
- (a)Third
- (b)Fourth
- (c)Fifth
- (d)Seventh
Answer(c) Fifth Plan (1974-79) — poverty removal and self-reliance.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The theme 'Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth' belonged to the
- (a)Ninth Plan
- (b)Tenth Plan
- (c)Eleventh Plan
- (d)Twelfth Plan
Answer(c) Eleventh Plan (2007-12).