2009 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2009 · General Studies

Question 75: Economy and Social Development

During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected ?

aThird
bFourth
cFifth
dSixth

AnswerThe answer is (c).

The Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974-79) covered the Emergency (June 1975 to March 1977) and the 1977 election that brought the Janata Party to power. The Janata government ended the Fifth Plan a year early, in 1978, and started a rolling plan. The Third Plan ran 1961-66, the Fourth 1969-74 and the Sixth 1980-85.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) The Third Plan ran 1961-66, before the Emergency.
  • (b) The Fourth Plan ran 1969-74, before the Emergency.
  • (c) Right: the Fifth Plan period saw the Emergency and the Janata victory.
  • (d) The Sixth Plan began in 1980, after the Janata government.

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