Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Although the First Five-Year Plan gave priority to Agriculture but there was hardly any increase in the agricultural production at the end of the Plan period.
  2. The iron and steel plants at Bhilai, Rourkela and Durgapur were set up during the First Five-Year Plan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The First Five-Year Plan actually saw a significant increase in agricultural production, exceeding targets. The major steel plants (Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur) were established during the Second Five-Year Plan, not the first.

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