Indian Economic Development

Development Experience (1947-90)

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Arrange the following events related to identifying the poor in India in order of their occurrence :

(A) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(B) Task force on projections of minimum needs and effective consumption demand

(C) Jan-Dhan Yojana

(D) Planning commission formed a study group

(E) Concept of "Jail cost of living"

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(E), (D), (B), (A), (C)

(D), (E), (B), (C), (A)

(A), (B), (D), (E), (C)

(D), (A), (B), (E), (C)

✅ Correct Option: 1

The concept of "Jail cost of living" was the earliest attempt (pre-independence era) (E). Planning Commission formed a study group in 1962 (D). Task force on minimum needs was set up in 1979 (B). MGNREGA was passed in 2005 (A). Jan-Dhan Yojana was launched in 2014 (C). Correct order: (E), (D), (B), (A), (C).

2026: 19 May Shift 2

India could not develop a sound industrial base under the colonial rule. During the second half of the nineteenth century, modern industry began to take root in India but its progress remained very slow. Identify the incorrect statement in this context.

2026: 23 May Shift 1

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I		LIST-II
A. Land Reforms	I.	Portion of agricultural produce sold in the market.
B. Land Ceiling	II.	Replacing imports with domestic production
C. Marketed surplus	III.	Change in ownership of land holdings
D. Import Substitution	IV.	Fixing maximum size of land an individual could hold

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2026: 12 May Shift 1

Arrange the following establishments in their chronological order of setup.

(A) Introduction of Railway in India.

(B) Planning Commission of India.

(D) Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO)

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2023: 11 June Shift 3

In 1955, Karve Committee noted the possibility of using __________ industries for promoting rural development.

2023: 30 May Shift 1

The First Phase of Green Revolution was from :

2022: 15 July Shift 2

Match List I with List II

List I: Events	List II: Year
A. Introduction of railways	I. Before 1921
B. First stage of demographic transition	II. 1907
C. The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) incorporation	III. 1850
4. Suez Canal opening	IV. 1869

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