CUET Economics - Indian Economic Development - Development Experience Of India | Free Questions

Q1:

2026: 23 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Easy

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I		LIST-II
A. Great Leap Forward Campaign	I.	Students were sent to work and learn from the countryside
B. Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution	II.	Collectively cultivated lands by people
C. Special Economic Zones	III.	Industrialisation on massive scale
D. Commune system	IV.	To attract foreign investors

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q2:

2026: 23 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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Identify the objective behind introduction of structural reforms in China.

China was forced by the IMF to adopt the reforms.

China was forced by the World Bank to adopt the reforms.

China was not happy with the slow pace of growth and lack of modernisation in the Chinese economy.

China wished to bring back the commune system.

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q3:

2026: 23 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

Arrange the following events chronologically, starting from the oldest:

A. Pakistan's first five-year plan

B. Formation of the People's Republic of China

C. India's first five-year plan

D. China's first five-year plan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, C, B, D

D, B, C, A

B, A, D, C

B, C, D, A

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q4:

2026: 21 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
(A) Special Economic Zones (SEZ )	(I) Quality of Life
(B) Human Development Index (HDI)	(II) 1991
(C) Economic reforms in India	(III) Exports and attracting foreign investors
(D) Great Leap Forward campaign	(IV) China

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q5:

2026: 21 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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The demographic indicator is related with which of the following?

Saving and Investment

Foreign trade

Population and its different aspects.

Sectoral development

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Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q6:

2026: 6 June Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Easy

Which of the following are parts of regional and global economic groupings?

(A) SAARC

(B) IMF

(C) European Union

(D) ASEAN

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B) and (D) only

(A), (C) and (D) only

(C) and (D) only

(B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q7:

2026: 6 June Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
(A) Great Leap Forward	(I) Students and professionals were sent to work and learn from the countryside.
(B) Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution	(II) People collectively cultivated lands.
(C) Special Economic Zones	(III) Industrializing the country on a massive scale.
(D) Commune system	(IV) Attract foreign investors.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)

(A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q8:

2026: 6 June Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

Arrange the following events in chronological order (oldest to latest).

(A) The Great Leap Forward

(B) First Five-Year Plan of India

(C) Economic Reforms of India

(D) Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q9:

2026: 31 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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What was the core objective of China behind setting up the special economic zones from the following?

Attract foreign investors.

Increase agriculture productivity.

Skill development.

Create cultural values.

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q10:

2026: 31 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

India, China and Pakistan implemented economic reforms in different years. Find the year from the given option in which none of these countries implemented the economic reforms?

1978

1990

1988

1991

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q11:

2026: 31 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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Under which revolution students and professionals were sent to work and learn from the countryside?

Great depression

Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

New economic policy

Great cultural revolution

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Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q12:

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

	LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution	I.	1966
B.	China First Five Year Plan	II.	1953
C.	Medium Term Development Plan of Pakistan	III.	1956
D.	India's First Five Year Plan	IV.	1951

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV

A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q13:

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

Choose the correct option with reference to the human development indicators.

A. Life Expectancy at Birth.

B. Mean years of Schooling.

C. People living Below Poverty Line.

D. Maternal Mortality Rate.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, B and D only

A, C and D only

A, B, C and D

B, C and D only

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q14:

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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A geographical region within a country that has economic laws different from the country's typical economic laws is defined as:

State Owned Enterprises.

Special Economic Zone.

Constitutional Protection.

Development Model.

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q15:

2026: 20 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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The Great Leap Forward campaign aimed to encourage:

Agriculture.

Industrial sector.

Service Sector.

Military strength.

Correct Answer

Option 2

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Explanation

Q16:

2026: 20 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

Arrange following incidences with respect to developmental planning in chronological order (oldest to latest).

(A) The medium term development plan in Pakistan.

(B) The great proletarian cultural revolution in China.

(C) First Five year plan in India.

(D) First five year plan in China.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q17:

2026: 20 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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When was one-child norm policy adopted by China?

Early 1970s.

Early 1990s.

Late 1980s.

Late 1970s.

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q18:

2026: 19 May Shift 2

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

Arrange the following in chronological order, starting from the oldest to the latest.

A. India and Pakistan became independent nations

B. India announced its first Five Year Plan

C. Reforms were initiated in Pakistan

D. Pakistan announced its first five year plan

Choose the correct sequence from the options given below:

A, B, D, C

A, B, C, D

B, A, D, C

C, B, D, A

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q19:

2026: 19 May Shift 2

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct about China in relation to India and Pakistan?

The reform process here also involved dual pricing.

It received financial support from western nations.

One child norm was introduced here.

Geographically largest nation among the three nations.

Correct Answer

Option 2

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Explanation

Q20:

2026: 19 May Shift 2

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

Choose the correct statement in respect to India, Pakistan and China.

The sex ratio is low and biased against females in all three countries.

India and Pakistan are ahead of China in reducing proportion of people below the poverty line.

China has the largest share of poor among the three countries.

India is ahead of China and Pakistan on many human development indicators.

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q21:

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

Which of the following country has followed the classical development pattern of gradual shift from agriculture to manufacturing and then to services?

India

Pakistan

China

Bangladesh

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q22:

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I	LIST-II
A. People of China were encouraged to set up industries in their backyards	I. Percentage of people living below poverty line (national)
B. In China, students and professionals were sent to work and learn from the countryside	II. The Great Leap Forward
C. Indicator of Human Development	III. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
D. One such indicator of Human Development which has not been given any extra weight	IV. Liberty indicators

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q23:

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Easy

The present day fast industrial growth in China can be traced back to the reforms introduced in ________.

1958

1965

1991

1978

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q24:

2026: 13 May Shift 2

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Easy

India is not a member of which of the following regional and global economic groups?

SAARC

G-20

BRICS

ASEAN

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q25:

2026: 13 May Shift 2

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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Arrange the following events in chronological order.

(A) Formation of People's Republic of China.

(B) Great Leap Forward (GLF).

(C) Structural Reform in China.

(D) Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q26:

2026: 13 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Easy

The great leaf forward (GLF) campaign was initiated to achieve which of the following objective?

Export Promotion.

Agriculture Growth.

Skill Development.

Massive Industrialisation.

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q27:

2026: 13 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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Which of the following is not an indicator of Human Development?

Life Expectancy at birth

Mean years of schooling

Undernourishment.

Foreign Direct Investment

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q28:

2026: 13 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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A geographical region that has economic laws different from a country's typical economic laws that mainly aim to increase foreign investment, is known as:

European Union

Trade Union

Special Economic Zone

State Owned Enterprises

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q29:

2026: 12 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

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Which country is associated with the 'Great Leap Forward' campaign?

India

Pakistan

China

United States of America

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

Explanation

Q30:

2026: 12 May Shift 1

Indian Economic Development

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Development Experience of India

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-I	List-II
(A) Great Leap Forward Compaign	(I) To attract foreign investors
(B) Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution	(II) Mechanisation and increase in public investment in infrastructure in select areas
(C) Introduction of Green Revolution in Pakistan	(III) Students and professionals were sent to work and learn from the countryside
(D) Setting up of special economic zones in China	(IV) Industrialising the country on a massive scale

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

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