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

(a) Third
(b) Fourth
(c) Fifth
(d) Sixth
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Answer: (c) Fifth

Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning :

  1. The Second Five-Year Plan emphasised on the establishment of heavy industries.
  2. The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialisation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (a) 1 only