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Topic Five Year Plans
Asked 15 times across 4 UPSC exams over 37 years (1987–2024), peaking in 1987.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 8 of 15 PYQs
- Most asked in 1987
- Recurs across 11 years (1987–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1987 → CDS 2014 → GEO 2021 → NDA 2023
How the concept evolved
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Long-running — most appearances (9 of 15) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2024
Which among the following statements with regard to Five Year Plans in India is/are correct ?
- The First and Ninth five year plans accorded high priority to agriculture
- The Third Plan was based on the Harrod-Domar Model
- Seventh Plan focused on food, work and productivity
- The Ninth five year plan emphasized on massive investments in public sector Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 3 ✓
- C 3 and 4
- D 1, 2 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
NDA2024
Which one of the following statements regarding the objectives of the Second Five-Year Plan is not correct?
- A Development of the basic and heavy industry sector
- B Increase in national income to raise living standards
- C Expansion of the consumer goods sector ✓
- D Expansion of employment opportunities
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
NDA2023
Which Five Year Plan of India focused on rapid industrialization based growth process ?
- A First Five Year Plan
- B Second Five Year Plan ✓
- C Fifth Five Year Plan
- D Seventh Five Year Plan
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Economy › Planning & Reforms
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