{"id":88609,"date":"2025-06-01T07:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88609"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:15:48","slug":"the-principal-components-of-nehru-mahalanobis-strategy-of-economic-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-principal-components-of-nehru-mahalanobis-strategy-of-economic-d\/","title":{"rendered":"The principal component(s) of Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of economic d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The principal component(s) of Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of economic development was\/were<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Restructuring economic dependency on metropolitan capitalism into independent economic development.<\/li>\n<li>2. Transition from semi-feudal agriculture to capitalist farming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-2 &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nA<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy, primarily associated with the Second Five Year Plan (1956-61), focused heavily on rapid industrialization with an emphasis on basic and heavy industries within a mixed economy framework, dominated by the public sector. Statement 1, &#8220;Restructuring economic dependency on metropolitan capitalism into independent economic development,&#8221; accurately reflects a core objective of this strategy: to build a self-reliant industrial base to reduce dependence on developed Western economies for manufactured goods and technology through import substitution. Statement 2, &#8220;Transition from semi-feudal agriculture to capitalist farming,&#8221; describes a process of agricultural transformation, which was a separate, albeit related, goal often pursued through land reforms during this period. However, the *principal component* of the Nehru-Mahalanobis *strategy of economic development* specifically refers to the industrial planning model focused on heavy industries for self-reliance, making statement 1 the correct principal component related to the strategy itself.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nP.C. Mahalanobis was a statistician and a close advisor to Jawaharlal Nehru. His model provided the theoretical basis for the Second Five Year Plan. Key features included: emphasis on heavy industries, public sector dominance, rapid growth, import substitution, and a closed economy model to achieve self-sufficiency. While agricultural development was also important, the defining characteristic of this strategy was the focus on industrial structure.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The principal component(s) of Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of economic development was\/were 1. Restructuring economic dependency on metropolitan capitalism into independent economic development. 2. Transition from semi-feudal agriculture to capitalist farming. Select the correct answer using the code given below : [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"The principal component(s) of Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of economic d\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-principal-components-of-nehru-mahalanobis-strategy-of-economic-d\/#more-88609\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The principal component(s) of Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of economic d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1094],"tags":[1119,1120,1121],"class_list":["post-88609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-2","tag-1119","tag-economic-development","tag-planning","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The principal component(s) of Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of economic d<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy, primarily associated with the Second Five Year Plan (1956-61), focused heavily on rapid industrialization with an emphasis on basic and heavy industries within a mixed economy framework, dominated by the public sector. 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