UPSC Prelims 2014 · Question 9 of 100
UPSC Prelims 2014 question on Twelfth Five Year Plan Objective
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2014
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectIndian Economy
- TopicPlanning and Economic Reforms
- DifficultyEasy
- TypeDirect
The main objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan is
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Answer: D. faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth
Verdict
The answer is faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth. That phrase was the stated theme of the Twelfth Five Year Plan covering 2012 to 2017.
Analysis
All four options recombine the same three words, which is the whole difficulty of the question. The Eleventh Plan theme was faster and more inclusive growth, and the Twelfth Plan added sustainability to that formula, producing faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth. Inclusive growth and poverty reduction and inclusive and sustainable growth both drop the word faster, which was carried forward from the Eleventh Plan. The third option introduces unemployment reduction, which was a plan objective but was not part of the theme statement.
Source
Twelfth Five Year Plan documents and contemporary current affairs.
How to crack it
This is a current affairs recall question where the exact string matters. The reliable move is to remember plan themes as a chain rather than as separate slogans, because each plan usually keeps the previous theme and adds one word. Eleventh Plan gives faster and more inclusive, Twelfth Plan adds sustainable. Once you see the chain, the option with all three words is the only candidate and you do not have to recall the sentence verbatim.