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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2022 — General Studies · Question 120 of 200

Q120
Indian EconomyPlanning, Economic Reforms & Policy
The name of Prashant Chandra Mohalanobis is associated with
  1. a.First five year plan
  2. b.Second five year plan
  3. c.Third five year plan
  4. d.Fourth five year plan

Answer: (B) Second five year plan

P.C. Mahalanobis, the renowned Indian statistician and founder of the Indian Statistical Institute, provided the economic model (the Mahalanobis model) that shaped India's Second Five Year Plan (1956–61). This plan emphasised rapid industrialisation, particularly of heavy and capital goods industries.