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The second Five Year Plan of India was based on:

  1. A
    the Harrod-Domar Model
  2. B
    the Solow Model
  3. C
    the Mahalanobis Model
  4. D
    Mahatma Gandhi's Vision

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The Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961) of India was structured around the economic development model formulated by the famous statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. This model heavily prioritized rapid industrialization through public investment in heavy and basic capital goods industries.

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The second Five Year Plan of India was based on:
A
the Harrod-Domar Model
B
the Solow Model
C
the Mahalanobis Model
D
Mahatma Gandhi's Vision

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