SSC Economy Questions for 2018_ 13th February

SSC Economy Questions for 2018_ 13th February

1.       Sol.Verghese Kurien was the father of the White Revolution.

2.       Sol. Plan Holidays (1966–1969) Due to miserable failure of the Third Plan the government was forced to declare “plan holidays” (from 1966–67, 1967–68, and 1968–69). Three annual plans were drawn during this intervening period.

3.       Sol. The concept of rapid increase in the production of fish and marine product through package programme is called as blue revolution. The founder and architect of India’s Blue Revolution is widely regarded to be Dr. Hiralal Chaudhuri, who in 1957 developed the process of induced breeding in carp. 

4.       Sol. The White Revolution, known as Operation Flood, was launched in 1970.

5.       Sol. It was an initiative by India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and was the world’s biggest dairy development programme. It transformed India from a milk deficient nation into the world’s largest milk producers.

6.       S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Twenty Point Programme (TPP) was launched by the Government of India in 1975. The Programme was first revised in 1982 and again in 1986.

7.       Sol. Brown Revolution is related to Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production.

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9.       Sol. Golden Revolution was the period between 1991-2003. Golden Revolution focuses on Honey and Horticulture production. 

10.   Sol. The First five year plan was based on the Harrod-Domar model. It was made for the duration of 1951 to 1956.