Question

Read the following passage and answer the question.

"In the early years of Independence, two contradictory tendencies were already well advanced inside the Congress Party. On the one hand, the national party executive endorsed socialist principles of state ownership, regulation, and control over key sectors of the economy in order to improve productivity and at the same time curb economic concentration. On the other hand, the national Congress ·government pursued liberal economic policies and incentives to private investment that was justified in terms of the sold criterion of achieving a maximum increase in production". - Francine Frankel

Congress was pursuing this policy Which of the following point is correct in the context of this? 

Options

• It related to the nature of the opposition parties. 

• Congress was pursuing this policy as a sole criterion for achieving a maximum increase in production.  

• Both related to the nature of the opposition parties & congress was pursuing this policy as a sole criterion for achieving a maximum increase in production.   

• None of the above 

Answer 1

Both related to the nature of the opposition parties & congress was pursuing this policy as a sole criterion for achieving a maximum increase in production.   

Explanation:

This program was pursued by Congress in order to obtain the greatest possible rise in production. It had something to do with the nature of opposition parties, which emphasised liberal economic policies and incentives. devoted to private investment.