Question

Following are a few points given on the approach towards development at the time of Independence. Which of them is correct?

1. The common perception of Development was becoming modernized which involved the breakdown of traditional social structure
2. After independence India had two models of development one was Europe's and US's liberal capital model and the other USSR's socialist model.
3. Many including the Communist Party of India and leaders like Nehru. were impressed by the Soviet model and very few favored the American models.

Options

• i only

• iii only

• ii & iii

• i, ii & iii

Answer 1

i, ii & iii

Explanation:

The concept of development was diverse:

1. The prevalent sense of development was that it was becoming modernised, which required the dismantling of traditional social structures.
2. Following independence, India had two development models: one based on the liberal-capitalist model of Europe and the United States, and the other based on the socialist model of the Soviet Union.
3. Many people, including members of the Communist Party of India and leaders like Nehru, were impressed by the Soviet model, while only a few preferred the American model.