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

Was there also a contradiction between the central leadership of the Congress party and its state-level leaders? Choose the correct statement regarding this.  

Options

• No, there was not a contradiction between the central leadership of the Congress Party and its state-level leaders.  

• Yes, there was no contradiction between the central leadership of the Congress Party and its state-level leaders.  

• State emphasised states' ownership, regulation, and control over key sectors to improve productivity. 

• Both Yes, there was no contradiction between the central leadership of the Congress Party and its state-level leaders & State emphasised states' ownership, regulation, and control over key sectors to improve productivity.  

Answer 1

No, there was no contradiction between the central leadership of the ·Congress Party and its state-level leaders.    

Explanation:

No, there was no conflict between the Congress Party's central leadership and its state-level leaders because states' ownership, regulation, and control over critical industries increased productivity, whereas control decreased productivity. Liberal economic policies and incentives for private investment were promoted by the leadership.