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Question
What was the main focus of the Second Five Year Plan?
Options
Agriculture
Industrialisation
Education
Transportation
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Solution
Industrialisation
Explanation:
Rapid industrialization and the growth of the public sector were the main objectives of the Second Five-Year Plan. Rapid industrialization was used to set the goal of a 25% rise in national GDP.
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