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Refer the following… (Class 12 Economics SQP 2026-27, Q22)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2026-27: question 22

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section B, question 22, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q22 · 1 mark · MCQIndian Economy 1950-1990

Refer the following image:
Identify the distinguished thinker, who is considered as the Architect of Indian planning. (Choose the correct option)

  1. (A)Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. (B)Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
  3. (C)Amartya Sen
  4. (D)Dadabhai Naoroji

Figure in the paper: Black and white photograph of an elderly man wearing a dark cap, spectacles and a dark buttoned coat. See it in the official paper.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

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Hint 1

Who drafted the Second Five-Year Plan?

Hint 2

He also founded the Indian Statistical Institute.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The photograph shows Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.

  2. He drafted the Second Five-Year Plan (the Mahalanobis model, with emphasis on heavy industry) and founded the Indian Statistical Institute; he is called the architect of Indian planning. Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (B) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

Where the marks are

  • Mahalanobis: architect of Indian planning (1 mark)

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