chapter 8

Question 1

when did India and Pakistan get independence?

Answer 1

1947

Question 2

when did china get independence?

Answer 2

1949

Question 3

when did India introduce its first five year plan?

Answer 3

1951

Question 4

when did Pakistan introduce its first five year plan?

Answer 4

1956

Question 5

when did china introduce its first five year plan?

Answer 5

1953

Question 6

China’s growth rate during 1980s-1990s

Answer 6

10.3%

Question 7

When did china introduce reforms?

Answer 7

1978

Question 8

When did Pakistan introduce reforms?

Answer 8

1988

Question 9

When did India introduce reforms?

Answer 9

1991

Question 10

why do the three countries have the similar development strategies?

Answer 10

1. all the three nations have started towards their development path at the same time
2. all the three countries adopted economic planning as their core Development strategies
3. till 1980s, all the three countries had similar growth rates and per capita income
4. all the three countries introduced economic reforms as development strategies

Question 11

reasons for slowdown of growth of Pakistan economy

Answer 11

1. political instability
2. volatile performance of the agricultural sector
3. reform process introduced in Pakistan
4. over-dependence on remittance and foreign aid/ loan

Question 12

development of Pakistan in late 1950s and 1960s

Answer 12

Introduced a variety of regulated policy framework for import substitution based industrialisation

Question 13

development of Pakistan in 1970s

Answer 13

nationalism of capital goods

Question 14

development of Pakistan in late 1970s and 1980s

Answer 14

initiatives to private sector were offered

Question 15

development of Pakistan in 1970s

Answer 15

economic reforms were introduced

Question 16

development of China in 1949

Answer 16

one rule party

Question 17

development of China in 1953

Answer 17

announcement of first five year plan

Question 18

development of China in 1958

Answer 18

GLF Champion

Question 19

development of China in 1965

Answer 19

GPC revolution

Question 20

development of China in 1978

Answer 20

economic reforms

Question 21

great leap forwards champion

Answer 21

1. it aimed at industrialising the country at a massive scale
2. In urban areas, people were encouraged to set up industries in their backyard whereas, in rural area communes form land collectively
3. through commune system in 1958, there were 26000 communes covering almost all the farm population

Question 22

problems faced by GLF champion

Answer 22

1. a severe drought caused havoc in china killing about 30 million people
2. when Russia had conflicts with china it withdrew professionals from china

Question 23

The great Proletarian cultural revolution

Answer 23

Under the cultural revolution, students and professionals were asked to work and learn from the real life situations prevailing at country side

Question 24

three types of economic reforms

Answer 24

1. introduced reforms in phases
2. concept of dual pricing
3. special economic growth

Question 25

Introduction of reforms in what phases

Answer 25

1. initial 2. second

Question 26

initial phases in introduction of reforms in phases

Answer 26

reforms were introduced in agricultural, foreign trade and investment sector

Question 27

second phases in introduction of reforms in phases

Answer 27

reforms were introduced in the industrial sector

Question 28

concept of dual pricing

Answer 28

this means fixing the prices in two ways; farmers and industrial units were required to buy and sell fixed quantities of inputs and outputs on the basis of price fixed by the government and the rest were sold at the market price

Question 29

special economic zones

Answer 29

China adopted the 'open door policy' as a major economic reform initiative.

Question 30

Factors leading to rapid growth in Chinna

Answer 30

1. land reforms 2. long existence of decentralised planning 3. establishment of infrastructure in the area of education and health