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By 1990 the service sector's share of India's GDP had reached:Read the answer and worked solution →Fixing the maximum size of land an individual could own is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Abolition of intermediaries brought how many tenants into direct contact with the government?Read the answer and worked solution →Land reforms were most successful in West Bengal and which other state?Read the answer and worked solution →The green revolution used HYV seeds especially for wheat and:Read the answer and worked solution →In its first phase, HYV use was restricted to affluent states like Punjab, Tamil Nadu and:Read the answer and worked solution →The portion of agricultural produce that farmers sell in the market is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The Industrial Policy Resolution that sorted industries into three categories was adopted in:Read the answer and worked solution →The 1955 committee that saw small-scale industry as a route to rural development was the:Read the answer and worked solution →The inward-looking trade strategy of the first seven plans is technically called:Read the answer and worked solution →Industry's share of GDP rose from 13 per cent in 1950-51 to what in 1990-91?Read the answer and worked solution →Modern Bread, a public sector bread firm, was sold to the private sector in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the plan goalsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the land reform wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the planning datesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the green revolution inputsRead the answer and worked solution →Agriculture or industryRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the plan goalsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Planned economy bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Which company became leader in India's small car market by spotting the need early?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Companies Act cited among India's business laws passed?Read the answer and worked solution →The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act was passed in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Consumer Protection Act cited in the legal environment dates from:Read the answer and worked solution →At independence, about what share of India's working population was in agriculture?Read the answer and worked solution →The New Industrial Policy that opened the economy was announced in:Read the answer and worked solution →The 1991 policy reduced the number of industries under compulsory licensing to:Read the answer and worked solution →After 1991 the public sector's role was limited to how many industries of strategic importance?Read the answer and worked solution →Which board was set up in 1991 to promote and channel foreign investment?Read the answer and worked solution →Freeing industry from the licensing system is called:Read the answer and worked solution →

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By 1990 the service sector's share of India's GDP had reached:

  1. 40.59 per cent
  2. 24.6 per cent
  3. 13 per cent
  4. 64.9 per cent
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Correct answer: A. 40.59 per cent

1. This exceeded agriculture and industry. 2. Services were 40.59 per cent by 1990. 3. The trend sped up after 1991. _Source: syllabus Indian Economic Development, Chapter 2, Indian Economy 1950-1990._

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Fixing the maximum size of land an individual could own is called:

  1. Land revenue
  2. Land ceiling
  3. Land reform
  4. Land tenure
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Correct answer: B. Land ceiling

1. It aimed to reduce concentration of ownership. 2. This is land ceiling. 3. Big landlords challenged it in court. _Source: syllabus Indian Economic Development, Chapter 2, Indian Economy 1950-1990._

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Abolition of intermediaries brought how many tenants into direct contact with the government?

  1. 400 lakh
  2. 500 lakh
  3. 200 lakh
  4. 300 lakh
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Correct answer: C. 200 lakh

1. They were freed from zamindari exploitation. 2. Some 200 lakh tenants gained. 3. Ownership gave incentives to raise output. _Source: syllabus Indian Economic Development, Chapter 2, Indian Economy 1950-1990._

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