Five Year Plans | MCQs

Explanation

• First Five-Year Plan (1950-1955): Presented by Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan on July 8, 1948.
• Second Five-Year Plan (1960-1965): Revived and restated by President Ayub Khan's military government.
• Third Five-Year Plan (1965-1970): Designed like its predecessor, resulting in only modest growth.
• Fourth Five-Year Plan (1970-1975): Abandoned after the fall of Dhaka and replaced with a nationalization program.
• Fifth Five-Year Plan (1978-1983): Aimed to stabilize the economy and improve living standards for the poorest segment of the population.

Explanation

The Fifth Five-Year Plan (1978–83) was an attempt to stabilise the economy and improve the standard of living of the poorest segment of the population.

Increased defense expenditures and a flood of refugees to Pakistan after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979, as well as the sharp increase in international oil prices in 1979-80, drew resources away from planned investments .