Question

Who among the following was the chairman of the Planning Commission when the First Five Year Plan was started?

• A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• C. Jawaharlal Nehru
• D. Rajendra Prasad

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru was the Chairman of the Planning Commission at the start of the First Five Year Plan. The first Five-year Plan was launched in 1951 and two subsequent five-year plans were formulated till 1965, when there was a break because of the Indo-Pakistan Conflict.