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  1. B
  2. D
  3. A
  4. C
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Option 4 : C

  • The 12th five-year plan (2012–17) was the last five-year plan by the Government of India.
  • It aimed to achieve a growth rate of 8.2%. However, National Development Council later approved a growth rate of 8% for the Twelfth Plan.
  • The primary aim was to achieve "faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth".
  • Some of the objectives of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan were:
    • To create new work opportunities in the non-farm sector.
    • To achieve a 4% growth in the agricultural sector.
    • To eliminate gender and social gaps in education.
    • To reduce malnutrition among children aged 0–3 years.
    • To provide electricity to all villages.
    • To ensure that 50% of the rural population has access to proper drinking water.
    • To increase green cover by 1 million hectares every year.
    • To provide access to banking services to 90% of households. 

Extra information:

  • The 10th five-year plan (2002-07) was headed by former Prime Minister  Late Atal Behari Vajpayee.
  • It aimed to achieve an 8 percent annual GDP growth. It also aimed to reduce the poverty rate by 5% by 2007.
  • It also included reducing gender gaps in literacy and wage rates by at least 50% by 2007.
  • The 11th five-year Plan (2007–2012)  was headed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
  • It focused on rapid and inclusive growth.
  • It aimed at increasing the growth rate in agriculture, industry, and services to 4%, 10%, and 9% respectively.
  • Note: The Planning Commission has been dissolved and there is no 13th five-year plan.
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