Question

In which year was the Planning Commission set up?

• A. 1950
• B. 1951
• C. 1952
• D. 1954

Hint:

Remember: Commission 1950 → First Plan 1951. (Replaced by NITI Aayog in 2015.)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Establishment year.
The Planning Commission was constituted by a Government of India resolution on 15 March 1950 to steer national economic planning.
Step 2: Avoid the common confusion.
1951 marks the launch of the First Five-Year Plan, not the creation of the Commission itself.
Step 3: Conclude.
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