HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Nehru did not believe in the doctrine of non-violence.
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Nehru was not in favour of socialism.
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Nehru had his higher education in India only.
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Nehru stressed the importance of national planning.
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Detailed explanation-1: -He gave the responsibility for planning the economy of a future India and appointed the National Planning Commission in 1938 to help frame such policies. Hence statement 1 is correct. He chaired the Planning Commission before and after independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -He said the essence of planning is to find the best way to utilize all resources of manpower, money, and so on. Planning for Nehru was essentially linked up with industrialization and eventual self-reliance for the country’s economic growth on a self-accelerating growth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allabahad on November 14, 1889. He received his early education at home under private tutors. At the age of fifteen, he went to England and after two years at Harrow, joined Cambridge University where he took his tripos in Natural Sciences. He was later called to the Bar from Inner Temple.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jawaharlal Nehru helped lead India to independence, which ended the British raj. As India’s first prime minister, he worked to make India an important member of the international community.
Detailed explanation-5: -He was the first Prime Minister of India, elected in 1947 after India got independence. As the Prime Minister, he initiated several economic, social and political reforms and played a role in formation of the Non-Aligned Movement. He also faced the Sino-India war of 1962 during his reign.