39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994
The Eighth Five-Year Plan gives priority to-
aTo increase employment✓ Correct
bOn increasing imports
cTo increase industry
dFreedom of the press
Explanation
The Eighth Five-Year Plan (1992–97) was based on the John W. Miller model, adopted in the context of a liberalised economy. In this plan, human resource development was the basic objective, and it aimed at generating adequate employment to achieve near full employment by the end of the century.
economic-social-development