MPSC PYQ

Regional Disparities

Regional Disparities is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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2 · 2018–2024
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Indian Agriculture BasicsFive Year PlansDevelopment EconomicsCircular Cumulative Causation

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पहिल्या हरितक्रांतीत खालीलपैकी कोणत्या गोष्टीची काळजी घेतली नाही ? / The first Green Revolution did not take care of which of the following areas ?

(a)कोर्डवाहू प्रदेश / Rainfed areas

(b)किनारी प्रदेश / Coastal areas

(c)सुपीक जमिनीचे प्रदेश / Fertile soil areas

(d)वाळवंटी प्रदेश / Arid areas

1)फक्त अ आणि क / Only a and c
2)फक्त क आणि ड / Only c and d
3)फक्त अ, ब आणि ड / Only a, b and d✓ Correct
4)वरील सर्व बरोबर / All of the above

The first Green Revolution primarily targeted well-irrigated and fertile soil regions, thereby neglecting rainfed (koradwahu), coastal, and arid regions.

गुन्नर मिर्ढल यांच्या मते आर्थिक विकासात सरकारची भूमिका पुढीलप्रमाणे असावी. According to Gunnar Mirdal the role of Govt. in economic development should be as follows :

(a)प्रतिसारक परिणाम निष्प्रभ करून विस्तारक परिणाम प्रभावी करणे.

(b)विस्तारक परिणाम निष्प्रभ करून प्रतिसारक परिणाम प्रभावी करणे.

(c)प्रतिसारक परिणाम आणि विस्तारक परिणाम प्रभावी करणे.

(d)विस्तारक परिणाम आणि प्रतिसारक परिणाम निष्प्रभ करणे.

1)केवळ (a) / Only (a)✓ Correct
2)(a) आणि (c) / (a) and (c)
3)(b) आणि (c) / (b) and (c)
4)(c) आणि (d) / (c) and (d)

According to Gunnar Myrdal, in developing economies, backwash effects (प्रतिसारक परिणाम) often outweigh spread effects. Thus, government intervention should neutralize backwash effects and strengthen spread effects.

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