Which of the following five year plan in India was thorough failure in reaching targets due to unforeseen events like Chinese aggression (1962)?
Third
The question asks which Five Year Plan failed badly in meeting its targets because of unforeseen events such as the Chinese aggression of 1962.
The correct answer is the Third Five Year Plan (1961-1966).
The Third Plan aimed at making the economy self-reliant and self-generating, with emphasis on agriculture and industry.
However, it was severely disrupted by the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the Indo-Pak War of 1965 and a serious drought and famine, which diverted resources to defence.
As a result the plan largely failed to achieve its targets, and it was followed by three annual 'Plan Holidays' from 1966 to 1969.
The First Plan (1951-56) was broadly successful, the Second Plan focused on heavy industry, and the Fifth Plan came much later; none of them collapsed due to the 1962 war.
Hence, the plan that was a thorough failure due to the Chinese aggression of 1962 was the Third Five Year Plan.
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