The main objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan is
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth
The Planning Commission titled the Twelfth Plan (2012–17) 'Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth'. The Plan states its objective as faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth. Only option (d) contains all three elements: faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth.
- ✓ (d) It names all three elements of the Plan's objective: faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth. The Plan document speaks of the capabilities needed 'to achieve the objective of faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth'.
- ✗ (b) This is the most tempting wrong option. It leaves out 'faster', which is part of the Plan's stated objective. The Eleventh Plan's theme was 'faster and more inclusive growth'.
- ✗ (a) 'Inclusive growth and poverty reduction' omits both 'faster' and 'sustainable'. Poverty reduction is not the stated objective in the Twelfth Plan's title.
- ✗ (c) Reducing unemployment is not part of the Plan's stated objective, and 'faster' is missing.
Remember · Twelfth Plan (2012–17): 'Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth'. Eleventh Plan (2007–12): 'Faster and More Inclusive Growth'.
Sources
- Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012–2017), Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, Vol. I (Planning Commission), Ch. 1 Overview ↗ “In this section, we focus on the capabilities we need to develop to achieve the objective of faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth.”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2014, General Studies Paper I. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 25 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·
