State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 48

What is the objective of Community Development?

  1. Formation of human capital
  2. Environmental protection
  3. Harmonious living
  4. Economic development
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (E) None of the above / More than one of the above

Explanation

The Community Development Programme (1952) sought holistic rural development through people's participation.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: part of the aim, but not the only one.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the main aim.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: part of the aim, but not the only one.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: part of the aim, but not the only one.

  • (E) Correct

    Correct: community development aims at all-round rural development: economic, social and human, so more than one applies.