books & authors section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

The term ‘’Hindu rate of growth’ was coined by Indian economist Raj Krishna.

It refers to the low annual growth rate of the planned economy of India before the liberalization of 1991, which stagnated around 3.5% from the 1950s to the 1980s, while per capita income growth averaged 1.3%. The term contrasts with South Korea’s Miracle on the Han River and the Taiwan Miracle.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

On 23 October 1958, Boris Pasternak was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize. The citation credited Pasternak’s contribution to Russian lyric poetry and for his role in, “continuing the great Russian epic tradition.” On 25 October, Pasternak sent a telegram to the Swedish Academy: “Infinitely grateful, touched, proud, surprised, overwhelmed.”

That same day, the Literary Institute in Moscow demanded that all its students sign a petition denouncing Pasternak and his novel. They were further ordered to join a “spontaneous” demonstration demanding Pasternak’s exile from the Soviet Union.

On 26 October, the Literary Gazette ran an article by David Zaslavski entitled, Reactionary Propaganda Uproar over a Literary Weed.