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  1. Who introduced the term ‘Hindu rate of growth’ ?
    1. Amartya Sen
    2. Raj Krishna
    3. V. K. R. V. Rao
    4. Kaushik Basu
Correct Option: B

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 1950s to 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.



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