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Master Plans for major cities were prepared and the State capitals of Gandhi Nagar and Bhubaneswar were developed in

Second Five Year Plan

Third Five Year Plan

Fourth Five Year Plan

First Five Year Plan

Explanation:

- The Master Plans for major cities and the planning and development of state capitals like Gandhinagar (Gujarat) and Bhubaneswar (Odisha) were initiatives undertaken after independence.

- Option 1: Second Five Year Plan (1956-61)

- Focused mainly on heavy industries and public sector development rather than urban planning.

- Option 2: Third Five Year Plan (1961-66)

- This plan addressed urban development, but Gandhinagar and Bhubaneswar’s core planning began earlier.

- Option 3: Fourth Five Year Plan (1969-74)

- Focus was mostly on agriculture and poverty alleviation.

- Option 4: First Five Year Plan (1951-56)

- Bhubaneswar’s master plan was prepared by German architect Otto Koenigsberger and construction began in 1948. Gandhinagar’s plan was approved in 1951-56.

- ?? Correct Answer: Option 4 – First Five Year Plan

- Bhubaneswar and later Gandhinagar were envisioned and developed as state capitals during the First Plan.

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