Question

The Great Leap Forward (GLF) was a campaign initiated in ______ in 1958 aimed at industrialising the country on a massive scale.
1. Bangladesh
2. Sri Lanka
3. India
4. China

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : China

The correct answer is China.

• The Great Leap Forward (GLF) was a campaign initiated in 1958 in China.
• It was aimed to modernize China's economy. 
• The campaign was imitated towards the large-scale industrialization in the country not concentrated only in the urban areas. 
• The people were motivated to set up industries in their backyards.
• In the rural areas commune system was implemented.
• Under this system, people were engaged in collective farming.