Question : Statement 1: China adopted statism as a model of growth.
Statement 2: Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was initiated by the chairman of Chinese Communist party, Mao Zeodung in 1965.
Option 1: Both statements are true.
Option 2: Both statements are false.
Option 3: Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
Option 4: Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false.
Correct Answer: Both statements are true.
Solution : The correct answer is (a) Statement 1 is true, and Statement 2 is true.
Statement 1 is true. China did adopt statism as a model of growth, particularly during the early years of the People's Republic of China under the leadership of Mao Zedong. Statism refers to an economic and political system where the state has significant control and influence over economic activities and decision-making.
Statement 2 is also true. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was indeed initiated by Chairman Mao Zedong in 1965. The Cultural Revolution was a socio-political movement in China aimed at transforming Chinese society and purging elements perceived as counter-revolutionary or bourgeois. It had significant social, political, and cultural impacts on China during the period from 1966 to 1976.