Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Change and Development in Rural Society

Question:

Read the passage given below and answer the question.

Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of 'scientific' farming methods will improve the conditions of Indian farmers. We should remember that Indian farmers have been cultivating the land for centuries, much before the advent of the Green Revolution. They have very deep and extensive traditional knowledge about the land they till and the crops they sow. Much of its knowledge, like the many traditional varieties of seeds that were developed over the centuries by farmers, is being lost as hybrid, high-yielding, and genetically modified varieties of seeds are being promoted as more productive and 'scientific (Gupta 1998; Vasavi 1999b). In view of the negative environmental and social impact of modern methods of cultivation that have been observed, a number of scientists as well as farmers' movements now suggest a return to traditional, more organic seeds and methods of cultivation. Many rural people themselves believe that hybrid varieties are less healthy than the traditional ones.

Put the following events of Rural Society in correct sequence:

(A) Second phase of Green Revolution
(B) Abolition of Zamindari System
(C) Contract Farming began
(D) Raiyatwari system of Land settlement

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B), (D), (C)

(D), (B), (A), (C)

(A), (B), (C), (D)

(D), (C), (A), (B)

Correct Answer:

(D), (B), (A), (C)

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 2: (D), (B), (A), (C)

(D) Raiyatwari system of Land settlement: Implemented by Britishers during colonial times .

(B) Abolition of Zamindari System: immediately after independence.

(A) Second phase of Green Revolution :began in 1980s,

(C) Contract Farming began: Became more common in recent decades, especially after liberalisation in the 1990s, where companies entered into contracts with farmers to grow specific crops.