Consider what many children of the new rural elites in agriculturally rich regions went on to do. Identify the odd one out.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Taking up cultivation of family land
Option (1) Joining professional occupations — Incorrect. Private professional colleges in rural and semi-urban areas let the new rural elites educate their children. Many of these children joined professional occupations, so this fits the group.
Option (2) Joining white collar occupations — Incorrect. Many children of the new rural elites took up white collar occupations after higher education. This fits the group and is not the odd one.
Option (3) Taking up cultivation of family land — Correct. These children moved away from farming into jobs and business that fed the urban middle classes. Taking up cultivation of family land is not among the paths they took, so it is the odd one out.
Option (4) Starting businesses of their own — Incorrect. Starting businesses of their own was one of the paths these children took. It added to the growth of the urban middle classes, so it fits the group.
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