Consider the following statements about rural development in India:
(A) Until and unless some spectacular changes occur, the rural sector might continue to remain backward.
(B) Rural areas can be made more vibrant through diversification into dairying, poultry, fisheries, vegetables and fruits.
(C) Rural production centres should be linked with urban and foreign (export) markets to realise higher returns on the investments.
(D) Today environment and rural development can be looked at as two distinct subjects.
(E) A constant appraisal and dialogue between farmers’ groups and the Union Finance Ministry is essential.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (C) only
The chapter ends on what the rural sector needs. Two statements change one key word.
(A) Until and unless some spectacular changes occur, the rural sector might continue to remain backward. — Correct. Without big changes, the rural sector may stay backward.
(B) Rural areas can be made more vibrant through diversification into dairying, poultry, fisheries, vegetables and fruits. — Correct. Diversification makes rural areas more vibrant.
(C) Rural production centres should be linked with urban and foreign (export) markets to realise higher returns on the investments. — Correct. Links with urban and export markets give higher returns.
(D) Today environment and rural development can be looked at as two distinct subjects. — Incorrect. We cannot look at them as two distinct subjects.
(E) A constant appraisal and dialogue between farmers’ groups and the Union Finance Ministry is essential. — Incorrect. The dialogue needed is with state agricultural departments.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.7 Conclusion It is clear that until and unless some spectacular changes occur, the rural sector might continue to remain backward. There is a greater need today to make rural areas more vibrant through diversification into dairying, poultry, fisheries, vegetables and fruits and linking up the rural production centres with the urban and foreign (export) markets to realise higher returns on the investments for the products. Moreover, infrastructure elements like credit and marketing, farmer-friendly agricultural policies and a constant appraisal and dialogue between farmers’ groups and state agricultural departments are essential to realise the full potential of the sector. Today we cannot look at the environment and rural development as two distinct subjects. …” |