M.S.A. Rao describes different situations of impact of urban influences in India. Which of the following is part of the situations of urban impact given by Rao?
(A) When more people start taking up agricultural work
(B) When an industrial town comes up in the midst of villages
(C) When there is an increase in the growth of metropolitan cities
(D) When villagers in sizeable numbers migrate to work in far off cities
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (C) and (D) only
(A) When more people start taking up agricultural work Incorrect. Rao’s situations are all about the pull of the city on the village; more villagers turning to farming is a movement away from urban influence, and it is not one of them.
(B) When an industrial town comes up in the midst of villages Correct. The second kind of urban impact is seen in villages situated near an industrial town. When a town like Bhilai comes up, some villages are uprooted, others lose part of their land and receive an influx of immigrant workers.
(C) When there is an increase in the growth of metropolitan cities Correct. The growth of metropolitan cities accounts for the third type of urban impact: a few surrounding villages are totally absorbed as the city expands, and the land of many others is used for urban development.
(D) When villagers in sizeable numbers migrate to work in far off cities Correct. The first situation is that of villages in which a sizeable number of people have sought employment in far-off cities, leaving their families behind; in Madhopur, 77 out of 298 households had migrants, and most sent money home regularly.
NCERT: Social Change and Development in India — Chapter 1: Structural Change, Box 1.7 (2025-26)
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