Match List-I (an action in a village) with List-II (the area of rural…

Match List-I (an action in a village) with List-II (the area of rural development it belongs to):

List-I	List-II
(A) A tailoring and computer skills course for village girls	(I) Infrastructure development
(B) A feeder road from the village to the nearby highway	(II) Land reforms
(C) A scheme giving productive work to the poorest households	(III) Development of human resources
(D) Making the tillers of the land its owners	(IV) Special measures for alleviation of poverty

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

Each action builds one area that rural India needs to develop. Ask whether it builds people, facilities, jobs for the poor or land ownership.

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) A tailoring and computer skills course for village girls	(III) Development of human resources	Education and skill development are part of developing human resources.
(B) A feeder road from the village to the nearby highway	(I) Infrastructure development	Village roads and feeder roads to nearby highways are rural infrastructure.
(C) A scheme giving productive work to the poorest households	(IV) Special measures for alleviation of poverty	These measures stress access to productive employment for the weaker sections.
(D) Making the tillers of the land its owners	(II) Land reforms	Land reforms mainly change the ownership of landholdings in favour of the tillers.

Row (D) uses the land reforms explained in Indian Economy 1950-1990 together with this chapter.

NCERT (2026-27): “5.2 What is Rural Development? … Some of the areas which are challenging and need fresh initiatives for development in rural India include”

Development of human resources including – literacy, more specifically, female literacy, education and skill development – health, addressing both sanitation and public health
Land reforms
Development of the productive resources of each locality
Infrastructure development like electricity, irrigation, credit, marketing, transport facilities including construction of village roads and feeder roads to nearby highways, facilities for agriculture research and extension, and information dissemination
Special measures for alleviation of poverty and bringing about significant improvement in the living conditions of the weaker sections of the population emphasising access to productive employment opportunities

Indian Economy 1950-1990 – Land Reforms: “… Equity in agriculture called for land reforms which primarily refer to change in the ownership of landholdings. Just a year after independence, steps were taken to abolish intermediaries and to make the tillers the owners of land. …”