Choose the correct statements:
A. Rural population is highly interested in agriculture.
B. Today the rural areas are more closely integrated to consumers market.
C. Some people work in urban areas and live in villages.
D. Non farm rural occupations are decreasing.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → B, C only
A. Rural population is highly interested in agriculture. Incorrect. The majority of people in villages still make their living out of agriculture, but the relative economic value of what they produce has fallen drastically, and more and more people who live in villages may no longer work in agriculture or even in the village. The pull is away from farming, not towards it.
B. Today the rural areas are more closely integrated to consumers market. Correct. The rural areas were never really beyond the reach of market forces, and today they are being more closely integrated into the consumer market.
C. Some people work in urban areas and live in villages. Correct. If they are close enough, rural people travel daily to the nearest urban centre to work while continuing to live in the village.
D. Non farm rural occupations are decreasing. Incorrect. The opposite is true: rural people are increasingly engaged in non-farm rural occupations like transport services, business enterprises or craft manufacturing.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.6 Rural-Urban Differences … Agriculture used to be by far the largest contributor to the country, but today it only contributes about one-sixth of the gross domestic product. While the majority of our people live in the rural areas and make their living out of agriculture, the relative economic value of what they produce has fallen drastically. Moreover, more and more people who live in villages may no longer work in agriculture or even in the village.…” “…If they are close enough, then they may travel daily to the nearest urban centre to work while continuing to live in the village. Mass media and communication channels are now bringing images of urban life styles and patterns of consumption into the rural areas. Consequently, urban norms and standards are becoming well known even in the remote villages, creating new desires and aspirations for consumption. Mass transit and mass communication are bridging the gap between the rural and urban areas. Even in the past, the rural areas were never really beyond the reach of market forces and today they are being more closely integrated into the consumer market (The social role of markets will be discussed in Chapter 4).” |