Consider the following statements related to Convergence Thesis. Which of the following statements are correct?
1.The convergence thesis was put forward by modernisation theorist Clark Kerr.
2.An industrialised India of the 21st century shares more features with China or the United States in the 21st century than it shares with 19th century India.

Both 1 and 2

The correct answer is Option 3: Both 1 and 2

1.The convergence thesis was put forward by modernisation theorist Clark Kerr. This is correct. The thesis argues that industrial societies tend to become similar in many social and economic features over time.

2. An industrialised India of the 21st century shares more features with China or the United States in the 21st century than it shares with 19th century India. This is correct. This statement correctly explains the idea of convergence. An industrialised India in the 20th century shares several characteristics—such as urbanisation, industrial production, bureaucracy, and modern institutions—with other industrial societies like China or the United States more than with pre-industrial 19th century India.

NCERT: "According to the convergence thesis put forward by modernisation theorist Clark Kerr, an industrialised India of  the 21st century shares more features  with China or the United States in the  21st century than it shares with 19th  century India. "