Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Change and Development in Rural Society

Question:
Select a statement which describes the capitalist mode of production in the Indian agricultural sector.
Options:
Crops are produced basically for sale, not just for consumption.
When corporate companies invest and supervise agriculture.
The reestablishment of traditional Indian agricultural practices in the post-independent period
Farmers getting more assistance from the government in the form of loans/aids to invest capital in agriculture.
Correct Answer:
Crops are produced basically for sale, not just for consumption.
Explanation:
The agriculture was capitalised, that is, where crops were being grown primarily for sale in the market. The transformation in labour relations is regarded by some scholars as indicative of a transition to capitalist agriculture. Because the capitalist mode of production is based on the separation of the workers from the means of production (in this case, land), and the use of ‘free’ wage labour. In general, it is true that farmers in the more developed regions were becoming more oriented to the market. As cultivation became more commercialised these rural areas were also becoming integrated into the wider economy