Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

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

Question:

Diversity of rural occupation in India was reflected in which of the following?

Options:

Caste system

Class system

Landholding Structure

Both 1 and 2

Correct Answer:

Caste system

Explanation:

Agriculture is the single most important source of livelihood for the majority of the rural population. But the rural is not just agriculture. Many activities that support agriculture and village life are also sources of livelihood for people in rural India. Rural life of India supported many other specialists and crafts persons as story tellers, astrologers, priests, water-distributors, and oil-pressers. The diversity of occupations in rural India was reflected in the caste system, which in most regions included specialist and ‘service’ castes such as Washermen, Potters, and Goldsmiths.