Which of the following is NOT true of Madhopur, a village in M.S.A. Rao's account?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Its migrants work chiefly in African and British towns.
Option (1) It is a village in north central India. — True of Madhopur. Rao places Madhopur in north central India. It is his example of villages whose people seek work in far-off cities.
Option (2) Close to half of its migrants work in Bombay and Calcutta. — True of Madhopur. A little less than half of all its migrants work in the two cities of Bombay and Calcutta, so 'close to half' fits.
Option (3) Its migrants work chiefly in African and British towns. — Not true of Madhopur. Migrants in African and British towns come from Gujarat villages. Rao gives them as a separate example of emigrants living in overseas towns.
Option (4) Most of its migrants regularly send money back home. — True of Madhopur. About 75 percent of its migrants send money regularly. That is most of them.
NCERT (2026-27): “Urbanisation in Independent India … “Firstly, there are villages in which a sizeable number of people have sought employment in far-off cities. They live there leaving behind the members of their families in their natal villages. In Madhopur, a village in north central India, 77 out of 298 households have migrants, and a little less than half of all the migrants work in two cities of Bombay and Calcutta. About 75 percent of the total migrants send money regularly, and 83 per cent visit the village from four to five times a year to once in two years... A considerable number of emigrants reside not only in Indian cities but also in overseas towns. For instance, there are many overseas migrants from Gujarat villages living in African and British towns. …” |