Match List-I with List-II:List-IList-II(A) Rural development(I) Seeds…

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Rural development	(I) Seeds and inputs plus assured procurement at pre-decided prices
(B) Contract farming	(II) Success stories of rural development experiments in similar conditions
(C) Micro-credit programmes	(III) Credit provisions such as funds and CISF given to SHGs
(D) ‘Best practice’ illustrations	(IV) Action for the development of areas lagging behind in the village economy

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

Each term names a part of rural development.

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Rural development	(IV) Action for the development of areas lagging behind in the village economy	It focuses on areas that lag behind.
(B) Contract farming	(I) Seeds and inputs plus assured procurement at pre-decided prices	Food chains give inputs and buy at fixed prices.
(C) Micro-credit programmes	(III) Credit provisions such as funds and CISF given to SHGs	Small credit to SHGs is called micro-credit.
(D) ‘Best practice’ illustrations	(II) Success stories of rural development experiments in similar conditions	They are success stories to learn from.

NCERT (2026-27): “5.2 What Is Rural Development? Rural development is a comprehensive term. It essentially focuses on action for the development of areas that are lagging behind in the overall development of the village economy. …”

“5.4 Agricultural Market System … Further, several national and multinational fast food chains are increasingly entering into contracts/ alliances with farmers to encourage them to cultivate farm products (vegetables, fruits, etc.) of the desired quality by providing them with not only seeds and other inputs but also assured procurement of the produce at pre-decided prices. …”

“5.3 Credit and Marketing in Rural Areas … In recent years, about ₹ 10-15,000 per SHG and another ₹2.5 lakhs per SHG as a Community Investment Support Fund (CISF) are provided as part of renovating fund to take up self employement for income generation. Such credit provisions are generally referred to as micro-credit programmes. …”

“5.7 Conclusion … We need to learn from, and also try out when found relevant, practices from the available set of ‘best practice’ illustrations (which means success stories of rural development experiments that have already been carried out in similar conditions in different parts of India), to speed up this process of ‘learning by doing’.”