Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

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

Question:
How did the payment of wages of agricultural labourers change in the post-independence period?
Options:
The wages were changed from Kind(grain) to cash.
The wages were changed from cash to Kind
The landlords started depositing wages in bank accounts.
None of the above
Correct Answer:
The wages were changed from Kind(grain) to cash.
Explanation:
Several profound transformations in the nature of social relations in rural areas took place in the post-Independence period, especially in those regions that underwent the Green Revolution. These included: - an increase in the use of agricultural labour as cultivation became more intensive; -a shift from payment in kind (grain) to payment in cash