Clark Kerr has proposed a thesis to explain industrialisation in India. It is called the _____________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Convergence thesis
Option (4) Convergence thesis — Correct. According to the convergence thesis put forward by modernisation theorist Clark Kerr, an industrialised India of the 21st century shares more features with China or the United States in the 21st century than it shares with 19th century India. Industrial societies, in this view, converge, or become more and more alike.
NCERT: Social Change and Development in India — Chapter 5: Change and Development in Industrial Society, Activity 5.1 (2025-26)
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