Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

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

Question:

Read the passage given below and answer the question.

Often it is thought that imparting knowledge of 'scientific' farming methods will improve the conditions of Indian farmers. We should remember that Indian farmers have been cultivating the land for centuries, much before the advent of the Green Revolution. They have very deep and extensive traditional knowledge about the land they till and the crops they sow. Much of its knowledge, like the many traditional varieties of seeds that were developed over the centuries by farmers, is being lost as hybrid, high-yielding, and genetically modified varieties of seeds are being promoted as more productive and 'scientific (Gupta 1998; Vasavi 1999b). In view of the negative environmental and social impact of modern methods of cultivation that have been observed, a number of scientists as well as farmers' movements now suggest a return to traditional, more organic seeds and methods of cultivation. Many rural people themselves believe that hybrid varieties are less healthy than the traditional ones.

The first phase of green revolution led to the displacement of tenant cultivators. Choose the option that provides justification for this statement:

Options:

Introduction of new technology seemed to be increasing inequalities

Employment and wages for agricultural workers did increase in many areas

Demand for tenants increased

Landowners began to take back land from tenants as cultivation became more profitable

Correct Answer:

Landowners began to take back land from tenants as cultivation became more profitable