What is the primary form of Indian society?
A. Urban society
B. Rural society
C. Mixed society
D. urban society
What does the unequal distribution of land in Indian rural society reflect?
A. Economic inequality
B. Social equality
C. Urbanization
D. Industrialization
Which of the following is not an importance of land?
A. a factor of production
B. a type of property
C. a type of job
D. a way of living
Which one of the following is not one of the festivals that depict the importance of agriculture in Indian cultural rituals?
A. Bihu
B. Pongal
C. Crutches
D. Diwali
What influences the diversity of occupations in rural India?
A. Caste system
B. Urbanization
C. Industrialization
D. Business
What causes the difference in income between a landowner and a tenant?
A. The tenant has to pay rent to the owner of the land
B. The landowner has a larger crop
C. Technical efficiency of the cultivator
D. Landowner having more land
According to the 2011 census, what percentage of India's population lives in rural areas?
A. 60.8%
B. 68.8%
C. 75.8%
D. 80.8%
What is the main reason for the decrease in the number of artisans in rural areas?
A. Urbanization
B. Colonial policies
C. The advent of machine-made goods
D. lack of agriculture
Who controlled the land in the pre colonial period?
A. Local king or landlord
B. British Administration
C. Farmer
D. Industrial trader
What was the main objective of abolishing the Zamindari system in land reform?
A. Increasing the power of landowners
B. Improve the condition of farmers
C. Promoting industrialization
D. Promoting urbanization
What was done under the Land Ceiling Act in land reform?
A. The maximum limit of land was fixed
B. Landowners were given more power
C. Bonded labour system was abolished
D. Caste system was abolished
When were the agricultural reform laws introduced?
A. 1920-1930
B. 1950-1970
C. 1980-1990
D. 2000-2010
What was the objective of the Tenancy Abolition and Control Act under Land Reforms?
A. Complete removal of tenancy
B. giving more power to landowners
C. Increasing agricultural productivity
D. Strengthening the position of the landlords
What kinds of problems do people from lower castes face in rural areas?
A. Higher Salary
B. Low income and insecure employment
C. Higher education
D. greater social prestige
What is called bonded labour system?
A. Custom of the upper caste people
B. Wages performed by lower caste people for landlords
C. Customs of rural artisans
D. Work under government scheme
What is a farmer called who leases land from a landowner?
A. Landowner
B. cultivator
C. Labour
D. Consumer
What is the problem created by caste system in rural areas?
A. Uneven distribution of land
B. Urbanization
C. Industrialization
D. None of the following
What did the upper caste people make the lower caste people do?
A. Agricultural wages
B. Urban work
C. Workmanship
D. Business
By what name is the bonded labour system known in Gujarat?
A. Halpati
B. won
C. Check
D. Labour
What is the bonded labour system called in Karnataka?
A. Halpati
B. won
C. Light
D. Job
What causes unequal distribution of land in Indian rural society?
A. The patrilineal system
B. Urbanization
C. Industrialization
D. Government policies
In which region of India the Jats and Rajputs are the dominant caste groups?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Punjab
In which region are the Vokkaligas and Lingayats dominant caste groups in Karnataka?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Punjab
Kammas and Reddys in Andhra Pradesh belong to which caste group?
A. Dominant race
B. lower caste
C. casteless
D. None of the following
To which caste group do the Jat Sikhs in Punjab belong?
A. Dominant race
B. lower caste
C. casteless
D. patrilineal
Why were a series of land reform laws introduced between 1950 and 1970?
A. To promote industrialisation
B. To end the zamindari system
C. To increase agricultural productivity
D. To promote urbanization
What does the difference in income between a farmer and a landowner indicate?
A. Social equality
B. Economic inequality
C. Caste system
D. Urbanization
Why was the Zamindari system abolished under land reform?
A. To reduce the economic and political powers of the landowners
B. To increase agricultural productivity
C. To promote urbanisation
D. To end the caste system
In which decade did the Green Revolution start?
A. 1950-1960
B. 1960-1970
C. 1970-1980
D. 1980-1990
What types of seed varieties were developed during the Green Revolution?
A. High yielding seed varieties
B. Seeds of old varieties
C. Medicinal seeds
D. Creative Seeds
In which areas were the technological changes mainly implemented during the Green Revolution?
A. Punjab, western Uttar Pradesh, coastal Andhra Pradesh, parts of Tamil Nadu
B. North India, South India
C. Eastern India, Western India
D. Central India, Eastern Uttar Pradesh
What are some major drawbacks of the Green Revolution?
A. Environmental degradation, dependency on chemicals,
B. Social inequality,
C. Disadvantages of traditional farming methods, water scarcity
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
What important change took place in the second phase of the Green Revolution?
A. Shift from dry farming to irrigated farming
B. shift towards urbanisation
C. shift towards industrialisation
D. a shift toward social equality
For what reason are migrant workers given priority?
A. low wages and can be easily exploited
B. More experience and education
C. High technical efficiency
D. Local support
What are the reasons behind incidents of farmer suicide?
A. Rapid rise in production cost, unstable market, excessive borrowing
B. Higher education, urbanisation, industrialisation
C. Environmental disadvantage, social inequality
D. Government policies, research and development
What happened after the Green Revolution was implemented in some areas?
A. some areas became more developed while other areas remained unchanged
B. Similar changes occurred in all regions
C. Improvement occurred only in urban areas
D. Improvement occurred only in industrial sectors
For what purpose were pesticides and fertilizers used in the Green Revolution?
A. To boost agricultural production
B. For environmental protection
C. For social equality
D. for industrialization
What does 'feminisation of agricultural labour' mean in rural areas?
A. Emergence of women as the main source of agricultural labour
B. Entry of women into the industrial sector
C. Women getting higher education
D. Migration of women to urban areas
What is the purpose of 'globalisation' in any field?
A. To include in the competition of international market
B. Increasing the competitiveness of the local market
C. reducing production costs
D. Redistribution of resources
What is the meaning of 'free wage labourers' in the rural society during the Green Revolution?
A. Workers who receive cash payments and have less ties with the landowner
B. Workers who get permanent employment
C. Workers who receive only food grains
D. Workers who work in the industrial sector
Why are migrant workers called 'nomadic workers'?
A. Because they are not even paid minimum wages and they change locations frequently
B. Because they live in one place permanently
C. because they are paid higher wages
D. because they do permanent work in agriculture
Who expanded higher education in rural areas during the Green Revolution?
A. By the new rural elite
B. The industrial class
C. urban class
D. Government policies
What is the biggest reason behind farmer suicide cases?
A. Excessive borrowing
B. Government policies
C. Higher education
D. Industrialization
Which type of agriculture was promoted under Green Revolution?
A. Irrigated agriculture
B. Dry farming
C. Traditional Agriculture
D. industrial agriculture
What role do multinational companies play under globalization in agriculture?
A. As a seller of seeds, pesticides, manure and fertilizers
B. Only as a seller of seeds
C. Only as a seller of fertilizers
D. Only as a seller of pesticides
Which program was started for farmers during Green Revolution?
A. Prime Minister's Crop Insurance Scheme
B. Gram Uday to Bharat Uday Abhiyan
C. National Urban Mission
D. All of the above
Which type of farming suffered during the Green Revolution?
A. Disadvantages of traditional farming methods
B. Disadvantages of modern farming methods
C. Disadvantages of industrial farming methods
D. Disadvantages of dry farming methods
What type of incidents are incidents of suicide by farmers?
A. Matrix events
B. Emergency events
C. Social events
D. Industrial events
What was the result of 'deterioration of relationship between landowner and farmer' under Green Revolution in a region?
A. Rise of wage labourers
B. Expansion of industrialization
C. Promotion of urbanization
D. Development of social equality
