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Maharashtra State Board · HSC Commerce · Class 11 (Std XI)

Class 11 Economics Chapter 5: Rural Development in India

Short notes, key concepts, quick revision and practice MCQs with answers

India lives in its villages, so growth depends on rural development: improving the economic and social life of rural people, especially the poor, through agriculture, village industries, education and services.

Key concepts: Rural Development in India

Rural population
83.25 crore or 68.8% of India's population (Census 2011).
World Bank definition
A strategy to improve the economic and social life of the rural poor, including small farmers, tenants and the landless.
Components
Agriculture (mechanisation, HYV seeds, credit, marketing), village industries, education, and services (health, banking, communication).
Rural occupational structure
Agricultural sector (agriculture plus allied activities), industrial sector (small, cottage and rural industries) and service sector.
Allied activities
Plantation, forestry, fisheries, dairy and horticulture.

Quick revision: important points

Practice MCQs with answers

  1. As per Census 2011, rural population of India was about:

    1. 48%
    2. 58.8%
    3. 68.8%
    4. 88%
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    Answer: C. 68.8%
    83.25 crore, or 68.8% of the total.

  2. Rural development mainly aims at:

    1. Improving quality of life of rural people
    2. Building only cities
    3. Reducing agriculture
    4. Closing villages
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    Answer: A. Improving quality of life of rural people
    It improves economic and social life in rural areas.

  3. Which is an allied activity of agriculture?

    1. Fisheries
    2. Software
    3. Banking
    4. Mining
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    Answer: A. Fisheries
    Allied sector includes plantation, forestry, fisheries, dairy and horticulture.

  4. The service sector is also called the:

    1. Primary sector
    2. Secondary sector
    3. Tertiary sector
    4. Informal sector only
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    Answer: C. Tertiary sector
    Services form the tertiary sector.

  5. The World Bank's rural development definition focuses on:

    1. The rural poor
    2. Urban rich
    3. Large industries
    4. Exports
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    Answer: A. The rural poor
    It targets small farmers, tenants and the landless.

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