Question : What was a significant consequence of the East India Company's revenue policies on rural society?

Option 1: Increased agricultural diversification
 

Option 2: Decreased dependency on monsoon
 

Option 3: Land alienation and consolidation
 

Option 4: Improved rural infrastructure

Question : What is a common feature of urban areas as a result of urbanization?

Option 1: Decreased population density

Option 2: Reduced traffic congestion

Option 3: Increased high-rise buildings

Option 4: Expanded agricultural land

Question : How did the expansion of Chennai in the 18th and 19th centuries impact its urban landscape?

Option 1: It led to the development of new residential areas  

Option 2: It caused a decline in agricultural activities  
 

Option 3: It resulted in the construction of fortifications  

Option 4: It increased the city's dependence on river water 

Question : What is an effect of land degradation?

Option 1: Increased water retention

Option 2: Enhanced soil fertility

Option 3: Reduced agricultural productivity

Option 4: Improved biodiversity

Question : Why were hill stations established by the British in India?  

Option 1: To serve as centers for agricultural research  

Option 2: To act as strategic military outposts  
 

Option 3: To provide a retreat from the summer heat  

Option 4: To develop mining industries 

Question : Financial institutions other than banks can be crucial in assisting individuals, small firms, and farmers who want to enter the home market. These financial firms can assist in providing credit and investments to persons who are typically not helped by traditional banks, giving them an opportunity to improve their lives. Rural property is supported and encouraged through a variety of ways that do not just rely on agricultural channels. In India, one such financial organization is?

Option 1: State Bank of India

Option 2: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 

Option 3: NITI Ayog

Option 4: NGOs

Question : The economic reforms in India led to the emergence of a new middle class that is characterized by:  
 

Option 1: Traditional values and lifestyles  
 

Option 2: High levels of agricultural involvement  
 

Option 3: Consumerist lifestyles and increased purchasing power  

Option 4: Strong ties to the rural economy  

Question : The transition in class structure in post-independence India is characterized by:  
  

Option 1: The disappearance of caste-based inequalities  
 

Option 2: The consolidation of feudal structures  
 

Option 3: The rise of a diverse middle class  

Option 4: The decline of the agricultural sector

Question : Complete the paragraphs to give them meanings

Although the share of cultivation in the in general GDP has reduced from around 60 per cent in the last two decades, its significance to the Indian financial system can barely be over stressed. _______ In the context of assuring food security and propagating comprehensive enlargement, strategies to refresh farming has become exceedingly pertinent.
(A) Financial deficits as a amount of the GDP have come down but are still high by international yardsticks.
(B) Infrastructural shortcomings can hold back further grown in the farming sector.
(C) Recent instability in agricultural creation has had its impact not only on economic but on price steadiness as well.

Option 1: A and B

Option 2: Only A

Option 3: Only C

Option 4: Only C

Option 5: B and C

Question : Urbanisation in India has led to the growth of:

Option 1: Slum settlements

Option 2: Agricultural activities

Option 3: Rural infrastructure

Option 4: Traditional handicrafts