Question

State whether true or false: At independence, the majority of Indians lived in villages.

Answer 1

Answer: The given statement is true.

• Majority of people lived in the villages when India attained independence.
• For the survival of peasants and farmers, they had to completely depend on the monsoon.
• If the crops failed, then even the non-farming activities in the rural economy would be affected, for example income of weavers, carpenters, barbers and other services.
• India had to face the problem of increasing the productivity in the agriculture sector and bringing the masses out of poverty.