The question asks to identify the statement that does NOT correctly define the term ‘commercialization of agriculture’. Let's analyze each option:
This statement describes a fundamental aspect of commercialization – moving from producing goods for personal or local use (consumption) to producing them for sale in a wider market. This correctly represents commercialization.
Commercialization often involves treating land as a resource or commodity that can be bought, sold, or leased. This implies a shift towards private ownership and market-based transactions related to land. This correctly represents commercialization.
Commercialization typically promotes individual or private land ownership and market-driven activities. An increase in community ownership runs counter to this trend, as it emphasizes collective rather than individual or market-based control. Therefore, this statement does NOT correctly represent commercialization.
Focusing on crops that yield higher profits or have greater demand in the market is a key strategy in agricultural commercialization. Farmers choose crops based on their potential for profit. This correctly represents commercialization.
Based on the analysis, the statement that does NOT correctly represent the ‘commercialization of agriculture’ is the one suggesting an increase in community ownership of land.
Match the following national leaders in Column I with their views on village in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| National Leader | Views on Village | ||
| L | Jawaharlal Nehru | 1 | Villages are little republics, independent and yet interdependent. |
| M | B. R. Ambedkar | 2 | Village structure is not democratic, and marked by untouchability and exclusion. |
| N | M. K. Gandhi | 3 | In traditional village, the functions of each group or caste were related to functions of other castes [...] then society as a whole worked harmoniously. The ultimate weakness and failing of the caste system and the Indian social structure were that they degraded mass of human beings and gave them no opportunities [...] |
The concept of ‘footloose' labour is associated with______.