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प्रश्न
Damjibhai’s son Hasmukh chose to become a farmer like his father. Hasmukh’s son Paresh is not a farmer, but a truck driver. Why would he have done so?
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उत्तर
Paresh could see that his father was running into losses. Farming had become a capital-intensive activity with little profit. Hence, Paresh would have decided to switch to a new occupation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you eaten roti made from bajra or jowar? Did you like these?
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What kind of progress would you like to see in your area?
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Have there been any changes near your area, which may be difficult to call ‘progress’? What changes are these? What are the different opinions about them?
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What do you think is being done in the grinder (chakki) in picture 4?
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