Question

Which of the following best describes the state of agriculture in India at the time of independence?

Options

• Large-scale state investment in irrigation

• Stagnation and deterioration

• Rapid mechanisation and expansion

• Self-sufficiency in food production

Answer 1

Agriculture was characterised by stagnation and deterioration, meaning output showed no growth and conditions were worsening. This backward state of farming was a defining feature of the agrarian sector at independence.