Q.State any two fronts on which rural development in India needs to be pursued.

This question checks whether the multi-front nature of rural development, introduced at the start of the chapter, has been understood. …

Rural development in India is pursued on several fronts at once, and any two may be named:

1. Rural infrastructure — roads, electricity, irrigation, housing, sanitation.
2. Rural credit — expanding institutional credit to reduce dependence on costlier non-institutional sources.
3. Agricultural marketing — regulated markets, MSP/procurement, e-NAM.
4. Rural diversification — allied activities such as dairying, poultry, fisheries and agro-processing. …

A 'state any two' question only needs two fronts named with a one-line description each — writing out all six repe …