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Question
Several profound transformations in the nature of social relations in rural areas took place in the post-independence period, especially in those regions that underwent the Green Revolution. Name any two transformations.
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Solution
The transformations in social relations that took place were:
- The mode of payment shifted from kind (grain) to cash transactions.
- There was a rise of a class of 'free' wage labourers.
- There is an increase in the use of agricultural labour as cultivation becomes more intensive.
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Transformations in Rural Society After Independence
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