At the time of independence, what percentage of India’s population was dependent on agriculture?
At the time of independence, what percentage of India’s population was dependent on agriculture?
स्वतंत्रता के समय भारत की कितनी प्रतिशत जनसंख्या कृषि पर निर्भर थी?
Detailed Solution & Logic
75%
Solution / व्याख्या:
At the time of Indian Independence in 1947, nearly 75% of India’s population was dependent on Agriculture for their livelihood.
India was primarily an agrarian economy at the time of independence. Most people lived in villages and depended on farming and related activities.
स्वतंत्रता के समय (1947) भारत की लगभग 75% जनसंख्या कृषि पर निर्भर थी। उस समय भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था मुख्य रूप से कृषि आधारित थी।
Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य:
At present, agriculture contributes around 15–20% to India’s GDP (varies by year).
वर्तमान में कृषि का GDP में योगदान लगभग 15–20% है।
The Green Revolution in India began in the 1960s to increase food grain production.
भारत में खाद्यान्न उत्पादन बढ़ाने के लिए हरित क्रांति 1960 के दशक में शुरू हुई।
M. S. Swaminathan is known as the Father of Green Revolution in India.
एम. एस. स्वामीनाथन को भारत में हरित क्रांति का जनक कहा जाता है।
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