Adivasis make up approximately what share of people displaced by land acquisition for industry?
A10 per cent
B70 per cent
C90 per cent
D40 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 40 per cent
1. They protest low compensation.
2. Adivasis are about 40 per cent of the displaced.
3. Many end up as casual labour in cities.
_Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 5, Change and Development in Industrial Society._
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