alleryWhere should topics like food and water be set for rural pupils?
AIn an agrarian economy context
BIn a purely urban context
CAs isolated lessons only
DIn imported contexts only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. In an agrarian economy context
1. Food and water should be dealt with in the context of an agrarian economy.
2. They should not be de-contextualized isolated topics.
3. Rural occupations and tools should also appear in the curriculum.
_Source: NCERT Position Paper, National Focus Group on Teaching of Science, 6.8.1 Towards bridging the rural-urban divide_
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