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More than half of India’s population lives in villages. Gandhi had said, “the real India lives in
villages.” Rustic simplicity and natural beauty is emblematic of Indian culture and heritage.
Lives of most people in villages mostly depend on agriculture. Some people earn their living from
animal husbandry and agro-based cottage industries. Most of the villagers are farmers. They are
hardworking, unassuming and generous. When farmers plough their fields in the morning sun, the
chirping of birds that accompanies the movement of the oxen seems to hum a melody of hard work.
Farmers are innocent by nature unlike some of their urban counterparts who lose their inner goodness in
the cut-throat world of materialism in cities.
Life in urban India is marked by wide-ranging disparity. There are residents who have unlimited
means of enjoyment but some people are so poor that they have to live in slums. Economic inequality,
pollution and garbage are the bane of urban existence. People also have to face lack of adequate water
supply. Yet people want to live in cities because they get facilities for good education, healthcare,
transport and so many modes of comforts and entertainment. There are also good opportunities for
employment in cities unlike villages where very few people are gainfully employed.
City life is a boon in many ways, but on the other hand it is also a curse. Every year the population
of cities is growing by leaps and bounds, increasing pressure on their infrastructure and reducing life to
a dehumanised rat race.
Thus, life in villages and in cities presents two contrasting pictures. There are positive as well as
negative aspects to the both and it is up to the individuals to make the most of it irrespective of the rural
or urban setting that one lives in.
【題組】28 What is implied about urban India in the passage?
(A)People have a less tendency to consider material possessions.
(B)There is no need to worry about water supply because of adequate rainfall.
(C)The population increases at a slow pace due to a dehumanised rat race.
(D)People are deprived of positive human qualities by the pressure of urban life.
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