भारताच्या सामाजिक-आर्थिक विकासात उद्योगाची भूमिका कोणती आहे ?
(a) कृषी विकासाला प्रोत्साहन देणे
(b) रोजगार निर्मितीस चालना देणे
(c) दारिद्र्य निर्मूलन करणे
(d) नाणे बाजार व भांडवल बाजार विकसित करणे

The correct answer is Option D ((a), (b), (c)).

Key Points:
• Role of Industry in Socio-Economic Development:
• Promoting Agricultural Development (a): Supplies critical modern inputs (tractors, fertilizers, pesticides) and consumes agricultural raw materials through agro-processing industries.
• Promoting Employment Generation (b): Absorbs disguised and surplus labour migrating from agriculture into manufacturing.
• Alleviating Poverty (c): Raises value-addition, increases wage earnings, and creates multiplier economic effects that reduce poverty.
• Development of Financial Markets (d): Developing money and capital markets is primarily the statutory and institutional function of the central bank (RBI), SEBI, and financial regulators rather than the direct socio-economic role of industrial output.
• Therefore, (a), (b), and (c) form the direct socio-economic contributions.
• Key Takeaway: Key socio-economic roles of the industrial sector include supporting agriculture, generating non-farm employment, and reducing poverty.