Read the two statements in the context of urbanisation:

A) Due to urbanisation, only the rich began leaving their villages to look for jobs that were opening up in cities in the colonial period

B) The poor and many from the low castes, saw this opportunity to get away from oppressive hold that upper-caste land owners exercised over their lives and the daily humiliation they suffered. 

The correct answer is B.

Urbanization gave opportunities to poor and low castes to get away from the oppressive hold they lived and the daily humiliation they suffered.

Urbanization is the shifting of the population from rural to urban areas.

Key Points 

​Urbanization increased because of

• Employment opportunities attract people from rural areas to seek a better livelihood. 
• People get better facilities in cities like Health, education, sanitation, and living standards to lead a good lifestyle.
• Industrial development increases the urbanization process, heavy industry work gives regularly paid employment.