Land Reforms UPSC Questions

Land Reforms MCQ Questions

13.
A major difficulty in implementing the zamindari abolition acts, passed in most provinces by _____, was the absence of adequate land records.
A.
1955
B.
1954
C.
1956
D.
1953
ANSWER :
C. 1956
14.
_____ will bring in transparency in land dealings , allow for fair pricing and development of an organized market.
A.
Five year plan
B.
Land Acquisition Act
C.
National Land Use Policy
D.
Conclusive title
ANSWER :
D. Conclusive title
15.
Who started the Zamindari system?
A.
L. Cornwallis
B.
Sir John Shore
C.
William Howard
D.
Lord Curzon
ANSWER :
A. L. Cornwallis
16.
The abolition of zamindari meant that about twenty million erstwhile tenants now became _____
A.
Inhabitants
B.
Landowners
C.
Chief
D.
Collector
ANSWER :
B. Landowners
17.
The figures for area and number of households under tenancy are highly unreliable partly because in many areas a very large proportion of tenancy was _____ and therefore unrecorded.
A.
Oral
B.
Written
C.
Bond
D.
Registered
ANSWER :
A. Oral
18.
A proper and _____ updated land records, are critica and the backbone of Agricultural developmental effort.
A.
Generally
B.
Technically
C.
Scientifically
D.
Educationally
ANSWER :
C. Scientifically