Land Reforms UPSC Questions

History-Post Independence India

Land Reforms MCQ Questions


1.
Which of the following are included in the first phase of the land reforms?
A.
Abolition of intermediaries
B.
Ceilings on size of landholdings
C.
Both a and b
D.
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ANSWER :
C. Both a and b
2.
When did the zamindari abolition bills or land tenure legislation were introduced?
A.
1949
B.
1976
C.
1956
D.
1970
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ANSWER :
A. 1949
3.
With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct?
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A.
The ceiling laws were aimed at family holdings and not individual holdings.
B.
The major aim of land reforms was providing agricultural land to all the landless.
C.
It resulted in cultivation of cash crops as a predominant form of cultivation.
D.
Land reforms permitted no exemptions to the ceiling limits.
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ANSWER :
B. The major aim of land reforms was providing agricultural land to all the landless.
4.
The zamindari abolition bills were introduced in a number of provinces which were U.P., ______, Assam and Bombay
A.
Madhya Pradesh
B.
Bihar
C.
Madras
D.
All the above
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ANSWER :
D. All the above
5.
The U.P. Zamindari Abolition Committee was chaired by _____
A.
Sardar Patel
B.
G.B.Pant
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
G.D.Naidu
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ANSWER :
B. G.B.Pant
6.
Which of the following Congress leaders were deeply committed to zamindari abolition?
A.
Sardar Patel
B.
G.B.Pant
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
All the above
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ANSWER :
D. All the above