Madras Estate Bill

Q.

What helped West Bengal in reducing poverty?

1. Human resource development

2. Public distribution of food grains

3. Population control

4. Land reform measures

Q. When was the Madras Estate Bill passed?

1. 1940
2. 1950
3. 1960
4. 1970

Q. What strategy was adopted to end rural poverty and inequality in post-independence India?

1. Looting wealth of rich people.
2. Clearing forests to make space for new agricultural lands.
3. Abolition of Zamindari system.
4. Redistributing wealth left behind by the British.

Q. The Madras Estate Bill of 1950 abolished the Ryotwari system in the Madras Presidency.

1. True
2. False

Q. According to the Land Reform Act:-

1. Land owners were required to pay taxes directly to the government.
2. The government compensated the Zamindars by paying them a lump sum.
3. The land owners were required to pay taxes to the Zamindars.
4. The Zamindars were required to pay taxes to the government.

Q. What strategy was adopted to end rural poverty and inequality in post-independence India?

1. Looting wealth of rich people.
2. Clearing forests to make space for new agricultural lands.
3. Abolition of Zamindari system.
4. Redistributing wealth left behind by the British.

Q. According to the Land Reform Act:-

1. Land owners were required to pay taxes directly to the government.
2. The government compensated the Zamindars by paying them a lump sum.
3. The land owners were required to pay taxes to the Zamindars.
4. The Zamindars were required to pay taxes to the government.

Q. What demands did peasants place before the government?

1. Tax reduction and freedom from Zamindars.
2. Permission to clear forests.
3. Loans at low interest rates.
4. Banning high interest rates of moneylenders.

Q. The Madras Estate Bill did not affect the ____ significantly.

1. Peasants
2. Tillers
3. Ryotwaris
4. Zamindars

Q. What demands did peasants place before the government?

1. Tax reduction and freedom from Zamindars.
2. Banning high interest rates of moneylenders.
3. Permission to clear forests.
4. Loans at low interest rates.

Q. When was the Madras Estate Bill passed?

1. 1940
2. 1950
3. 1960
4. 1970