Zamindari and Jagirdari system

Q. What was the main reason for the failure of The Land Ceiling Act?

1. Lack of policies to ensure equal land distribution.
2. Conspiracies by landlords.
3. Lack of sufficient political determination.
4. Protest by the upper class who were losing land because the government were taking it away.

Q. In which state was The Land Ceiling Act most efficient?

1. West Bengal
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Andhra Pradesh

Q. Bhoodan means ____.

1. socialist land redistribution
2. land donation to peasants
3. land donation to landless
4. land donation to tillers

Q. Who appointed the zamindars?

1. The local kings
2. The British administration
3. The Queen of England
4. The local citizens

Q. How was the Land Ceiling Act implemented in West Bengal?

1. Landless labourers were encouraged to participate in the implementation of the laws
2. Acquired land was not redistributed to the landless whatsoever
3. Forests were cleared to make cultivable land for redistribution
4. All of the above

Q. Which section of the Indian population was majorly landless post-independence?

1. Freedom fighters
2. Zamindars
3. Local kings
4. Peasants

Q. Which of the following was not a form of forced labour?

1. Begar
2. Tebhaga
3. Vetti
4. None of the above

Q. How were the zamindars compensated by the government after they lost their land?

1. Money compensation
2. Scholarships at educational institutions
3. Land compensation
4. Reservation in government jobs

Q. How bigger or lesser was the compensation to Zamindars from their original annual incomes?

1. 10 times bigger
2. 20 times bigger
3. 10 times lesser
4. 20 times lesser

Q. Who started the Zamindari system?

1. John Shore
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. Lord Minto
4. William Bentick

Q. When was the law to abolish Zamindari system passed?

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

Q. How was the Land Ceiling Act implemented in West Bengal?

1. Organised peasants to participate in implementation of laws.
2. Created a land mafia to steal lands from the rich and give it to the poor like Robin Hood.
3. Cleared forests to make cultivable land for redistribution.
4. Using police force.

Q. When was the law to abolish Zamindari system passed?

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

Q. What was the aim of the Hyderabad Tenenancy Act?

1. To encourage peasants to lease lands from Zamindars.
2. To waive off taxes for subleased tenants.
3. To protect tenants.
4. To provide compensation for tenants.

Q. Which of the following is untrue about the Jagirdari system?

1. Before Independence, the practice was applicable to 19% of India.
2. The Zamindar gave 85% of the total tax to the British and kept 15%.
3. It was implemented in Bengal for the first time.
4. Before independence this practice was applicable in an area of 19% of India.

Q. Bhoodan means ____.

1. socialist land redistribution
2. land donation to peasants
3. land donation to landless
4. land donation to tillers

Q. Due to which of the following reasons the Zamindars regained their control over land majorly?

1. Loopholes in the law
2. Implementation issues
3. Corruption
4. Political influence

Q. When was the Hyderabad Tenancy Act passed?

1. 1949
2. 1948
3. 1950
4. 1951

Q. Which of the following is a measure supporting the loss of land of Zamindars?

1. Land compensation.
2. Money compensation.
3. Reservation on government jobs.
4. Scholarships to educational institutions.

Q. Choose the word which is closest to the opposite in meaning to the italicized word and fill in the blank.
Though they expected a surplus, the annual accounts showed a _________ of several thousand rupees.

1. shortness
2. reduction
3. loss
4. deficit