Question

Which of the following best explains why the British classified grazing lands as waste lands?

• A. Lack of production of agricultural products required for exports
• B. Production of agricultural products required for exports
• C. Lack of generation of revenue on the grazing lands
• D. Generation of revenue on the grazing lands

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

Lack of generation of revenue on the grazing lands

The British viewed grazing lands as waste lands because they neither produced revenue nor agricultural produce like jute, cotton, wheat, and others that were all required back in England. To make maximum use of these lands, the British introduced Waste Land Rules in the mid-nineteenth century.