Question

Which of the following options refers to the changes brought about by the enactment of Waste Land Rules?

• A. All sterile lands were declared as waste land.
• B. Farmers were compelled to cultivate waste lands.
• C. All uncultivated land was taken over by the government and given to selected individuals.
• D. Pastoralists were made to settle in waste lands.
• E. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

All uncultivated land was taken over by the government and given to selected individuals.

These individuals were granted various concessions and encouraged to settle these lands. Some of them were made headmen of villages in the newly cleared areas. In most areas the lands taken over were actually grazing tracts used regularly by pastoralists. So expansion of cultivation inevitably meant the decline of pastures and a problem for pastoralists.