GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN ECONOMY

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Land reforms primarily refer to:
A
change in the ownership of landholdings
B
abolition of intermediaries
C
use of technology in agriculture
D
fixing the maximum size of land which could be owned by individual
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In post-independent India, equity in agriculture called for land reforms which primarily refer to change in the ownership of landholdings. Land reform refers to institutional measures directed towards altering the existing pattern of ownership, tenancy and management of land.

Detailed explanation-2: -What are the main land reforms undertaken in India? Major Land reform programmes in India includes: Abolition of Intermediaries, Tenancy reforms, consolidation of holdings and determination of holdings per family and to distribute surplus land among landless peoples.

Detailed explanation-3: -Land reform refers to efforts to reform the ownership and regulation of land in India. Or, those lands which are redistributed by the government from landholders to landless people for agriculture or special purpose is known as Land Reform.

Detailed explanation-4: -Land reforms refer to the reforms that are related to the ownership of land, land revenue, rules and regulations, and more. Intermediaries between the government and actual tillers of the soil popularly known as zamindars, have been abolished.

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