GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN ECONOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not included in land reforms?
A
use of high yielding variety of seeds
B
abolition of intermediaries
C
the change in ownership of landholdings
D
land ceiling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Drip irrigation is not included in any of the clauses of the land reforms in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Land reforms were intended to reduce inequalities existing in land markets, where the poor farmers were exploited. Abolition of intermediaries, tenancy reforms and ceilings on land holdings were a part of these reform but imposition of land revenue was never a objective/part of this reform.

Detailed explanation-3: -Immediately after Independence four important components of land reform were thought of as major policy interventions in building the land policy. These included: (1) the abolition of intermediaries; (2) tenancy reforms; (3) fixing ceilings on land holdings; and (4) consolidation of landholdings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cooperative farming refers to an organisation in which each member-farmer remains the owner of his land individually and it was not an objective of land reforms policy of India.

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