MPSC PYQ

Land Reforms

Land Reforms is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 7 past MPSC questions across 6 exam years between 2013 and 2023. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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What you need to know first

Post-independence economic history of IndiaPost-Independence Indian EconomyFive Year PlansAgrarian StructureDirective Principles of State Policy (Article 39)Agrarian structure in IndiaBasic agrarian structurePost-independence agrarian structureAbolition of ZamindariPost-independence Indian economy structure

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खालीलपैकी कोणते प्रमुख धोरणात्मक हस्तक्षेप हे भारतातील भू-सुधारणांचा भाग होते ? Which of the following major policy interventions are the part of the land reforms in India ?

(a)मध्यस्थांचे निर्मूलन / Abolition of intermediaries

(b)कूळ पद्धती सुधारणा / Tenancy reforms

(c)जमीन धारणेवर कमाल मर्यादा निश्चिती / Fixing ceilings on land holdings

(d)भू-धारणांचे एकत्रीकरण / Consolidation of land holdings

1)अ, ब आणि क / a, b and c
2)ब, क आणि ड / b, c and d
3)अ, ब आणि ड / a, b and d
4)वरीलपैकी सर्व / All of the above✓ Correct

Land reforms in independent India comprehensively included the abolition of intermediaries (like Zamindars), tenancy reforms to protect tenants, fixing ceilings on agricultural land holdings to redistribute surplus land, and consolidation of fragmented land holdings.

जमीनसुधारणांच्या व्यापीमध्ये कोणत्या गोष्टी समाविष्ट होतात ? The scope of land reforms includes

(a)मध्यस्थांचे उच्चाट / Abolition of intermediaries

(b)कुळकायदा सुधारणा / Tenancy Reforms

(c)जमिनधारणा मर्यादा / Ceiling on land holdings

(d)सहकारी शेतीचे संघटन / Organisation of co-operative farming

1)फक्त अ / Only a
2)फक्त ब / Only b
3)फक्त क आणि ड / Only c and d
4)वरीलपैकी सर्व / All of the above✓ Correct

The scope of land reforms in India encompasses the abolition of intermediaries (zamindari abolition), tenancy reforms (security of tenure and fair rent), ceiling on land holdings, and the organization of co-operative farming.

भारतातील भूअधिकार सुधारणा धोरणाचे खालीलपैकी कोणते ध्येय नव्हते ?

1)कूळवहिवाट सुधारणा
2)मध्यस्थांचे निर्मूलन
3)शेतीविषयक वित्त✓ Correct
4)सहकारी शेती

Land reform policies in India focused on abolition of intermediaries, tenancy reforms, and cooperative farming, whereas agricultural finance is handled by banking institutions and RBI/NABARD, not as a primary core goal of land tenure reforms.

'स्वराज' संकल्पनेला खालीलपैकी कशामधून वर्गीय परिमाण लाभला/लाभले ? / In which of the following categories did the 'Swaraj' concept get classified measurements?

(a)महात्मा गांधीजींचा 'हरिजन कल्याण आराखडा'. / Mahatma Gandhi's 'Harijan Welfare Plan'.

(b)'कसेल त्याची जमीन' संदर्भातील लढा. / Struggle for 'Kasel Tyachi Zameen'.

(c)डॉ. आंबेडकर यांचा 'दलित मुक्ती आराखडा'. / Dr. Ambedkar's 'Dalit Mukti Plan'.

(d)भारतीय लोकशाहीचा लढा. / Struggle of Indian Democracy.

1)फक्त ब आणि क / Only B and C
2)फक्त ब / Only B✓ Correct
3)फक्त अ आणि क / Only A and C
4)फक्त ब, क आणि ड / Only B, C and D

The concept of Swaraj received a class dimension (वर्गीय परिमाण) primarily through the peasant struggles summarized in 'Kasel Tyachi Zameen' (Land to the tiller).

स्वतंत्र भारतात खालीलपैकी कोणती कायदेशीर तरतूद आपणास ग्रामीण सामाजिक, आर्थिक समवाटणी न्याय देण्याच्या दृष्टीने सर्वात प्रभावी वाटते ? Which of the following statutory provisions will you view as the most effective instrument of rural socio-economic distributive justice in the independent India ?

a)वन हक्क कायदा / Forest Rights Act
b)शेतजमीन कूळ कायदा / Agricultural Tenancy Act
c)कृषी कमाल जमीन धारणा कायदा / Agricultural Land Ceiling Act✓ Correct
d)कर्जमुक्ती कायदा / Debt Relief Act

The Agricultural Land Ceiling Act directly addresses rural economic inequality by capping maximum land holdings and distributing surplus land to landless farmers, promoting distributive justice.

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