Question

Just a year after Independence, steps were taken to abolish intermediaries and to make the tillers the owners of land. The idea behind this move was:

पर्याय

• to reduce the concentration of land ownership in a few hands.

• that ownership of land would give incentives to the tillers to invest in making improvements.

• fixing the maximum size of land which could be owned by an individual.

• None of these

Answer 1

that ownership of land would give incentives to the tillers to invest in making improvements.

Explanation:

Just after Independence, intermediaries like Zamindars were abolished to make the actual tillers the owners of the land. The idea behind this was that giving ownership rights to those who actually cultivated the land would motivate them to make permanent improvements on the land, thus increasing agricultural productivity and output. This reform helped free tenants from exploitation and encouraged agricultural growth.