Practicing Success
Prior to Independence stagnation in the Agricultural sector of India was caused mainly due to : |
Commercialisation of agriculture Various systems of land settlement Negligible use of fertilisers Low level of technology |
Various systems of land settlement |
The correct answer is option (2) : Various systems of land settlement One of the primary reasons for the cause of stagnation in India's agriculture sector was various systems of land settlement, one of them being the zamindari system. This agricultural system was mainly practiced in Bengal, which was the then capital of British India. |