Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Acts/systems) | List-II (Explanation/characteristics) | ||
| (A) | Land Ceiling Acts | (I) | Outlaw tenancy or regulate rents |
| (B) | Zamindari System | (II) | Imposing upper limit to control of land |
| (C) | Raiyatwari system | (III) | Intermediary landlords who had property rights |
| (D) | Tenancy abolition and regulation Acts | (IV) | Means cultivators in Telugu |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
(A) Land Ceiling Acts — this matches (II) Imposing upper limit to control of land. These laws fixed an upper limit on the amount of land a family can own; the state was to take the surplus land above the ceiling and give it to landless families.
(B) Zamindari System — this matches (III) Intermediary landlords who had property rights. The British ruled many districts through the zamindars and granted them property rights over land. They stood between the cultivators and the state, which is why the abolition of zamindari ‘removed the layer of intermediaries’.
(C) Raiyatwari system — this matches (IV) Means cultivators in Telugu. Raiyat means cultivator in Telugu; under this system the ‘actual cultivators’, not the zamindars, paid the tax directly to the colonial government.
(D) Tenancy abolition and regulation Acts — this matches (I) Outlaw tenancy or regulate rents. These acts tried either to outlaw tenancy altogether or to regulate rents, to give some security to the tenants.
NCERT (2025-26): “The Colonial Period … Many districts of colonial India were administered through the zamindari system. In other areas that were under direct British rule had what was called the raiyatwari system of land settlement (raiyat means cultivator in Telugu). In this system, the ‘actual cultivators’ (who were themselves often landlords and not cultivators) rather than the zamindars were responsible for paying the tax.…” “Independent India … The first important legislation was the abolition of the zamindari system, which removed the layer of intermediaries who stood between the cultivators and the state.…” “Independent India … Among the other major land reform laws that were introduced were the tenancy abolition and regulation acts. They attempted either to outlaw tenancy altogether or to regulate rents to give some security to the tenants.…” “Independent India … The third major category of land reform laws were the Land Ceiling Acts. These laws imposed an upper limit on the amount of land that can be owned by a particular family.…” |