Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Change and Development in Rural Society

Question:

Impact of the abolition of Zamindari system has led to:

Options:

increasing economic and political power of Zamindars

wiped out landlordism

end of sharecropping system

removal of layer of intermediaries between cultivators and the state

Correct Answer:

removal of layer of intermediaries between cultivators and the state

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: removal of layer of intermediaries between cultivators and the state

The abolition of the Zamindari system was a key land reform measure taken after Independence in India. Its main goal was to: Eliminate intermediaries (like zamindars, jagirdars, etc.) who collected rent from peasants on behalf of the colonial or princely state and establish a direct relationship between the actual cultivators (tillers) and the state.