Question 1

Which was the village studied by Andra Beteille for understanding village society in India?

Accepted Answer

Sripuram was the village studied by André Béteille for understanding village society in India.

Question 2

Which is the village taken by McKim Marriot as a case for understanding village society in India?

Accepted Answer

McKim Marriott conducted his notable anthropological research in the village of Kishan Garhi to understand village society in India.

Question 3

When did Permanent Settlement system introduced in India?

Accepted Answer

The Permanent Settlement system was introduced in 1793 by the British East India Company. This system was implemented in order to collect revenue from the landlords in the Bengal Presidency, which then included parts of modern-day Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha.

Question 4

Which is the first legal attempt to protect tenants from their deplorable condition?

Accepted Answer

The Rent Act of 1859 was one of the earliest legal attempts to address tenant rights and conditions, particularly in the context of British India.

Question 5

Which of the following was not introduced in India as part Land reforms?

Accepted Answer

Rural industrialization is not a part of land reforms. Land reforms in India primarily focused on zamindari abolition, land ceiling, and rent regulation to redistribute land to the landless and regulate the tenancy to protect the rights of the tenants. Rural industrialization, on the other hand, pertains to the development of industries in rural areas, which is a separate aspect of economic development and not directly related to land reforms.

Question 6

Before independence, which land revenue system gave ownership rights to Zamindars

Accepted Answer

The Permanent Settlement System, introduced by the British in 1793, gave ownership rights to Zamindars, making them the landlords with the responsibility to collect rents from the peasants and pay revenue to the government.

Question 7

Which of the following factors did not hamper the introduction of rent regulation Indian agriculture?

Accepted Answer

The demand by tenants to reduce rent did not hamper the introduction of rent regulation in Indian agriculture; rather, it was one of the reasons for the push towards implementing such regulations to protect tenant farmers from high rents and exploitation.

Question 8

………..the moving of social structure from farming to non-farming sector

Accepted Answer

The correct term is "de-agrarianization," which refers to the process of moving away from an agrarian (farming-based) social structure to one that is more reliant on non-farming sectors.

Question 9

Who wrote the famous work "Global de-peasantization 1945-1990"?

Accepted Answer

A. Farshad is the author of the work "Global de-peasantization 1945-1990," which discusses the significant changes and decline in peasant societies around the world in the latter half of the 20th century.

Question 10

What is called as the redistribution of land from rich to poor?

Accepted Answer

Land reforms typically refer to the redistribution of land from the rich to the poor, aiming to address issues of social justice and equity in land ownership.

Question 11

……………is the relationship obtaining among the groups engaged in agricultural operations

Accepted Answer

Agrarian social structure refers to the patterns of relationships and social organization that emerge among groups involved in agricultural activities, including aspects such as land ownership, labor relations, and community organization.

Question 12

The view that tribal people should be allowed to retain their special characteristic while becoming a part of the mainstream is known as :

Accepted Answer

The answer of The view that tribal people should be...

Question 13

Who followed Marxism as a method of analysis rather than a political ideology?School of Distance EducationRural and Tribal Societies in India Page 8

Accepted Answer

D.P. Mukherjee followed Marxism as a method of analysis rather than a political ideology, focusing on its application to understand social structures and changes.

Question 14

Which of the tribal groups of North-East is seeking a separate State to be carved out of Assam?

Accepted Answer

The Bodo people, an ethnic and linguistic group in the northeastern region of India, have been seeking a separate state to be carved out of Assam. This demand has been part of a long-standing ethnic conflict in the region, leading to various agreements and accords with the Indian government aimed at granting the Bodo people greater autonomy within Assam.

Question 15

Who introduces Zamindari land settlement system in India?

Accepted Answer

Lord Cornwallis introduced the Zamindari land settlement system in India in 1793, known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal. This system aimed to create a class of wealthy landlords who would be loyal to the British and in return, they were given the rights to collect rents from the peasants.

Question 16

When did Zamindari Land Settlement system introduced in India?

Accepted Answer

The Zamindari Land Settlement system was introduced in India in 1793 by the British East India Company under the Permanent Settlement Act.

Question 17

Which are the two classes in Permanent Land Settlement system?

Accepted Answer

The Permanent Land Settlement system, introduced by the British in India, primarily involved two classes: zamindars, who were landowners or landlords, and peasants, who worked the land. The zamindars were responsible for collecting taxes from the peasants and paying a fixed revenue to the British government.

Question 18

Who introduced Ryotwari system in India?

Accepted Answer

The Ryotwari system was introduced in parts of British India by Thomas Munro and Alexander Read. This system recognized the ryots (farmers) as the owners of the land and directly collected taxes from them, bypassing the zamindars or landlords.

Question 19

Who introduced Mahalwari system in India?School of Distance EducationRural and Tribal Societies in India Page 9

Accepted Answer

The Mahalwari system was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822. This system was a revenue settlement system applied in the northwestern provinces of the British Indian Empire, which involved the classification of land and fixing of revenue rates for villages or estates (mahals).

Question 20

Which is the Land Settlement system with Panchayath acted as intermediary?

Accepted Answer

The Mahalwari system was a land revenue system where the village or a group of villages, known as a mahal, was treated as a unit for assessment. The village community or panchayat acted as an intermediary between the British administration and the individual cultivators, responsible for the collection and payment of revenue to the state.

Quiz 2: Land Reforms and Village Society in India