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1.

During the period of Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, a committee was formed under the leadership of _______. a) Lesley.C.Miller b) L.G.Havanur .c) Chinnappa Reddy d) Venkataswamy

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c) Chinnappa Reddy

2.

How did the creation of economic holdings affect the life of the farmers?

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The standard of life of many farmers improved after the consolidation of holdings.

3.

Why was there inequality in the distribution of wealth?

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Earlier, there were rights only to a landowner, not to a tenant. Therefore inequality resulted in the concentration of wealth and unequal wealth distribution.

4.

Why has the Karnataka government fixed the limit for the maximum area of land that can be owned by a family ?

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The maximum area of land, which a former can own is fixed. It has resulted in fair distribution of land among the farmers and many have become the owners of the land.

5.

Why was a non-Brahmin movement started in Mysore Province?

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  • Though the non-brahmins were the majority, they were not suitably represented in government jobs. 
  • Hence, they began a non-brahmin movement in Mysore province.
6.

What were the recommendations of the committee formed under B.D Jatti on abolition of Zamindari system.

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  • The committee recommended that every family be given maximum 116 acres dry land and 27 acres irrigated land. 
  • These recommendation helped the wealthy, but did not change the existing system in a decisive manner.
7.

Fill in the blanks with suitable words:1. B.D.Jatti was the _______ of India. 2. In 1974 _______ was the chief Minister of Karnataka. 3. In 1975 _______ was the first Chairman of Backward classes Commission.

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1. Ex-vice president 

2. D.Devaraj Urs 

3. L.G.Havanur

8.

How did the reforms in the Tenancy system help the farmers?

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  • the tiller became the owner of the land. 
  • many landless people who had been cultivating the land under tenancy became landowners.
9.

What are the terms for the development of co-operative forming?

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  • When the crop is harvested and sold, they set aside money for long – term development of the land. 
  • They divide the rest of the money among them selves. This is called co – operative forming system.
10.

What is ‘co-operative farming’?

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  • Farmers voluntarily form co-operative associations give up their lands for collective supervision and cultivate the lands together. 
  • When the crop is harvested and sold, they set aside money for longterm development of the land and divide the rest of the money among themselves. This is called co-operative forming.
11.

How did the L.G.Havanur commission identify the backwardness of a community?

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The percentage of students of different castes who passed in the SSLC examination in 1975 was taken as the criterion for determining the backwardness of those castes.

12.

Fill in the blanks:1. _______ were undertaken to remove inequality in land ownership. 2. After the arrival of the _______ in India, a new social mobility began to be seen. 3. As per the recommendations of the _______ report, a government order was issued in 1977. 4. Due to political pressures, the _______ report was not accepted by the government.

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1. Land Reforms 

2. British 

3. Havanur 

4. Venkata swamy

13.

What are ‘land reforms’?

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The measures implemented in order to solve the problems with regard to land holdings are called land reforms.

14.

Which are the main land reforms implemented in Karnataka?

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  • Abolition of the Zamindari system 
  • Reforms in the Tenancy system 
  • Maximum limit on Land holding 
  • Creation of Economic holdings
  • Development of co-operative farming
15.

What is meant by ‘economic holdings’.

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The land holdings which enable the cultivator to earn sufficient income for a comfortable life for his family after accounting for all his expenses are called ‘economic holdings’.

16.

What was the objective of the ‘Abolition of the Zamindari System’.

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Restricting the hold of the feudal class on land was the objective of this measure.

17.

Under the _______ system, all people irrespective of caste or class, could avail english education. a) Arabic b) Greek c) English d) French

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Correct Answer is : c) English

18.

What were the problems faced by the Indian tenants?

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Indian tenants faced many problems like huge amount of rent to be paid, insecure land holdings and landless farm workers.

19.

The first reservation rule came into force in _______. a) 1921 b) 1931 c) 1941 d) 1951

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Correct Answer is : a) 1921

20.

Chief Minister _______ appointed the first backward classes commission in 1975. a) Ramakrishna Hedge b) Devaraja Urs c) Bangarappa d) Yediyurappa

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b) Devaraja Urs

21.

For the first time in India, during the reign of _______ a backward class commission was appointed. a) Raja Wodeyar b) Narasaraja b) Chikkadevarajad) Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV

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d) Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV