WBCS.LIVE practice question

The Bengal Tenancy Act was passed in which year?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1878
  2. 1928
  3. 1885
  4. 1968

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1885

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) 1885 šŸ“š Explanation: The Bengal Tenancy Act was officially passed by the British administration in the year 1885. The act was introduced to strictly define the rights of the Zamindars and their tenants in response to widespread peasant unrest. It gave a certain degree of legal security and occupancy rights to the poor farmers against arbitrary evictions.