WBCS.LIVE practice question

West Bengal Land Reform Act came into force in:

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

Answer options

  1. 1956
  2. 1958
  3. 1955
  4. 1959

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1955

Explanation: The correct answer is C. 1955. The West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 was enacted to regulate land reforms and redistribution of land among the landless. It aimed to abolish intermediaries (zamindars) and ensure ceiling on land holdings, thus facilitating land to be given to actual tillers. This act enabled the recording of sharecroppers (bargadars) and securing their rights.