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UPSC History Indian National Movement Question Bank Modern History & Indian National Movement - I

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    During 1937-39, Congress ministries faced several constraints, which prevented the complete overhaul of Indian agrarian structure. These constraints were:
    1. Poverty of cultivators.
    2. Zamindars had to be conciliated and neutralized first.
    3. Reactionary legislative councils dominated by landlords, moneylenders etc.
    4. Agrarian structure, at that time, was too complicated.
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    A)  1 and 2 only    

    B)  2, 3 and 4 only

    C)  1, 2 and 4 only 

    D)  2 and 4 only

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Poverty of cultivators was not a constraint before congress ministries during 1937-39, the complete overhaul of Indian agrarian structure, but there were other constraints. For example lack of adequate financial resources and lack of support of upper houses of legislatures, which were dominated by landlords, moneylenders etc.


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