Modern History PYQ 111 of 636 · Other Civil Uprisings

The Tebhaga movement in Bengal during the 1940s demanded

  1. AComplete abolition of the Zamindari System
  2. BRedistribution of surplus land among landless farmers
  3. COne-third of the crop will be given to the sharecroppers.
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above

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Correct answer: (c) One-third of the crop will be given to the sharecroppers.

Explanation

In the 1940s, the Tebhaga Movement began in Bengal. At that time, farmers had to give half the share to the sharecroppers, whereas the peasants ran the Tebhaga Movement to give only one-third of the crop share.

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