Modern History PYQ 207 of 636 · Indian National Congress

In which working Committee did the Congress adopt the policy of abolishing land ownership?

  1. AWorking Committee, 1937
  2. BWorking Committee, 1942
  3. CWorking Committee, 1945
  4. DWorking Committee, 1946

39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994

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Correct answer: (a) Working Committee, 1937

Explanation

The Executive Committee of the Indian National Congress adopted the policy of abolishing landlordism in 1937. Tenancy bills were passed in the United Provinces and Bihar. In all Congress-ruled provinces, efforts were made to protect cultivators from the clutches of moneylenders and to improve irrigation facilities.

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