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In India, land… (Class 12 Economics SQP 2026-27, Q26)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2026-27: question 26

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section B, question 26, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q26 · 1 mark · MCQIndian Economy 1950-1990

In India, land ceiling legislation faced hurdles primarily because ________. (Choose the correct option to fill up the blank)
(i) the big landlords challenged the legislation in the courts
(ii) of multiple loopholes in the legislation
(iii) the landlords registered the land under relatives’ names
(iv) of the ‘land to the tiller’ policy of the government

  1. (A)(i),(ii),(iii) and (iv)
  2. (B)(i),(ii) and (iii)
  3. (C)(i) and (iv)
  4. (D)(iv) only

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

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Hint 1

Who resisted the ceiling, and how?

Hint 2

Is "land to the tiller" a hurdle or another reform?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Land ceiling laws were obstructed because big landlords challenged them in courts (i), the laws had many loopholes (ii), and landlords transferred land to relatives' names to escape the ceiling (iii).

  2. "Land to the tiller" was itself a land reform policy, not a hurdle to land ceiling. Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (B) (i), (ii) and (iii)

Where the marks are

  • Court cases, loopholes and benami transfers (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Indian Economy 1950-1990, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2026-27: every question, by section.

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