UPSC Prelims 2013 · Question 70 of 99
UPSC Prelims 2013 question on Tebhaga Movement
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2013
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectModern History
- TopicPeasant and Tribal Movements
- DifficultyHard
- TypeDirect
The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for:
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Answer: A. The reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third
Analysis
The Tebhaga Movement was a peasant movement launched in Bengal in 1946 under the leadership of the Kisan Sabha. Sharecroppers demanded that the share given to landlords be reduced from one-half to one-third of the produce, allowing cultivators to retain two-thirds (‘tebhaga’) of the harvest. Therefore, the movement primarily demanded reduction in the landlord’s share.
Extra UPSC info
The movement mainly involved bargadars or sharecroppers and became an important agrarian struggle in colonial India.