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Land Reforms in India

Geography Notes: Land Reforms in India

Land Reforms in India Zamindari system introduced by the British had distorted the pattern of land ownership. They introduced a class of Zamindars who suddenly became owners of large tracts of land. This meant that a lot of farmers suddenly became landless and sharecroppers. This also promoted feudalism. The following measures were taken by the …

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Land Usage pattern in India

Geography Optional: Land Usage Pattern In India

The Land Usage Pattern in India is summarized below. Land use means the different ways in which the human beings utilize the land the dwell upon. This could include leaving the land as it is, forestry, agriculture, construction, grazing pastures etc. Net Sown Area  It is the total absolute value of the area cropped. This …

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Koppen's Climate Classification

Smallest Book List For Geography Optional for UPSC Self Prep

If you google ‘Book List for Geography Optional’, you would find links to several websites. What I have seen that almost all of them prescribe 20-30 books for the subject. They have separate books for Climatology, Oceanography and every other sub-topic. What this does is discourage you from choosing this subject or you start looking …

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