From the mid-nineteenth century, which Rules handed uncultivated grazing land to select individuals?
ATribal Rules
BWaste Land Rules
CForest Rules
DGrazing Rules
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Waste Land Rules
1. Colonial officials saw uncultivated land as waste.
2. The Waste Land Rules took over grazing tracts.
3. Pastures declined as cultivation grew.
_Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World I, Chapter 5, Pastoralists in the Modern World._
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