Dominant castes gained economic power when post-Independence land reforms vested land rights in:
AUrban traders and moneylenders
BIntermediate cultivating castes
CAbsentee upper caste landlords
DUntouchable landless labourers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Intermediate cultivating castes
1. Absentee upper caste landlords lost their claims.
2. Intermediate castes managing agriculture got the land.
3. Large numbers gave them political power too.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 3, Social Institutions: Continuity and Change._
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