Rural society bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Structure of landholding.

   Item

   Agrarian

2. Clue

   Major landowning caste of a region.

   Item

   Dominant caste

3. Clue

   Free forced labour for the landlord.

   Item

   Begar

4. Clue

   Bonded labour system of Gujarat.

   Item

   Halpati

5. Clue

   Cultivator pays tax directly.

   Item

   Raiyatwari

6. Clue

   Landlord layer abolished after 1947.

   Item

   Zamindari

7. Clue

   Upper limit on family holdings.

   Item

   Land ceiling

8. Clue

   Transfer in name only to dodge ceilings.

   Item

   Benami

9. Clue

   Breman's migrant labour.

   Item

   Footloose

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation