RAS question
The Rajasthan Tenancy Act was enacted in:
Correct answer: (A) 1955.
The Rajasthan Tenancy Act was enacted as Rajasthan Act No. 3 of 1955.
Explanation
The Rajasthan Tenancy Act belongs to Rajasthan's post-Independence land-reform framework and is formally cited as the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955. The India Code text identifies it as Rajasthan Act No. 3 of 1955 and records that it received the President's assent on 14 March 1955. Its stated purpose was to consolidate and amend the law relating to tenancies of agricultural lands, along with connected land-reform matters. That matches the exam explanation: the Act provides for tenants' rights and regulates agricultural tenancy in the state. Therefore, for an MCQ asking when the Rajasthan Tenancy Act was enacted, 1955 is the substantive year to remember.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) 1960 does not match the official title or citation, which identify the law as the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955.
- (C) 1948 is too early for this Act, because the cited law is Rajasthan Act No. 3 of 1955 and not a 1948 enactment.
- (D) 1972 is not supported by the Act's official citation, which places the Rajasthan Tenancy Act in 1955.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy and land-reform basics, especially tenancy regulation and agricultural land rights. It recurs in RAS because land relations, tenancy and rural reforms are central to Rajasthan's post-Independence agrarian economy.