UPSC CSE Prelims

Correct Option: B Explanation: A central objective of post-independence land reforms was to remove intermediaries, redistribute surplus land and improve secure access to farmland for landless or marginal cultivators. Option-wise Analysis: A (Incorrect): Ceiling legislation applied to differing individual/family units in different states, so the absolute claim is wrong. B (Correct): Correct in the exam’s broad sense-redistribution to landless cultivators was a major goal, not a universal realised outcome. C (Incorrect): Land reform did not aim chiefly to replace food crops with cash crops. D (Incorrect): Ceiling laws contained exemptions and implementation differences. Review Note: The wording “to all the landless” describes an aspiration rather than an achieved universal entitlement.