Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

The right of inheritance causes land to be divided among successive generations, resulting in fragmentation of holdings — plots become increasingly small and uneconomical to farm efficiently.

This fragmentation reduces agricultural productivity as small, scattered plots cannot be cultivated with modern machinery or techniques effectively.

To address this, the government undertook consolidation of holdings as an institutional reform, prioritised under the First Five Year Plan as part of land reforms, so that farmers receive one compact plot equivalent in value to their scattered fragments.

Source: Technological and Institutional Reforms, Chapter 4

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• The chain must be clear: inheritance → fragmentation → uneconomical holdings → reduced productivity.
• "Consolidation of holdings" is the specific institutional reform — name it precisely.
• Examiners award marks for: (1) identifying fragmentation, (2) linking it to productivity loss, (3) naming the reform. Don't skip any step.