UPPSC 2013 General Studies I Solved Paper

(a) “Tinkatia System” in Champaran means cultivation of indigo on 3/20 area of land. Tinkathia was the system under which the native peasants of Champaran (Bihar)were forced to cultivate 3 kathaa Indigo out of every 20 kathaa of land. A bigha is a popular landholding in Bihar and it is little less than an acre.