What is the relation between cultivator and landowner in sharecropping?

Correct answer: A part of crop or income is shared

The direct answer is A: in sharecropping, a part of the crop or the income from it is shared between the cultivator and the landowner. Sharecropping is an arrangement in which the cultivator gets access to land and grows the crop, while the landowner provides land; the exact duties and division may differ by agreement. The basic reasoning is simple: land is used for cultivation, a crop is produced, and the agreed share of produce or its value is divided between the parties. Option A is correct because sharing the crop or income is the defining idea of sharecropping. Option B is wrong because government purchase of land is not the meaning of sharecropping. Option C is wrong because the cultivator normally receives an agreed share, not nothing. Option D is wrong because sharecropping depends on an agreement, whether written, customary, or otherwise understood; saying that there is no agreement contradicts the arrangement. Remember: sharecropping means access to land in return for sharing the harvest or its value.