Land Laws Set 2
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This set of Land Laws Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Land Laws Set 2
Q1 | Immediate superior of Talathi is
- gram sewak
- zilla parishad president
- tahsildar
- circle inspector
Q2 | Which sections of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code deal with provisions relating toencroachment on Government Land?
- sections 50-53
- sections 40-42
- sections 36-40
- sections 19-22
Q3 | In _______ the High Court held that under section 50 of Maharashtra Land RevenueCode, the Collector is empowered to abate or remove any encroachment made on any land/ property vested in State Government.
- state of bombay v. fakir umar
- babamiya ahmed shah v. tahsildar, beed
- yashwant kulkarni v. state of maharashtra
- popat moti rathod v. state of maharashtra
Q4 | The Supreme Court in ______ held that illegal encroachment on Gram Panchayat landcannot be regularized.
- popat moti rathod v. state of maharashtra
- jagpal singh & others v. state of punjab & others
- state of bombay v. fakir umar
- hinchal tiwari v. kamal devi
Q5 | When a dispute arises concerning the boundaries of a village, a survey number or subdivision of a survey number _____ decides the disputes by holding formal inquiry
- the collector
- the tahsildar
- the talathi
- the survey officer
Q6 | Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 extends to
- the whole of the state of maharashtra
- the whole of the state of maharashtra except mumbai
- the whole of the state of maharashtra except mumbai, pune & nagpur
- none of these
Q7 | Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act the court can fix the standard rent & permittedincreases
- upon the application made to it for that purpose
- in any pending suit or proceedings
- both (a) & (b)
- none of these
Q8 | As per section 11 Maharashtra Rent Control Act, a landlord shall be entitled to makean increase of ______ in the rent of the premises let for any purpose
- 4 percent per annum
- 4 percent per month
- 10 percent per annum
- 10 percent after every two years
Q9 | Which section of Maharashtra Rent Control Act imposes upon a landlord a duty tokeep the premises in good and tenantable repair?
- section 10
- section 12
- section 13
- section 14
Q10 | When eviction of tenant is sought on any of the grounds mentioned under section 16(1)of Maharashtra Rent Control Act,
- advanced notice is required
- no notice is required
- notice of 30 days is required
- none of these
Q11 | A tenant, before any repairs/ alterations of the structure must issue notice and obtainwritten permission from the landlord
- true
- partially true
- false
- depends on case
Q12 | Who is entitled to recover from his tenant the possession of any premises owned by himon the ground that such premises are bona fide required by him for occupation by himselfor by any member of his family
- members of the armed forces of the union
- scientists
- successor-in-interest of both (a) & (b)
- all the above
Q13 | Under section 28 of Maharashtra Rent Control Act landlord is __________ thepremises let or given on license
- entitled to inspect
- not entitled to inspect
- entitled to inspect after giving prior notice to the tenant
- entitled to inspect any time
Q14 | Can a landlord convert into commercial the premises meant to be residential?
- yes.
- no, it is prohibited
- yes, anytime
- none of these
Q15 | Under section 31 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act giving receipt for any amountreceived from tenant is
- compulsory on every landlord
- optional on the landlord
- compulsory on some landlord
- compulsory if the tenant demands otherwise not
Q16 | Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act, who is empowered to appoint CompetentAuthority?
- the state government
- the central government
- both the state & the central government
- either of them
Q17 | The Competent Authority constituted under Maharashtra Rent Control Act
- is a court
- is not a court
- is adr mechanism
- is not a court exercising powers under the limitation act, 1963.
Q18 | The Competent Authority constituted under Maharashtra Rent Control Act
- is deemed to be public servant within the meaning of sec. 21 of ipc
- is not deemed to be a public servant
- is deemed to be public servant in certain cases
- is not deemed to be a public servant in certain cases
Q19 | All the proceedings before the Competent Authority constituted under MaharashtraRent Control Act shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings for the purpose of
- section 193 of ipc
- section 228 of ipc
- both (a) & (b)
- section 2 of the ipc
Q20 | Determination of the Standard Rent would depend upon
- the provisions of the maharashtra rent control act
- the circumstances off each case
- fair and / or just character of the amount involved
- all the above
Q21 | Which section of Maharashtra Rent Control Act deals with Permitted Increase in Rent
- section 10
- section 11
- section 20
- section 24
Q22 | According to Section 16 of Maharashtra Rent Control Act, landlord may recover thepossession of any premises on the ground of
- damage to the property
- erection of permanent structure
- subletting
- all the above
Q23 | No appeal lies against the order of Competent Authority established underMaharashtra Rent Control Act
- correct statement
- false statement
- correct statement nonetheless a revision application can be filed against the same
- partly true
Q24 | Competent Authority established under Maharashtra Rent Control Act is empoweredto
- evict the tenant
- pass an order for compensation made u/s 22, 23 & 24
- only one of (a) or (b)
- both (a) & (b)
Q25 | The term ‘landlord’ means
- the owner / freeholder
- head landlord
- agent receiving rent
- all the above