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This set of Land Laws Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Land Laws Set 3

Q1 | The term ‘landlord’ also means ‘Agent receiving rent’ was observed in
  • oakley v. wilson
  • barker v. levinson
  • both (a) & (b)
  • none of the above
Q2 | ‘Paying guest’ implies
  • a person is given a part of the premises on license
  • the person is not the member of the family of the licensor
  • the licensor also resides in the premises
  • all the above
Q3 | Landlord is entitled to critically examine his premises was held in
  • empeegee portfolio services pvt. ltd. v. sharada navinchandra shah
  • kamalabai laxman mutraj v. bherumal verimal haran
  • in both (a) & (b)
  • in none of the above
Q4 | Maharashtra Rent Control Act puts Bar of Jurisdiction on Civil Court in Section 47
  • true statement
  • partially true
  • false statement
  • in some cases
Q5 | Landlord can temporary increase rent not exceeding 25 % of the Standard Rent
  • yes always
  • no
  • only when landlord has carried out structural repairs
  • occasionally
Q6 | The main purpose of provision of fixing Standard Rent is
  • to bring uniformity in rents
  • for deciding local tax rates
  • to provide remedy to weaker sections of tenants against exploitation by the landlord
  • to help state government in revenue collection
Q7 | A party aggrieved by the order passed by the Tahsildar under section 140 of the MLRCode
  • can file an appeal u/s 257 of the code
  • can file a civil suit
  • both (a) & (b)
  • no appeal lies
Q8 | The powers of review under section 258(2) of MLR Code are
  • akin to the powers of review under civil procedure code
  • can be invoked only if the circumstances mentioned therein are satisfied
  • both (a) & (b)
  • very wide
Q9 | Tahsildar while executing powers under the provisions of MLR Code
  • does not have power to review
  • does not have jurisdiction to review
  • can review only with prior permission from the superior authorities/ officers
  • all the above
Q10 | According to Section 262 of the MLR Code ____________ has the power to fix & levyassessment for land revenue
  • the collector
  • the tahsildar
  • civil judge
  • all the above
Q11 | As per Section 274 of MLR Code, an appeal lies to the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunalagainst any decision or order passed
  • the collector
  • assistants of the collector
  • other subordinates exercising powers of the collector
  • all the above
Q12 | The headquarter of the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal is in
  • brihan mumbai
  • pune
  • nagpur
  • aurangabad
Q13 | Who is the chief officer entrusted with local revenue administration at Taluka level?
  • naib tahsildar
  • tahsildar
  • additional tahsildar
  • circle inspector
Q14 | What are the N. A. purposes ?
  • erecting any building which is not a ‘farm building’
  • industrial purpose
  • commercial purpose
  • all the above
Q15 | Under section 8 of the MLR Code, __________ has power to appoint survey officers forfixing of boundary and boundary marks
  • the collector
  • the state government
  • the central government
  • the high court
Q16 | The first piece of legislation in India in respect of acquisition of property was
  • the bengal regulation 1 of 1824
  • act xxviii of 1839
  • act xvii of 1850
  • madras act xx of 1825
Q17 | Acquiring land without payment of compensation would have been arbitrary, violating
  • article 14
  • article 15
  • article 19
  • article 21
Q18 | The SC in __________ held that The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 provides for theassessment and payment of compensation
  • ali hassan v. lt. governor
  • ram jiyaman v. state of uttar pradesh
  • waman rao v. union of india
  • somawati v. state of punjab
Q19 | Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is a
  • central act
  • state act
  • both central & state act
  • neither central nor state act
Q20 | Who can enact law relating to acquisition of property?
  • union government
  • state government
  • both union & state government
  • neither union nor state government
Q21 | Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was replaced by the Right to Fair Compensation andTransparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act in
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
Q22 | Under the Land Acquisition Act, the process of acquisition begins with a preliminarynotification on signaling the need to acquire the land
  • notification is issued in the official gazette only
  • notification is issued in two daily newspapers circulated in the concerned locality
  • notification is issued both in official gazette as well as in two daily newspapers circulated in the concerned locality of which at least one shall be in the regional language.
  • both (a) & (b)
Q23 | The notification puts forward
  • the intention of the government to acquire land
  • entitles the government officials to investigate and ascertain whether the land is suitable for the purposes
  • both (a) & (b)
  • none of these
Q24 | An award of a collector is an offer of compensation made on behalf of the government.
  • claimant may not accept the award or accept it with protest
  • person not accepting the award or accepting with protest has a right make an application to the collector to refer the matter to the civil court for determination of market value of the land acquired
  • both (a) & (b) are correct statements
  • only (b) is correct statement
Q25 | Provision of Housing units in case of Displacement include
  • if a house is lost in rural areas, a constructed house shall be provided as per the indira awas yojana specifications. if any affected family in rural areas so prefers, the equivalent cost of the house may be offered in lieu of the constructed house.
  • if a house is lost in urban areas, not less than 50 sq mts in plint area a constructed house shall be given. if any such family in urban areas opts not take the house offered, may get one lakh fifty thousand rupees as a one-time financial assistance.
  • both (a) & (b) are correct statement
  • both (a) & (b) are partially correct statement