Land Laws Set 3 MCQs

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