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This section includes 162 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
A tenant, before any repairs/ alterations of the structure must issue notice and obtainwritten permission from the landlord |
| A. | true |
| B. | partially true |
| C. | false |
| D. | depends on case |
| Answer» B. partially true | |
| 52. |
When eviction of tenant is sought on any of the grounds mentioned under section 16(1)of Maharashtra Rent Control Act, |
| A. | advanced notice is required |
| B. | no notice is required |
| C. | notice of 30 days is required |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. notice of 30 days is required | |
| 53. |
Which section of Maharashtra Rent Control Act imposes upon a landlord a duty tokeep the premises in good and tenantable repair? |
| A. | section 10 |
| B. | section 12 |
| C. | section 13 |
| D. | section 14 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
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 |
| A. | 4 percent per annum |
| B. | 4 percent per month |
| C. | 10 percent per annum |
| D. | 10 percent after every two years |
| Answer» B. 4 percent per month | |
| 55. |
Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act the court can fix the standard rent & permittedincreases |
| A. | upon the application made to it for that purpose |
| B. | in any pending suit or proceedings |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 56. |
The Supreme Court in ______ held that illegal encroachment on Gram Panchayat landcannot be regularized. |
| A. | popat moti rathod v. state of maharashtra |
| B. | jagpal singh & others v. state of punjab & others |
| C. | state of bombay v. fakir umar |
| D. | hinchal tiwari v. kamal devi |
| Answer» C. state of bombay v. fakir umar | |
| 57. |
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. |
| A. | state of bombay v. fakir umar |
| B. | babamiya ahmed shah v. tahsildar, beed |
| C. | yashwant kulkarni v. state of maharashtra |
| D. | popat moti rathod v. state of maharashtra |
| Answer» C. yashwant kulkarni v. state of maharashtra | |
| 58. |
Which sections of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code deal with provisions relating toencroachment on Government Land? |
| A. | sections 50-53 |
| B. | sections 40-42 |
| C. | sections 36-40 |
| D. | sections 19-22 |
| Answer» B. sections 40-42 | |
| 59. |
Appointments of revenue officers are made under which section(s) of MaharashtraLand Revenue Code? |
| A. | section 6 |
| B. | section 7 |
| C. | section 8 |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
_______ established under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code hear appeals against theorders of Revenue Officers relating to land revenue matter, tenancy, abolition of inams,vatans and related matters. |
| A. | divisional court |
| B. | high court |
| C. | maharashtra revenue tribunal |
| D. | maharashtra administrative tribunal |
| Answer» D. maharashtra administrative tribunal | |
| 61. |
_______ is the revenue officer at grass root level who keeps the record of the landholdings and revenue in each village Under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. |
| A. | sarpanch |
| B. | talathi |
| C. | gram sevak |
| D. | inspector |
| Answer» C. gram sevak | |
| 62. |
In the cities there are________ who conduct measurement of land for correctboundaries to identify each parcel of land. |
| A. | city survey officers |
| B. | law enforcement officers |
| C. | municipality officers |
| D. | land acquisition officers |
| Answer» B. law enforcement officers | |
| 63. |
At District level there is ________ in each district who maintains the record at districtlevel under Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. |
| A. | collector |
| B. | district inspector of land records |
| C. | tehsildar |
| D. | city survey officer |
| Answer» C. tehsildar | |
| 64. |
At divisional level, _____________ is the controlling authority in all the mattersconnected with land revenue administration in the division. |
| A. | commissioner holding the rank of secretary |
| B. | minister of agriculture |
| C. | district collector |
| D. | additional collector |
| Answer» B. minister of agriculture | |
| 65. |
After the formation of Maharashtra State uniform land revenue code called as________ was formulated |
| A. | maharashtra land revenue code 1966 |
| B. | bombay land revenue code, |
| C. | berar land revenue code, |
| D. | central provinces land revenue code |
| Answer» B. bombay land revenue code, | |
| 66. |
_________ Amendment was passed to oust judicial review of the adequacy ofcompensation. |
| A. | the first |
| B. | the fourth |
| C. | the twenty fourth |
| D. | the forty fourth |
| Answer» C. the twenty fourth | |
| 67. |
‘Acquisition and requisitioning of property’ was included as a subject in |
| A. | the concurrent list |
| B. | state list |
| C. | central list |
| D. | residue powers of central government |
| Answer» B. state list | |
| 68. |
The Constitution (Forty-Fourth Amendment) Act 1978 inserted ____into a new chapterIV of Part XII of the Constitution |
| A. | article 300a |
| B. | article 370 |
| C. | article 300 |
| D. | article 31(a) |
| Answer» B. article 370 | |
| 69. |
Article 31 of the Constitution provided that any State acquisition of property must onlybe |
| A. | upon enactment of a valid law |
| B. | for a public purpose |
| C. | upon payment of compensation |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
9th schedule along with Article 31B was added in 1951 |
| A. | through the first amendment in indian constitution |
| B. | through the second amendment in indian constitution |
| C. | through the third amendment in indian constitution |
| D. | through the fourth amendment in indian constitution |
| Answer» B. through the second amendment in indian constitution | |
| 71. |
Landlord’s right to terminate tenancy for cultivation includes |
| A. | the tenant is not a permanent tenant |
| B. | the land is required for bona fide personal cultivation & for non-agriculture purpose |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 72. |
What is the exclusive jurisdiction to try the matters arising out of Tenancy? |
| A. | agricultural land tribunal |
| B. | mamlatdar |
| C. | collector |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
Revision application against the order passed by the collector in appeal lies to |
| A. | maharashtra revenue tribunal |
| B. | high court |
| C. | supreme court |
| D. | maharashtra revenue tribunal only on specified ground |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
Maharashtra Rent Control Act applies to premises let for the purposes of residence, education, business, trade or storage in the areas specified in |
| A. | schedule i |
| B. | schedule ii |
| C. | schedule iii |
| D. | only schedule i & schedule ii |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
Appeal against an order of the Agricultural Land Tribunal lie to |
| A. | the collector |
| B. | district civil judge |
| C. | high court |
| D. | divisional commissioner |
| Answer» B. district civil judge | |
| 76. |
What is the duties of Mamlatdar? |
| A. | to decide whether a person is an agriculturist |
| B. | to decide whether a person is / was at any time is past a tenant |
| C. | to determine the rates of the rent |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
Which is incorrect about the surrender of tenancy |
| A. | it may not be voluntary |
| B. | tenant understands the consequences of surrender |
| C. | it must be writing |
| D. | must be before mamlatdar |
| Answer» B. tenant understands the consequences of surrender | |
| 78. |
Surrender of Tenancy Right by the Tenant |
| A. | must be in writing |
| B. | must be verified before the mamlatdar |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 79. |
At present, which tenancy laws are in operation in Maharashtra? |
| A. | maharashtra tenancy & agricultural lands act (vidarbha region) |
| B. | hyderabad tenancy & agricultural lands act |
| C. | maharashtra tenancy & agricultural lands act |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
Every appeal or application for revision under Tenancy Act shall be filed within a period of |
| A. | 60 days |
| B. | 90 days |
| C. | 30 days |
| D. | 45 days |
| Answer» B. 90 days | |
| 81. |
Tenancy of any land stands terminated when tenant |
| A. | fails to pay the rent for any revenue year before the 31st day of the may |
| B. | has done any destructive or permanently injurious act to the land |
| C. | has failed to cultivate it personally |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
Can a member of owner’s family become a tenant? |
| A. | yes. |
| B. | no. |
| C. | through agreement only |
| D. | depends on case |
| Answer» C. through agreement only | |
| 83. |
In Kesvananda Bharati v. State of Kerala the court by 7:6 majority held that |
| A. | parliament can amend any provisions of the constitution under its constituent power (article 368) |
| B. | it can ament fundamental rights also |
| C. | the parliament power to amend does not include the power to alter the basic structure or frame work of the constitution |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
Necessities Public a major est quam Privata means |
| A. | public necessity is greater than private necessity. |
| B. | necessity is basis of law |
| C. | law should be based on necessity |
| D. | majority should be consulted to make good law |
| Answer» B. necessity is basis of law | |
| 85. |
Salus Populi est Supreme lex means |
| A. | supreme court laws are better |
| B. | people should pay great respect to welfare law |
| C. | regard for the public welfare is the highest law |
| D. | supreme law should be popular |
| Answer» D. supreme law should be popular | |
| 86. |
Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 collector has power to acquire the land, in cases of urgency from the date of preliminary notification without following the procedure accorded in the section 5-A of the Act |
| A. | for a period of three years |
| B. | for a period of five years |
| C. | for a period of seven years |
| D. | for a period of ten years |
| Answer» B. for a period of five years | |
| 87. |
Which one is the incorrect Statement- under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 |
| A. | the land acquired for public purpose shall be used for the same |
| B. | it is obligatory upon the state to return the land to the original land owner if it is not put to use for what purpose the land is acquired. |
| C. | the land acquired for a company first vests in the state and then is transferred to the company on payment of amount or cost of acquisition |
| D. | if the acquired land is no longer required by the company it should not be offered back to the original owner |
| Answer» C. the land acquired for a company first vests in the state and then is transferred to the company on payment of amount or cost of acquisition | |
| 88. |
When can the Collector take Possession of the Land under Acquisition process u/s 38? |
| A. | after ensuring the full payment of compensation within the period of three months |
| B. | after ensuring rehabilitation and resettlement entitlements are paid or tendered to the entitled persons within a period of six months for the monetary part of rehabilitation and resettlements. |
| C. | after the publication of notification showing the intension to acquire |
| D. | both (a) & (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
An award of a collector is an offer of compensation made on behalf of the government. |
| A. | claimant may not accept the award or accept it with protest |
| B. | 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 |
| C. | both (a) & (b) are correct statements |
| D. | only (b) is correct statement |
| Answer» D. only (b) is correct statement | |
| 90. |
The notification puts forward |
| A. | the intention of the government to acquire land |
| B. | entitles the government officials to investigate and ascertain whether the land is suitable for the purposes |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 91. |
Under the Land Acquisition Act, the process of acquisition begins with a preliminary notification on signaling the need to acquire the land |
| A. | notification is issued in the official gazette only |
| B. | notification is issued in two daily newspapers circulated in the concerned locality |
| C. | 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. |
| D. | both (a) & (b) |
| Answer» D. both (a) & (b) | |
| 92. |
Provision of Housing units in case of Displacement include |
| A. | 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. |
| B. | 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. |
| C. | both (a) & (b) are correct statement |
| D. | both (a) & (b) are partially correct statement |
| Answer» D. both (a) & (b) are partially correct statement | |
| 93. |
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was replaced by the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act in |
| A. | 2012 |
| B. | 2013 |
| C. | 2014 |
| D. | 2015 |
| Answer» C. 2014 | |
| 94. |
Who can enact law relating to acquisition of property? |
| A. | union government |
| B. | state government |
| C. | both union & state government |
| D. | neither union nor state government |
| Answer» D. neither union nor state government | |
| 95. |
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is a |
| A. | central act |
| B. | state act |
| C. | both central & state act |
| D. | neither central nor state act |
| Answer» B. state act | |
| 96. |
The SC in __________ held that The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 provides for the assessment and payment of compensation |
| A. | ali hassan v. lt. governor |
| B. | ram jiyaman v. state of uttar pradesh |
| C. | waman rao v. union of india |
| D. | somawati v. state of punjab |
| Answer» C. waman rao v. union of india | |
| 97. |
Acquiring land without payment of compensation would have been arbitrary, violating |
| A. | article 14 |
| B. | article 15 |
| C. | article 19 |
| D. | article 21 |
| Answer» B. article 15 | |
| 98. |
The first piece of legislation in India in respect of acquisition of property was |
| A. | the bengal regulation 1 of 1824 |
| B. | act xxviii of 1839 |
| C. | act xvii of 1850 |
| D. | madras act xx of 1825 |
| Answer» B. act xxviii of 1839 | |
| 99. |
Under section 8 of the MLR Code, __________ has power to appoint survey officers for fixing of boundary and boundary marks |
| A. | the collector |
| B. | the state government |
| C. | the central government |
| D. | the high court |
| Answer» C. the central government | |
| 100. |
What are the N. A. purposes ? |
| A. | erecting any building which is not a ‘farm building’ |
| B. | industrial purpose |
| C. | commercial purpose |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |