Punjab Land Revenue Acts MCQs

Below are MCQs from three different revenue laws that are enforced in Punjab. These laws include the Land Acquisition Act 1894, the Punjab Revenue Act 1967, and the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887.

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Q 76: _______________ means a parcel of land held by a tenant of a landlord under one lease or one set of conditions;

A) Rent
B) Owner
C) Tenancy
D) Tenant

Q 77: ____________ “ landowner” and “ holding” have the meaning, respectively assigned to those words in the Punjab Land-revenue Act, 1387;

A) Legal practitioner
B) Land
C) Estate
D) All of above

Q 78: "Land-revenue" means land-revenue assessed under any law for the time being in force or assessable under the Punjab Land-revenue Act 1887, and includes:

A) Any annual rate chargeable on owners of lands under section 59 of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873
B) The Ziladari and village officers' cesses
C) Sums payable on account of village expenses
D) All of above

Q 79: __________ includes any cess, contribution or due which is customarily leviable within an estate and neither a payment for the use of private property or for personal service, nor imposed by or under any enactment for the time being in forced:

A) City cess
B) Collector taxes
C) Village cess
D) Rent

Q 80: _______ or, in any provision of this Act to Revenue Court having authority under this Act to discharge the functions of a Revenue-officer or Revenue Court, as the case may be, under that provision;

A) Revenue-officer
B) Revenue Court
C) Both a & b
D) The Collector

Q 81: _________ includes any person, other than a village-servant, to whom the land-revenue of any land has been assigned in whole or in part by the [Government] or by an officer of the [Government]:

A) Legal practitioner
B) Jagirdari
C) Rent
D) All of these

Q 82: ______ means any legal practitioner within the meaning of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 except a mukhtar:

A) Agricultural year
B) Legal practitioner
C) Village Officer
D) Revenue Officer

Q 83: _________ means the year commencing on the sixteenth day of June, on such other date as the State Government may by notification appoint for any local area:

A) Agricultural Year
B) Agricultural Month
C) Kharif Year
D) None of these

Q 84: Where rent Is taken by division of the produce:

A) the tenant shall be entitled to the exclusive possession of the whole produce until it is divided;
B) the landlord shall be entitled to be present at, and take part in, the division of the produce
C) when the produce has been divided, the landlord shall be entitled to the possession of his share thereof
D) All of these

Q 85: Section 5 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Powers to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Province to be divided into Districts
D) Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases

Q 86: Section 6 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Mode of payment for movable property when sale is subject to confirmation
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Districts to be divided into Tehsils
D) Rules to regulate collection, remission and suspension of land-revenue

Q 87: Section 7 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Classes of Revenue Officers
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Powers to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith
D) Mode of payment for movable property when sale is subject to confirmation

Q 88: Section 8 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Classes of Revenue Officers
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Powers to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith
D) Appointment of Collectors

Q 89: Section 9 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Classes of Revenue Officers
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Revenue officers
D) Additional Collectors

Q 90: Section 10 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Assistant Collectors
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Mode of payment for movable property when sale is subject to confirmation
D) Powers to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith

Q 91: Section 11 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Rules to regulate collection, remission and suspension of land-revenue
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Tehsildar
D) Mode of payment for movable property when sale is subject to confirmation

Q 92: Section 12 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Classes of Revenue Officers
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Rules to regulate collection, remission and suspension of land-revenues
D) Certain appointments to be notified

Q 93: Section 13 of Punjab land revenue act 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Superintendence and control of Revenue Officers
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Mode of payment for movable property when sale is subject to confirmation
D) Rules to regulate collection, remission and suspension of land-revenue

Q 94: Section 14 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Powers to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith
B) Power to distribute business and withdraw transfer cases
C) Superintendence and control of Revenue Officers
D) None of these

Q 95: Section 15 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Mode of payment for movable property when sale is subject to confirmation
B) Superintendence and control of Revenue Officers
C) Combination of offices
D) Special power in cases of urgency

Q 96: Section 16 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Conferment of powers of Revenue Officers
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases
D) Powers to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith

Q 97: Section 17 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Special power in cases of urgency
B) Functions of Revenue Officers
C) Powers to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith
D) Superintendence and control of Revenue Officers

Q 98: Section 18 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Powers to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith
B) Special power In cases of urgency
C) Retention of powers by Revenue Officers on transfer
D) All of above

Q 99: Section 19 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with

A) Mode of payment for movable property when sale is subject to confirmation
B) Special power in cases of urgency
C) Subordination of Revenue Officers
D) powers to make rules respecting records and other matters connected therewith

Q 100: Section 20 of Punjab land revenue act, 1967 (West Pakistan act xvii of 1967) deals with:

A) Powers to make rules as to procedure
B) Superintendence and control of Revenue Officers
C) Special power in cases of urgency
D) Rules to regulate collection, remission and suspension of land-revenue
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The Land Acquisition Act 1894, the Punjab Land Revenue Act 1967, and the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 are basic pillars of the land administration system in Punjab. Any job, including Tehsildar, for the Revenue Department of Punjab requires candidates to attempt a 100-mark MCQ paper of these laws. The Land Acquisition Act 1894 lays down the legal procedure for the compulsory acquisition of land by the government for public purposes and compensation to landowners.  The Punjab Land Revenue Act 1967 governs the structure and operation of the land revenue system in the province, defining the roles of revenue officers such as Patwari, Qanungo, Tehsildar, and Collector. The Punjab Land Revenue Act 1967 also includes critical processes such as land mutation, demarcation, partition, and record-keeping through documents like Jamabandi, Khasra, and Girdawari. Understanding the Punjab Land Revenue Act 1967 is crucial for mastering questions related to revenue courts, appeals, and revisions. Similarly, the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 deals with the tenants and landowners. This page contains MCQs from all these three laws for the post of Tehsildar and others.