Punjab-Land-Revenue-Act-1967-Ch1-9 judiciary
254 questions
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Question 1 of 254
Under section 70-C(2), a land-owner who fails without reasonable cause to comply with section 70-C(1) or wilfully furnishes false information:
ExplanationSection 70-C(2) borrows the penalty in section 54-A(2) - simple imprisonment up to two years, or fine, or both.
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Question 2 of 254
Under section 43(1)(b), a disputed acquisition of an interest in land is dealt with in the manner provided in:
ExplanationClause (b) imports the inquiry, order and notification machinery of section 42(6) to (11).
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Question 3 of 254
Under section 111(1), the proceeds of a sale are applied in the first place to:
ExplanationSection 111(1) covers arrears both of land-revenue and of sums recoverable as arrears of land-revenue, with any surplus going to the person whose property was sold.
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Question 4 of 254
Under section 45, entries in a record-of-rights or periodical record may be varied in subsequent records only by:
ExplanationSection 45, substituted in 2007, lists three permitted routes in clauses (a) to (c), and excepts entries made under section 43 with respect to undisputed acquisitions.
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Question 5 of 254
Under section 70-A, a land-owner owning irrigated land exceeding 2½ acres but not exceeding 12½ acres is liable to an enhancement of:
ExplanationCategory (a) attracts a 50 per cent increase. The four categories rise through 50, 100, 200 and 300 per cent.
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Question 6 of 254
Under section 83(2), distress and sale are conducted, as nearly as may be, in accordance with the law for the attachment and sale of movable property under the decree of:
ExplanationSection 83(2) refers to the procedure applicable to decrees of a Revenue Court.
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Question 7 of 254
Under section 52, an entry duly made in a record-of-rights or periodical record shall be presumed to be true until:
ExplanationSection 52 creates a rebuttable presumption of correctness, displaced either by proof to the contrary or by lawful substitution.
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Question 8 of 254
Under section 110(2), in the case of movable property other than perishable articles, the full purchase money must be paid before the close of:
ExplanationSection 110(2) fixes seven days from being informed of confirmation, with an extension to the first working day if that day is a Friday or other holiday.
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Question 9 of 254
Under section 17, where the class of Revenue Officers by whom a function is to be performed is not specified in the Act, the functions are determined by:
ExplanationSection 17 is a residual provision vesting the determination in the Board of Revenue.
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Question 10 of 254
Under section 4(10-A), 'irrigated land' means land irrigated by:
ExplanationClause (10-A), added by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 1976, lists the artificial means. Land fed by rains, floods and hill torrents is 'unirrigated land' under clause (27-A).
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Question 11 of 254
Under section 15, Government may appoint one and the same person to:
ExplanationSection 15 permits combination of offices without limit of number, subject to legal competence.
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Question 12 of 254
Chapter VIII of the Act, dealing with the collection of land revenue, comprises:
ExplanationChapter VIII runs from section 74 to section 112, with sections 92 to 112 grouped under the sub-heading 'Procedure in sales'. Chapter IX (sections 113 to 115-A) deals with recovery of other demands.
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Question 13 of 254
Section 42-A operates with effect from the date notified under which provision?
ExplanationSection 42-A(1) is keyed to the date notified under section 41-A(2) for commencement of the computerized edition of the record-of-rights.
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Question 14 of 254
Under section 98, the declaration of a person as purchaser is subject to:
ExplanationSection 98 expressly saves pre-emption rights.
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Question 15 of 254
Under the proviso to section 56(3), land-revenue shall NOT be assessed in the form of:
ExplanationSection 56(3) permits a fixed annual charge or prescribed rates per unit of area, but the proviso forbids price-linked sliding scales.
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Question 16 of 254
Under section 4(9), an 'estate' means any area for which a separate record-of-rights has been made, or which has been separately assessed to land-revenue, or:
ExplanationSection 4(9) contains three alternative limbs, the third resting on a declaration by the Board of Revenue.
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Question 17 of 254
Under section 67(3), where the assessment is in the form of rates chargeable according to the results of each year or harvest, the record of amounts payable must be published not later than:
ExplanationSection 67(3) requires publication at least one month ahead.
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Question 18 of 254
Under section 56-A, exemption from land revenue operates from which harvest?
ExplanationSection 56-A, in its present form substituted by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983, runs from Rabi 1982-83.
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Question 19 of 254
The definitions of 'Service Centre' and 'Service Centre Official', formerly clauses (23-A) and (23-B) of section 4, were:
ExplanationThose clauses had been inserted by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act 2007 and were omitted by the 2018 Amendment Act, the Arazi Record Centre taking their place.
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Question 20 of 254
Under the proviso to section 64(2), for an area in which canal irrigation has been introduced since the last assessment, the period fixed may be:
ExplanationThe proviso creates a band of ten to twenty-five years for such areas.
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Question 21 of 254
Under section 56(2), land-revenue shall be assessed:
ExplanationSection 56(2) is categorical: assessment is in cash.
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Question 22 of 254
The Village Officers' cess under section 37 is imposed for remunerating Village Officers:
ExplanationSection 37(1) confines the cess to remunerating non-Government-servant Village Officers.
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Question 23 of 254
Under section 84(3), a transfer of a holding must be reported by the Collector to:
ExplanationSection 84(3) gives the Commissioner supervisory control over transfers, the word having replaced 'Executive District Officer (Revenue)' in 2011.
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Question 24 of 254
Under section 4(13), which of the following is EXCLUDED from the definition of 'land-owner'?
ExplanationSection 4(13) is inclusive but ends with the express exclusion 'but does not include a tenant'.
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Question 25 of 254
Under section 50(2), where a record-of-rights completed after 18 November 1871 does not expressly provide that a forest or quarry belongs to Government, it shall be presumed to belong to:
ExplanationThe presumption reverses after the cut-off date: before it, silence favours Government; after it, silence favours the land-owners.
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Question 26 of 254
Under section 115(2), unless an enactment declares a sum recoverable as an arrear of land-revenue due in respect of the land charged with it, which provision applies to its recovery?
ExplanationSection 115(2) directs recovery through section 90 - proceedings against other immovable property of the defaulter.
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Question 27 of 254
Under section 56(1)(e), waste and barren land is excepted where it has not been under cultivation for a continuous period of not less than:
ExplanationThe proviso adds that where such land is later brought under cultivation, it is not liable to land-revenue for six years from that date.
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Question 28 of 254
Under section 42-A(1), as substituted in 2018, the report of acquisition of a right must be made to:
ExplanationThe 2018 Amendment Act replaced the Service Centre Official with the Arazi Record Centre as the recipient of the report under section 42-A.
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Question 29 of 254
Under section 107(4), a suit against the certified purchaser on the ground that the purchase was made on behalf of another person:
ExplanationSection 107(4) bars benami challenges to the certified purchaser.
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Question 30 of 254
Under section 53, a person aggrieved by an entry in a record-of-rights or periodical record as to a right of which he is in possession may institute a suit for a declaration under:
ExplanationSection 53 points specifically to Chapter VI of the Specific Relief Act, 1877, which deals with declaratory decrees.
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Question 31 of 254
Section 54-A empowers the Board of Revenue to require a land-owner to furnish information as to the extent of his ownership of land:
ExplanationSection 54-A(1) expressly reaches land held partly outside the Province, which is why it underpins the aggregation rules in section 70-B.
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Question 32 of 254
Under section 92(2), the place of sale must be either the office of the Collector or another place appointed by him which is:
ExplanationSection 92(2) requires proximity to the property where the Collector's office is not used.
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Question 33 of 254
An application under section 70-D(1) regarding exemption or categorization is made to:
ExplanationSection 70-D(1) vests the jurisdiction in the Assistant Collector of the area concerned.
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Question 34 of 254
Under section 47(2), a Revenue Officer or Patwari to whom a document is produced must:
ExplanationSection 47(2) requires both a written acknowledgement and a dated, signed endorsement on the document itself.
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Question 35 of 254
Under section 107(3), the certificate granted to the purchaser on confirmation of sale:
ExplanationSection 107(3) dispenses with registration while giving the certificate the effect of a valid transfer.
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Question 36 of 254
Under section 57(1), the assessment of land-revenue is based on an estimate of:
ExplanationSection 57(1) uses gross produce as the basis; net assets appear in section 58 as the ceiling.
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Question 37 of 254
The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 was published in the Gazette and bears which date?
ExplanationThe Act bears the date 7 December 1967. It was passed by the West Pakistan Assembly on 4 November 1967 and assented to by the Governor on 29 November 1967.
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Question 38 of 254
Under section 54-A(3), no Court shall take cognizance of an offence under that section except on:
ExplanationSection 54-A(3) restricts cognizance to a written complaint by an empowered Revenue Officer.
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Question 39 of 254
Under the proviso to section 83(2), what is exempted from sale in addition to particulars exempted by any other law?
ExplanationThe proviso to section 83(2) protects seed grain and subsistence until the harvest next following.
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Question 40 of 254
Which of the following is NOT a document included in the record-of-rights under section 39(2)?
ExplanationSection 39(2) lists statements, a statement of customs, a map, and such other documents as the Board of Revenue may prescribe. The register of mutations is maintained separately under section 41(3) for the preparation of periodical records.
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Question 41 of 254
Under section 56-A, a land-owner is exempt from land revenue if he owns irrigated land not exceeding:
ExplanationSection 56-A(a) fixes 2½ acres of irrigated land; clause (b) fixes 5 acres of unirrigated land.
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Question 42 of 254
How many matters are listed in section 55 on which the Board of Revenue may make rules respecting records?
ExplanationSection 55 lists language, form and manner of preparation, survey of land, conduct of inquiries, and general guidance. A clause (f) on computerized land records inserted in 2007 was omitted in 2018.
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Question 43 of 254
Under section 32, proceedings held before a Revenue Officer on a day notified as a holiday:
ExplanationSection 32 saves such proceedings from challenge on that ground alone.
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Question 44 of 254
Under section 40(1), a direction that a record-of-rights be made or specially revised is given by:
ExplanationSection 40(1) vests the power in the Board of Revenue where it appears that no record exists or that the existing record requires special revision.
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Question 45 of 254
Under section 93, a Revenue Officer is not answerable for any error, mis-statement or omission in a proclamation under section 92 unless:
ExplanationSection 93 confines liability to dishonest error, mis-statement or omission.
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Question 46 of 254
Under section 70-E, the principle, method or procedure by which exemption under section 56-A or assessment under section 70-A is determined may be prescribed by:
ExplanationSection 70-E confers the power directly on Government by notification, notwithstanding anything else in the Act.
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Question 47 of 254
Which of the following is a class of Revenue Officer under section 7 as it now stands?
ExplanationThe 2011 substitution added the Assistant Commissioner as a distinct class. The Tehsildar is dealt with separately in section 11, and the office of Executive District Officer (Revenue) was replaced by the Commissioner throughout the Act in 2011.
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Question 48 of 254
Under section 36, rules regulating the appointment, duties, emoluments, punishment, suspension and removal of Village Officers are made by:
ExplanationSection 36 vests this rule-making power in the Board of Revenue with Government's previous approval.
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Question 49 of 254
Under section 21(2), the fees of a legal practitioner shall not be allowed as costs unless the Revenue Officer:
ExplanationSection 21(2) requires a reasoned written order before advocate's fees may be allowed as costs.
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Question 50 of 254
Under section 42(1), a person acquiring a right in an estate as a land-owner, or a tenant for a fixed term exceeding one year, must report the acquisition within:
ExplanationSection 42(1) fixes three months, and the report is made to the Patwari of the estate.
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Question 51 of 254
Under section 43(1)(a), the acquisition of an interest in land other than a right referred to in section 42(1), if undisputed, is:
ExplanationSection 43(1)(a) provides for simple recording where the acquisition is undisputed; clause (b) sends disputed acquisitions into the mutation machinery of section 42(6) to (11).
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Question 52 of 254
Under section 95(1), a sale shall not take place until after the expiration of at least:
ExplanationThe thirty-day period runs from posting in the Collector's office, and is reduced to ten days for sales of animals by section 108(1)(b).
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Question 53 of 254
Under section 48(1), a person who neglects to report an acquisition under section 42 or 42-A, or fails to furnish information under section 47, is liable to a fine not exceeding:
ExplanationSection 48, substituted by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act 2007, raised the fine to five hundred rupees and vests the discretion in the Collector.
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Question 54 of 254
The penalty in section 35 was raised to five hundred rupees by:
ExplanationThe 1997 Amendment Act also raised the penalty in section 134 for destruction of boundary marks to five hundred rupees and added section 175-A.
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Question 55 of 254
Under section 16, powers of a Commissioner or Collector may be conferred on any person by:
ExplanationSection 16(1) vests the power in Government; section 16(2) vests the corresponding power in respect of an Assistant Collector's powers in the Board of Revenue.
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Question 56 of 254
Under section 98, when the highest bid has been ascertained, the bidder must pay a deposit of:
ExplanationSection 98 fixes a 25 per cent deposit, on payment of which he is declared purchaser subject to any right of pre-emption.
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Question 57 of 254
Under section 4(16), 'net assets' means the estimated average annual surplus produce of an estate or group of estates remaining after deduction of:
ExplanationSection 4(16) is the basis of the ceiling in section 58, and its Explanation lists twelve heads of ordinary expenses of cultivation from water rates to wages of village auxiliaries.
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Question 58 of 254
Under section 81, a notice of demand may be issued:
ExplanationSection 81 permits issue from the day after accrual.
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Question 59 of 254
The second proviso to section 30 requires that due regard always be paid to:
ExplanationThis is an express statutory direction governing entry upon lands and premises.
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Question 60 of 254
Under section 95(1), a sale shall not take place on which day?
ExplanationThe word 'Sunday' was substituted by 'Friday' by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (XVII of 1985). The same substitution was made in section 110(2).
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Question 61 of 254
Under section 39(1), there shall be a record-of-rights for:
ExplanationSection 39(1) fixes the estate as the unit. Section 54 allows the Board of Revenue to direct a record for a group of neighbouring estates instead.
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Question 62 of 254
Under section 107(5), the certified purchaser is entitled to rents and profits falling due after:
ExplanationSection 107(5) also makes him liable for instalments of land-revenue and rates and cesses falling due after that date.
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Question 63 of 254
Throughout the Act, the words 'Executive District Officer (Revenue)' were substituted by 'Commissioner' by:
ExplanationThe 2011 Amendment Act made this substitution in a large number of sections, including 14, 16, 60, 63, 69, 84, 89, 92, 101 to 104, 107, 108 and 123, and also restructured sections 5 to 13.
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Question 64 of 254
Under section 41-B(2), the computerized edition of the record-of-rights shall be called:
ExplanationSection 41-B(2) gives the computerized edition the same name and status as the manual periodical record.
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Question 65 of 254
Under section 73, executive instructions for the guidance of Revenue Officers on matters in Chapter VII may be issued by Government or by the Board of Revenue with the approval of Government, provided that such instructions:
ExplanationThe proviso to section 73 subordinates executive instructions to the Act and the rules.
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Question 66 of 254
Under section 85(4), land shall not be attached for the same arrear for a term longer than:
ExplanationSection 85(4) caps attachment at five years, and requires release with surplus receipts if the arrear is sooner discharged.
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Question 67 of 254
Under section 79, a statement of account certified by a Revenue Officer shall be:
ExplanationSection 79 makes the certified account conclusive proof of all three matters, subject to the remedy preserved by section 91.
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Question 68 of 254
Under section 46(2), where the scale of mutation fee is fixed as a percentage of the value of land, that value is calculated according to:
ExplanationSection 46(2) ties the calculation to the District Collector's valuation table under the Stamp Act 1899 (II of 1899).
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Question 69 of 254
Under section 103(2), a sale shall not be set aside for material irregularity or mistake unless the applicant proves that he has:
ExplanationSubstantial injury is the statutory threshold under section 103(2).
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Question 70 of 254
Under section 44(2)(a), where a Revenue Officer cannot satisfy himself as to who is in possession, and he is not below the rank of Assistant Collector of the first grade, he shall:
ExplanationSection 44(2)(a) empowers the officer to decide who is best entitled and to order possession accordingly; an officer below that rank must report to an Assistant Collector of the first grade under clause (b).
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Question 71 of 254
Under section 4(4), the 'Board of Revenue' means the Board established under:
ExplanationSection 4(4) refers to the Board of Revenue Act, 1957; the word 'Punjab' was substituted for 'West Pakistan' by the 1974 Adaptation Order.
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Question 72 of 254
Section 42(1) applies to a tenant only where his term is:
ExplanationThe one-year threshold distinguishes reportable tenancies from short-term ones.
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Question 73 of 254
Under section 66(1), notice of refusal to be liable for an assessment must be given within:
ExplanationSection 66(1) fixes ninety days, and the notice may be given by a land-owner or land-owners liable for more than half the sum assessed.
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Question 74 of 254
Under section 84(5), where a transfer is for a term, on its expiration the holding is restored to the defaulter:
ExplanationSection 84(5) returns the holding clear of accrued claims.
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Question 75 of 254
Under the Explanation to section 67(4), 'arid land' means land in which:
ExplanationThe Explanation is narrow: only canal irrigation is relevant, so land with a well or tube-well may still be arid land.
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Question 76 of 254
How many items are listed in the Explanation to section 4(16) as ordinary expenses of cultivation?
ExplanationThe Explanation runs from (a) water rates to (l) wages or customary dues paid to village auxiliaries.
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Question 77 of 254
Under section 20(2), rules may confer on a Revenue Officer powers in regard to contempt and resistance which:
ExplanationSection 20(2) equates the Revenue Officer's enforcement powers with those of a Civil Court executing an ejectment or possession decree.
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Question 78 of 254
Under section 37(1), the Village Officers' cess may be imposed at a rate not exceeding:
ExplanationSection 37(1) caps the cess at five per cent of the land-revenue, and it is imposed by Government notification.
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Question 79 of 254
Under section 1(2), the Act extends to:
ExplanationSection 1(2) extends the Act to the whole of the Punjab except the Tribal Areas. The words 'the Punjab' were substituted for 'West Pakistan' by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974.
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Question 80 of 254
Under section 70-B(b)(ii), which of the following is EXCLUDED from the land owned by a land-owner for aggregation purposes?
ExplanationSection 70-B(b) excludes land described in section 56(b), (c) and (d), and a shamlat share where the shamlat does not exceed 25 acres. Clause (c) expressly INCLUDES allottees, mortgagors and holders of permanent rights within 'land owner'.
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Question 81 of 254
The definition of 'Arazi Record Centre' in section 4(1a) takes its meaning from:
ExplanationClause (1a) was inserted by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act 2018 and defines the term by reference to the Punjab Land Records Authority Act 2017 (VI of 2017).
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Question 82 of 254
Under section 38(2), an assignment of, or charge on, a Village Officer's remuneration is:
ExplanationSection 38(2) voids such assignments, charges and agreements unless rules of the Board of Revenue authorise them.
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Question 83 of 254
Under section 4(3), an 'assessment circle' is a group of estates which, in the opinion of the Board of Revenue, are:
ExplanationHomogeneity for rate-setting purposes is the test in section 4(3), and the Board's opinion must be recorded in an order in writing.
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Question 84 of 254
Under section 92(1), the proclamation of an intended sale is issued by the Collector on receipt of the sanction of:
ExplanationSection 92(1) follows on from the sanction required by section 88, and lists five particulars the proclamation must specify.
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Question 85 of 254
Under section 89(2)(a), which of the following survives a sale under section 88?
ExplanationSection 89(2)(a) preserves purpose-specific leases at a fair rent; clause (b) preserves encumbrances, grants and contracts which the Commissioner is satisfied were entered into in good faith and which are proclaimed.
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Question 86 of 254
Under section 97, a sale is stayed if, before the bidding is completed, the defaulter or any interested person:
ExplanationSection 97 requires payment or proof of payment of the arrear plus recovery costs to the officer conducting the sale.
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Question 87 of 254
Section 41-A, requiring preparation of computerized records, was inserted by:
ExplanationSections 41-A and 41-B were both inserted by the 2007 Amendment Act, which introduced computerization into the Act.
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Question 88 of 254
Under section 31, an Assistant Collector of the first grade may exercise his powers:
ExplanationSection 31(2) gives the Assistant Collector of the first grade District-wide latitude; section 31(1) confines every other Revenue Officer to the limits of his own jurisdiction.
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Question 89 of 254
Under section 89(1), land sold under section 88 is sold:
ExplanationSection 89(1) gives the auction purchaser a clean title, subject to the savings in section 89(2).
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Question 90 of 254
Under section 41(3), for the preparation of periodical records the Collector shall cause the Patwari to maintain:
ExplanationSection 41(3) requires the register of mutations; the computerized record of mutations is required separately by section 41-B(3).
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Question 91 of 254
Under section 42-A(4), until rules are made under the Punjab Land Records Authority Act 2017:
ExplanationSection 42-A(4) is a transitional provision preventing a procedural vacuum.
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Question 92 of 254
Section 113 permits recovery through Revenue Officers where a Village Officer required by rules under section 36 to collect revenue:
ExplanationSection 113 covers both non-payment by the person liable and non-crediting by the Village Officer, and recovery may be made from either as arrears of land-revenue.
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Question 93 of 254
Section 82(1) in its present Punjab form was substituted by:
ExplanationThe 1975 Punjab Amendment Act substituted sub-section (1) and deleted sub-section (2), simplifying the arrest procedure.
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Question 94 of 254
Section 3, as substituted by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act 2019, provides that the provisions relating to assessment and collection of land revenue shall not apply to:
ExplanationThe 2019 amendment (XVIII of 2019) replaced the earlier town-or-village-site formulation with a simple notification power vested in the Board of Revenue.
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Question 95 of 254
Under section 112(1), a claim by a third person to property attached under Chapter VIII is admitted or rejected by the Collector on an inquiry as provided in:
ExplanationSection 112(1) imports the judicial-proceeding inquiry machinery of section 27.
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Question 96 of 254
Under section 70-B(a), for the purposes of sections 56-A and 70-A, one acre of irrigated land is reckoned as equivalent to:
ExplanationThe conversion in section 70-B(a) is 1:2, and the proviso requires the conversion to be made from unirrigated to irrigated land when calculating the aggregate.
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Question 97 of 254
Under section 2, where Government is of opinion that a provision is unsuited to the circumstances of an area, it may:
ExplanationSection 2(1) permits exception by notification, and section 2(2) allows Government to frame rules for the excepted matters, which must specify the period of the exception.
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Question 98 of 254
Under section 40(3), a record-of-rights made or specially revised under that section:
ExplanationThe saving in section 40(3) protects presumptions in favour of Government that had already arisen under a previous record-of-rights.
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Question 99 of 254
Under section 10(4), where powers of a Collector are conferred on an Assistant Commissioner or Assistant Collector, he exercises them subject to:
ExplanationSection 10(4) keeps such an officer under the Collector's control.
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Question 100 of 254
Under section 59(2), a general assessment or re-assessment of any area shall not be undertaken without:
ExplanationSection 59(2) requires both Government sanction and its notification, and section 59(3) allows Government to give instructions when granting sanction.
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Question 101 of 254
Under section 82(3), a Revenue Officer may keep a defaulter brought before him under personal restraint for a period not exceeding:
ExplanationSection 82(3) permits up to ten days' personal restraint before the defaulter must be taken before the Collector if the arrear remains unpaid.
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Question 102 of 254
Under section 4(28), 'Village Officer' includes all of the following EXCEPT:
ExplanationSection 4(28) defines a Village Officer as a person whose duty is to collect or supervise collection of the revenue of an estate, and lists Kanungos, Patwaris, Zabits, Kotars or Tapedars, Peons, Arbabs, Rais and Headmen (Lambardars). Revenue Officers are a different class under section 7.
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Question 103 of 254
Under the proviso to section 86(3), land whose assessment has been annulled may be managed or farmed for a term not longer than:
ExplanationThe proviso caps the management or farm at ten years.
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Question 104 of 254
Under section 5, as substituted in 2011, a Division shall consist of:
ExplanationSection 5(2), substituted by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act 2011, requires a Division to comprise two or more Districts.
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Question 105 of 254
Under section 60, before making a general assessment the Revenue Officer must report his proposals:
ExplanationSection 60(2) routes the proposals through the Commissioner to the Board of Revenue.
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Question 106 of 254
Under section 14, the power to distribute business and to withdraw and transfer cases is exercisable by the Board of Revenue and also by:
ExplanationSection 14(2) extends the Board's power to the Commissioner and the Collector within their respective spheres.
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Question 107 of 254
Under the Act, exemption from land revenue for small holdings is granted by section 56-A, while the enhanced rates for larger holdings are imposed by:
ExplanationSection 56-A grants exemption, section 70-A imposes the graduated enhancement, section 70-B supplies the conversion and aggregation rules for both, and section 70-D provides the remedy where exemption or categorization is disputed.
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Question 108 of 254
Under section 46(3), a fee in respect of an entry is payable by:
ExplanationSection 46(3) places the burden on the beneficiary of the entry.
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Question 109 of 254
Under section 6, as substituted in 2011, a Sub-Division may consist of:
ExplanationSection 6(2) permits a Sub-Division to consist of one or more Tehsils, with territorial limits specified by Government notification.
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Question 110 of 254
Under section 4(7), 'defaulter' means a person liable for an arrear of land-revenue and includes:
ExplanationSection 4(7) expressly brings the surety within the definition, which is why processes under Chapter VIII may run against him.
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Question 111 of 254
Under section 74, where there are joint land-owners of a holding, liability for the land-revenue is:
ExplanationSection 74 makes the holding and all the land-owners jointly and severally liable.
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Question 112 of 254
Under section 86(2), annulment of assessment shall NOT be used to recover an arrear which accrued on land:
ExplanationSection 86(2) lists two protected situations.
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Question 113 of 254
Under section 8, as substituted in 2011, the Government shall appoint:
ExplanationSection 8 in its present form is a short mandatory provision. The earlier rule that the Deputy Commissioner shall be the Collector no longer appears in section 7.
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Question 114 of 254
Under section 85(2), the Collector or his agent managing an attached holding:
ExplanationSection 85(2) preserves the defaulter's tenancy arrangements while entitling the Collector to receive rents and profits to the defaulter's exclusion.
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Question 115 of 254
Under section 23, every summons issued by a Revenue Officer must be:
ExplanationSection 23 lays down four requirements: writing, duplicate, statement of purpose, and signature, with the seal required only if the officer has one.
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Question 116 of 254
Under section 4(24), a 'survey mark' means any mark set up by:
ExplanationA survey mark is set up by the Survey of Pakistan; a 'boundary mark' under section 4(5) is set up, employed or specified by a Revenue Officer.
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Question 117 of 254
Under section 4(8), 'encumbrance' means a charge upon or claim against land arising out of:
ExplanationSection 4(8) confines encumbrances to those arising from private grant or contract.
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Question 118 of 254
Under section 63(3), before an enhancement is ordered under section 63(2), notice must be given to the land-owners by proclamation published in the manner described in:
ExplanationSection 63(3) imports the proclamation machinery of section 26 - beat of drum and affixing a copy near the land.
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Question 119 of 254
Under section 4(11), 'Kanungo' shall be deemed to include:
ExplanationSection 4(11) contains an inclusive definition; separately, section 4(17) provides that 'Patwari' includes a Tapedar and a Special or Additional Tapedar.
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Question 120 of 254
Under section 70-D(4)(a), in exercising his powers the Assistant Collector shall NOT:
ExplanationSection 70-D(4)(a) bars the Assistant Collector from going behind a registered deed or a lawfully sanctioned mutation.
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Question 121 of 254
Under section 71, rules prescribing the method of assessment and the estimate of net assets are made by:
ExplanationSection 71 vests this rule-making power in Government, and section 72 requires previous publication of a draft in addition to the procedure in section 22 of the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956.
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Question 122 of 254
Under section 46(4), the scale of fees for a computerized mutation and for a certified copy of computerized land records may be fixed by:
ExplanationSub-section (4) was inserted by the 2018 Amendment Act, conferring the fee-fixing power for computerized records on the Authority.
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Question 123 of 254
Under section 64(2), the period for which an assessment remains in force shall be:
ExplanationSection 64(2) fixes twenty-five years, subject to a proviso allowing a shorter period for canal-irrigation areas.
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Question 124 of 254
Under section 4(2), 'arrears of land-revenue' means land-revenue which:
ExplanationSection 4(2) fixes the moment of default at the date the revenue becomes payable, not at the date of any notice.
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Question 125 of 254
Under section 82(1), a warrant of arrest may be issued against the defaulter or against:
ExplanationThe 1975 substitution expressly extended the warrant to the surety who furnished security for the defaulter's release.
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Question 126 of 254
Under section 41(1), the periodical record is prepared by:
ExplanationSection 41(1) makes the Collector responsible for causing the Patwari to prepare an amended edition of the record-of-rights.
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Question 127 of 254
Which Chapter of the Act deals with Assessment?
ExplanationChapter VI is Records, Chapter VII Assessment, and Chapter VIII Collection of Land Revenue.
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Question 128 of 254
Under section 7, as substituted in 2011, how many classes of Revenue Officers are there?
ExplanationSection 7 now lists six classes: the Board of Revenue, Commissioner, Collector, Assistant Commissioner, Assistant Collector of the first grade, and Assistant Collector of the second grade.
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Question 129 of 254
Under section 35, a person who fails to comply with a requisition to attend may be fined up to:
ExplanationThe figure was raised to five hundred rupees by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 1997 (V of 1997). The fine is imposed at the discretion of the Revenue Officer.
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Question 130 of 254
Under section 56(1), which of the following is EXEMPT from liability to land-revenue?
ExplanationSection 56(1) lists five exceptions in clauses (a) to (e), including land in a village site, land within Cantonment limits, and land on which property tax under the Punjab Urban Immovable Property Tax Act, 1958 is payable.
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Question 131 of 254
Under section 38(1), the remuneration of a Village Officer mentioned in section 37(1):
ExplanationSection 38(1) grants complete immunity from attachment in execution.
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Question 132 of 254
Clauses (10-A) and (27-A) of section 4, defining irrigated and unirrigated land, were added by:
ExplanationThe 1976 Amendment Act introduced both definitions along with sections 54-A and 70-B to 70-E.
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Question 133 of 254
Under section 18, a Revenue Officer transferred to another local area as a Revenue Officer of the same or a higher class:
ExplanationSection 18 makes retention of powers automatic on transfer to the same or a higher class, subject to contrary direction.
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Question 134 of 254
Under section 42(10), if no order is made by the Revenue Officer within three months of the report or entry, he shall:
ExplanationSection 42(10) makes the officer accountable to the Collector for delay beyond three months.
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Question 135 of 254
Under section 66(3), while the estate is in the possession of the Collector following a refusal, the land-owners are entitled to an allowance of:
ExplanationThe band of fifty to seventy-five per cent is fixed by the Board of Revenue under section 66(3).
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Question 136 of 254
Under the Explanation to section 49, in relation to nuclear energy, mineral oil and natural gas, 'Government' means:
ExplanationThe Explanation splits the vesting: the Federal Government for nuclear energy, mineral oil and natural gas, and the Government of the Punjab for other mines and minerals.
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Question 137 of 254
Under section 61(3), the average rate of assessment on an assessment circle shall not exceed the last previous assessment by more than:
ExplanationThe circle-level cap is one-fourth, while the proviso caps the increase on any individual estate at one-half.
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Question 138 of 254
Under section 94(1), a copy of the proclamation of sale must be served on the defaulter, affixed in a conspicuous part of the office of the Tahsildar of the Tahsil in which the property is situate, and:
ExplanationSection 94(1) requires all three steps; section 94(2) adds publication in the manner prescribed in section 26.
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Question 139 of 254
Under section 90(3), the proclamation prohibiting transfer of other immovable property is deemed to be withdrawn when:
ExplanationSection 90(3) provides for both express withdrawal by written order and deemed withdrawal in those two events.
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Question 140 of 254
Under section 58, the assessment on an assessment circle shall not exceed:
ExplanationThe ceiling in section 58 is one-fourth of NET ASSETS, not of gross produce, and it operates at the level of the assessment circle.
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Question 141 of 254
Section 35 applies where a person is required to attend at a place within the estate:
ExplanationThe territorial limitation in section 35 is to the estate of residence or of cultivation.
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Question 142 of 254
Under section 68(1), a petition for reconsideration of the distribution of an assessment must be presented within:
ExplanationSection 68(1) mirrors section 62 in fixing thirty days, but runs from publication of the distribution record.
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Question 143 of 254
Under section 44(3), a direction under section 44(2) is:
ExplanationSection 44(3) preserves the supremacy of a subsequent Court decree over the Revenue Officer's possession direction.
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Question 144 of 254
Under section 4(25), a 'survey number' or 'Khasra number' means:
ExplanationSection 4(25) treats survey number and khasra number as synonymous.
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Question 145 of 254
Under section 103(1), an application to set aside a sale on the ground of material irregularity or mistake must be made within:
ExplanationSection 103(1) fixes thirty days from the sale and vests jurisdiction in the Commissioner, though section 108(1)(a) substitutes the Collector for sales of movable property.
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Question 146 of 254
Under section 20(1), rules regulating the procedure of Revenue Officers in cases not provided for by the Act are made by:
ExplanationSection 20(1) vests the rule-making power in the Board of Revenue subject to Government's previous approval.
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Question 147 of 254
Under section 54-A(2), a person who fails without reasonable cause to furnish information required by the Board of Revenue, or furnishes false information, is punishable with:
ExplanationSection 54-A(2), added by the 1976 Amendment Act, provides for simple imprisonment up to two years, or fine, or both.
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Question 148 of 254
Under the proviso to section 84(1), no order transferring a holding may be passed unless which processes have first been taken against the land-owner?
ExplanationThe proviso requires arrest and detention under section 82 and distress and sale under section 83 to be attempted first.
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Question 149 of 254
The highest-numbered section of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 is:
ExplanationSection 184 deals with repeals and savings, and is followed by the Schedule referred to in it.
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Question 150 of 254
The reference to 'Sunday' in sections 95 and 110 was substituted by 'Friday' by:
ExplanationThe 1985 Ordinance made the change in both places, reflecting the then weekly holiday.
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Question 151 of 254
Under section 54, the Board of Revenue may direct by notification that a record-of-rights be made for:
ExplanationSection 54 permits grouping, whereupon the Chapter applies to the group as if it were an estate.
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Question 152 of 254
Under section 24(4), as amended in 2015, a summons may be forwarded by registered post or:
ExplanationThe words 'or through any electronic means' were inserted by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act 2015.
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Question 153 of 254
Under section 70-C(1), the duty to inform about an increase in the extent of ownership applies to a person who acquires land after:
ExplanationSection 70-C(1) is keyed to 10 November 1975 and applies where the person thereby owns land in more than one Patwar Circle.
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Question 154 of 254
Under section 42(7), the Revenue Officer must make the order in the presence of the person whose right has been acquired, after identification by two respectable persons, EXCEPT in cases of:
ExplanationSection 42(7) carves out three cases from the presence-and-identification requirement, the identifiers being preferably Lambardars or members of the Zila, Tehsil or Town Council.
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Question 155 of 254
Under the proviso to section 22(2), which exemptions from attendance apply to requisitions under that section?
ExplanationSections 132 and 133 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 exempt certain women and certain dignitaries from personal appearance, and the proviso applies them here.
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Question 156 of 254
Under section 99, if the highest bidder fails to pay the deposit required by section 98:
ExplanationSection 99 provides for immediate re-auction and recovery of expenses and deficiency from the defaulting bidder.
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Question 157 of 254
Under the first proviso to section 30, premises used as a human dwelling may not be entered except with the occupier's consent or without serving on him a notice of not less than:
ExplanationSection 30's first proviso fixes seven days' notice; the second proviso requires due regard to the social and religious prejudices of the occupiers.
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Question 158 of 254
Under section 86(1), annulment of the assessment of a holding may be ordered where an arrear has been due for a period longer than:
ExplanationSection 86(1) requires an arrear outstanding for more than one year, and the order is made by the Board of Revenue.
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Question 159 of 254
Under section 115-A, where a sum other than a Provincial sum is collected as an arrear of land-revenue, the commission deducted as recovery charges is:
ExplanationSection 115-A, added by the West Pakistan Land Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970 (X of 1970), fixes two per cent, credited to the Provincial Consolidated Fund.
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Question 160 of 254
The definition of 'Arazi Record Centre' was inserted into section 4 by:
ExplanationThe 2018 Amendment Act inserted clause (1a) and at the same time omitted the earlier 'Service Centre' and 'Service Centre Official' definitions.
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Question 161 of 254
Under section 24(1), as amended in 2015, a summons may be served on:
ExplanationThe word 'male' was removed by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act 2015 (IX of 2015), so service may now be effected on any adult family member.
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Question 162 of 254
Under section 82(8), a defaulter under personal restraint or in civil jail shall forthwith be set at liberty on payment of the arrears or:
ExplanationSection 82(8)(b) permits release on security, and section 82(1) then allows a warrant against the surety if the arrears remain unpaid.
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Question 163 of 254
Under section 12, the appointment of all officers under Chapter III shall be:
ExplanationSection 12 requires appointments under the Chapter to be made by notification.
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Question 164 of 254
Under section 82(4), an Assistant Collector of the second grade keeping a defaulter under personal restraint must report to the Collector without delay if the restraint exceeds:
ExplanationSection 82(4) imposes the reporting duty once twenty-four hours are exceeded.
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Question 165 of 254
Under section 4(22), 'Revenue Court' means a Court constituted as such under:
ExplanationSection 4(22) points to the tenancy law, not to this Act, for the constitution of Revenue Courts.
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Question 166 of 254
Which two sections of the Act permit a land-owner to refuse to be liable for an assessment, and what are their respective periods?
ExplanationThe two refusal provisions carry different periods, which is a common point of confusion.
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Question 167 of 254
Under section 75(1), the land-revenue assessed and payable in respect of a holding is:
ExplanationSection 75(1) creates a first charge on rents, profits and produce.
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Question 168 of 254
Under section 87(3), a payment made after the proclamation on account of rent to a person other than the Collector, his agent or farmer:
ExplanationSection 87(3) protects the Collector's entitlement after proclamation; section 87(2) deals with anticipatory payments made before proclamation.
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Question 169 of 254
Under section 86(1), the order annulling the existing assessment of a holding is made by:
ExplanationSection 86(1) vests the annulment power in the Board of Revenue, in addition to or instead of the other processes.
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Question 170 of 254
Under section 63(1), an assessment is not final until:
ExplanationConfirmation by the Board of Revenue is the point of finality under section 63(1).
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Question 171 of 254
Under section 82(6), the process of arrest and detention shall NOT be executed against a defaulter who is:
ExplanationSection 82(6) lists four protected categories.
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Question 172 of 254
Under section 91(1), a person denying his liability for an arrear may institute a suit in a Civil Court for recovery of the amount if he:
ExplanationSection 91(1) operates notwithstanding section 79, but requires a written, signed protest at the time of payment.
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Question 173 of 254
Under section 91(2), a suit under that section must be instituted in a Court having jurisdiction in the place where:
ExplanationSection 91(2) fixes venue by reference to the Collector's office.
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Question 174 of 254
Under section 14(4), no order distributing business or transferring a case may empower a Revenue Officer to:
ExplanationSection 14(4) is a jurisdictional safeguard: transfer cannot enlarge an officer's competence.
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Question 175 of 254
Clause (f) of section 114, added in 2001, permits recovery as arrears of land-revenue of:
ExplanationClause (f) was added by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 (XV of 2001) as a residual public-interest power.
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Question 176 of 254
Under section 51(2), compensation for infringement of the rights of third parties in the exercise of a right of Government is determined in accordance with:
ExplanationSection 51(2) applies the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Act I of 1894) as nearly as may be.
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Question 177 of 254
Under section 42(3), the Patwari must also enter in the register of mutations an acquisition:
ExplanationSection 42(3) imposes a suo motu duty on the Patwari where a reportable acquisition has gone unreported.
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Question 178 of 254
The words 'an adult male' in section 24(1)(c) were substituted by 'an adult' by:
ExplanationThe 2015 Amendment Act made this change, and in the same year inserted the electronic-service provisions in section 24(4) and (5).
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Question 179 of 254
Under section 67(4), arid land in which well or tube-well irrigation facilities are provided by the land-owner or tenant shall not pay land-revenue at a higher rate than before, for a period of not less than:
ExplanationSection 67(4) protects the investor for at least four years. Its Explanation defines arid land as land in which canal irrigation has not been introduced.
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Question 180 of 254
Under section 41-A(3), the Board of Revenue may, by notification:
ExplanationSection 41-A(3) is the switch-off provision for the manual periodical record once computerization commences.
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Question 181 of 254
Under section 61(4), the caps in section 61(3) do NOT apply to:
ExplanationSection 61(4) lists three exclusions, and directs that such land be left out of the calculation of the increase.
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Question 182 of 254
Under section 48(2), where a person acquires a right through a registered document, the report of the acquisition is made by:
ExplanationSection 48(2) shifts the reporting burden onto the Registering Authority where the acquisition is by registered document.
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Question 183 of 254
Under section 4(27-A), 'unirrigated land' means land other than irrigated land and includes:
ExplanationClause (27-A), like clause (10-A), was added by the 1976 Amendment Act to support the exemption and enhanced-rate provisions in sections 56-A and 70-A.
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Question 184 of 254
Under section 90(4), a private alienation of the defaulter's property made after issue of the proclamation and before its withdrawal is:
ExplanationSection 90(4) voids such alienations outright, whether by sale, gift, mortgage or otherwise.
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Question 185 of 254
Under section 42(5), if the Patwari fails to record or display a report, the person making it may report in writing to the Revenue Officer and the Union Nazim by:
ExplanationSection 42(5) requires registered post acknowledgement due, whereupon the Revenue Officer must cause the report to be entered in the register of mutations.
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Question 186 of 254
Under section 27(2), every hearing and decision in an inquiry under the Act shall be:
ExplanationSection 27(2) mandates a public hearing and due notice.
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Question 187 of 254
Under section 4(1), the 'agricultural year' commences on:
ExplanationSection 4(1) fixes 1 July as the default, subject to notification by the Board of Revenue with Government's previous approval.
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Question 188 of 254
Section 70-A imposes enhanced land revenue with effect from:
ExplanationSection 70-A, like section 56-A, operates from Rabi 1982-83, having been substituted by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983.
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Question 189 of 254
Under section 56-A(b), a land-owner is exempt from land revenue if he owns unirrigated land not exceeding:
ExplanationThe unirrigated threshold is double the irrigated one, reflecting the conversion rule in section 70-B(a).
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Question 190 of 254
Under section 108(2), the sale of perishable articles:
ExplanationSection 108(2) requires perishables to be sold by auction with the least possible delay, concluded on the spot without confirmation.
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Question 191 of 254
Under section 104(2), if within thirty days from the date of the sale the defaulter pays the arrear together with recovery costs, the Commissioner:
ExplanationSection 104(2) is mandatory: payment within thirty days entitles the defaulter to have the sale set aside.
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Question 192 of 254
Under section 84(2), where a transfer of a holding is for a term, that term shall not exceed:
ExplanationSection 84(2) allows either a transfer until the defaulter repays the transferee, or a term not exceeding fifteen years.
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Question 193 of 254
Which of the following is recoverable as an arrear of land-revenue under section 114?
ExplanationSection 114(a) covers fees, fines, costs and charges including the Village Officers' cess. Rent between land-lord and tenant is not within the section.
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Question 194 of 254
Under section 41-A(1), the Board of Revenue shall cause to be prepared in computerized form:
ExplanationSection 41-A(1) works from the latest edition, falling back on the record-of-rights where no periodical record exists.
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Question 195 of 254
Section 115-A was added to the Act by:
ExplanationThe 1970 Ordinance inserted section 115-A; the same Ordinance also substituted section 175(1).
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Question 196 of 254
Under section 11, as substituted in 2011, the Tehsildar shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties of:
ExplanationSection 11(2) refers to the powers and duties of any Assistant Collector, widening the earlier formulation.
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Question 197 of 254
Section 3 of the Act was substituted in its present form by:
ExplanationThe 2019 Amendment Act replaced the two sub-sections of the original section 3 with a single provision keyed to a Board of Revenue notification.
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Question 198 of 254
Under the proviso to section 70-D(3), before passing a final order on his own motion, the Assistant Collector must give the person likely to be affected notice of:
ExplanationSection 70-D(3) allows suo motu inquiry where a land-owner appears to be underpaying, subject to fifteen days' notice.
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Question 199 of 254
Under section 10(2), the Government may place the revenue administration of a Sub-Division in the charge of:
ExplanationSection 10(2) as substituted in 2011 names the Assistant Commissioner. Section 10(3) separately allows powers of the Collector to be conferred on an Assistant Collector of the first grade.
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Question 200 of 254
Under section 86(5), after the assessment for the remainder of the term is announced, the land-owner may give notice of refusal to be liable within:
ExplanationNote the contrast with section 66(1), where the period for refusal after a general assessment is ninety days.
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Question 201 of 254
Which of the following is the FIRST process listed in section 80 for recovery of an arrear?
ExplanationSection 80(a) is the notice of demand, which under section 81 may be issued on or after the day following that on which the arrear accrues.
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Question 202 of 254
Both section 62 and section 68 allow a petition to the Revenue Officer within thirty days. What distinguishes them?
ExplanationSection 62 follows announcement under section 61; section 68 follows publication of the distribution record under section 67. Section 69 provides a common appeal route for both.
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Question 203 of 254
Under section 50(3), the presumption in favour of Government may be rebutted by showing that the forest, quarry, land, produce or interest:
ExplanationSection 50(3) allows rebuttal from the assessing officer's record or report, or by comparison of assessments of villages with and without such assets.
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Question 204 of 254
Under the proviso to section 34, if a Revenue Officer orders that the costs of a proceeding shall not follow the event, he:
ExplanationSection 34 gives wide discretion as to costs but requires reasons where costs do not follow the event.
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Question 205 of 254
Under the proviso to section 21(1), the employment of an authorised agent or legal practitioner:
ExplanationThe proviso preserves the Revenue Officer's power to require personal attendance notwithstanding representation.
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Question 206 of 254
Under section 82(1), as amended in Punjab, a warrant of arrest may be issued if the arrears remain unpaid after the lapse of:
ExplanationSection 82(1) was substituted by the West Pakistan Land Revenue (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1975, which fixed a single period of twenty days and deleted the earlier requirement of a further notice.
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Question 207 of 254
Which two provisions of the Act each carry a maximum fine of five hundred rupees following the 1997 amendment?
ExplanationThe Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 1997 raised both to five hundred rupees. Section 48 was raised to the same figure separately in 2007, while section 118 remains at fifty rupees.
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Question 208 of 254
Under section 4, which two definitions were added in 1976 specifically to support the exemption and enhanced-assessment scheme?
ExplanationBoth definitions were added by the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Act, 1976, alongside sections 54-A and 70-B to 70-E.
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Question 209 of 254
Under section 4(10), a 'holding' means:
ExplanationA share or portion of an estate is a holding; a parcel held by a tenant under one lease or set of conditions is a 'tenancy' under section 4(27).
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Question 210 of 254
How many particulars must be specified in a proclamation of sale under section 92(1)?
ExplanationThe five are the date, time and place of sale; the property and its land-revenue; saved encumbrances where sold for an arrear due in respect of it; known encumbrances where sold otherwise; and the amount for which the sale is ordered.
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Question 211 of 254
Under section 9, an Additional Collector of a District exercises his powers subject to:
ExplanationSection 9(2) subjects the Additional Collector to the Collector's general control; section 9(1) subjects the Additional Commissioner to the Commissioner's general control.
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Question 212 of 254
Under section 75(2), the rents, profits and produce of a holding may be taken in execution of a decree of any Court:
ExplanationSection 75(2) requires the Collector's previous consent until the revenue chargeable and any arrear have been paid.
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Question 213 of 254
Under the proviso to section 88, land shall NOT be sold for the recovery of an arrear which accrued while the land was:
ExplanationThe proviso to section 88 lists three protected situations in clauses (a) to (c).
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Question 214 of 254
Under section 4(26), which of the following is NOT a 'tenant'?
ExplanationSection 4(26) excludes three categories: a mortgagee of the land-owner's rights; a transferee or farmer under the Act for recovery of an arrear; and a person taking a Government lease of unoccupied land for sub-letting.
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Question 215 of 254
Under section 13(1) and (2), the Board of Revenue is subject to the control of Government, and all other Revenue Officers are:
ExplanationSection 13 establishes the chain: Government over the Board of Revenue, the Board over all other Revenue Officers, the Commissioner over Revenue Officers in the Division, and the Collector over those in the District.
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Question 216 of 254
Under section 42(8), an inquiry or order under section 42(6) shall be made:
ExplanationSection 42(8) requires the proceeding to take place in the common assembly of the estate concerned.
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Question 217 of 254
Under the proviso to section 61(3), the rate of assessment imposed on any ESTATE shall not exceed the last previous assessment on that estate by more than:
ExplanationThe estate-level cap is one-half, against one-fourth for the assessment circle.
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Question 218 of 254
Under section 111(2), the surplus of sale proceeds shall not be paid to a creditor of the person whose property has been sold:
ExplanationSection 111(2) reserves the question of creditors' claims to the Courts.
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Question 219 of 254
Under section 105, where a sale is not confirmed or is set aside, the purchaser is entitled to:
ExplanationSection 105 provides for a simple refund without interest or compensation.
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Question 220 of 254
Under section 101, on default of payment of the full purchase money, the deposit is forfeited to Government and may be applied in reduction of the arrear if so directed by the Collector with the previous sanction of:
ExplanationSection 101 requires the Commissioner's previous sanction before the forfeited deposit is applied to the arrear, and the defaulting purchaser has no claim to the property or to any part of the re-sale price.
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Question 221 of 254
Under section 70-A, the highest enhancement of 300 per cent applies to a land-owner owning:
ExplanationCategory (d) of section 70-A carries the 300 per cent increase.
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Question 222 of 254
The words 'West Pakistan' in the title and preamble of the Act were substituted by 'the Punjab' by which instrument?
ExplanationThe Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (Pb. A.O. 1 of 1974) effected the substitution throughout the Act.
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Question 223 of 254
How many cases are listed in section 70(1) in which a special assessment may be made?
ExplanationSection 70(1) lists six cases, from a proposed change in the form of assessment to waste and barren land becoming liable to land-revenue.
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Question 224 of 254
Under section 108(1)(b), in the case of the sale of animals, the period of thirty days prescribed in section 95 is reduced to:
ExplanationSection 108(1)(b) shortens the notice period for animals, and clause (a) substitutes the Collector for the Commissioner in sections 103 and 104.
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Question 225 of 254
Under section 66(1), where there is more than one land-owner, notice of refusal may be given by any of them who would be liable for:
ExplanationThe more-than-half threshold ensures that the refusal reflects the dominant interest in the estate.
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Question 226 of 254
Under section 84(1), a holding may be transferred to a person who is a land-owner of the estate in which the holding is situated and who is:
ExplanationSection 84(1) requires the transferee to be a non-defaulting land-owner of the same estate, paying the arrear before being put in possession.
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Question 227 of 254
Under section 42-A(3), the Arazi Record Centre shall take further action on the report in the manner prescribed under:
ExplanationSection 42-A(3), as substituted in 2018, points to rules under the 2017 Act; section 42-A(4) provides that until such rules are made, the procedure in the rules under this Act shall be followed.
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Question 228 of 254
Under section 4(21), 'rent' does NOT include:
ExplanationSection 4(21) covers whatever is payable to a land-lord in money or kind for use or occupation of land, but expressly excludes cesses, contributions, dues and free personal service.
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Question 229 of 254
Under section 65, on the expiry of the period fixed for an assessment:
ExplanationSection 65 prevents any gap between successive assessments.
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Question 230 of 254
Under section 82(5), the Collector may direct confinement of a defaulter in the civil jail for a period not exceeding:
ExplanationSection 82(5) caps civil-jail confinement at one month.
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Question 231 of 254
Under section 27(1), every inquiry under the Act is deemed to be a 'judicial proceeding' within the meaning of which sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860?
ExplanationSection 27(1) names sections 193 (false evidence), 219 (corrupt report by public servant) and 228 (insult to public servant in judicial proceeding), and deems the Revenue Officer a Court for the purposes of the inquiry.
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Question 232 of 254
Under section 42(2), where the person acquiring the right is a minor or otherwise unable to report, the report is made by:
ExplanationSection 42(2) places the duty on the guardian or the person having charge of the property.
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Question 233 of 254
Under section 4(17), 'Patwari' shall be deemed to include:
ExplanationSection 4(17) extends 'Patwari' to Tapedars, including Special and Additional Tapedars.
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Question 234 of 254
Under section 69, an appeal from an order under section 62 or section 68 lies to:
ExplanationSection 69 provides a two-tier appeal, the words 'Executive District Officer (Revenue)' having been replaced by 'Commissioner' in 2011.
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Question 235 of 254
How many processes for the recovery of arrears are listed in section 80?
ExplanationSection 80 lists notice of demand, arrest and detention, distress and sale of movables and crops, transfer of the holding, attachment of the holding, annulment of assessment, sale of the holding, and proceedings against other immovable property.
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Question 236 of 254
Under section 49, all mines and minerals shall be and shall always be deemed to have been the property of:
ExplanationSection 49 operates notwithstanding any other law, decree, custom, contract or instrument, and vests all mines and minerals in Government.
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Question 237 of 254
Under section 100, the full amount of the purchase money must be paid before the close of:
ExplanationSection 100 fixes thirty days from the declaration, not from confirmation.
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Question 238 of 254
The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 bears which Act number?
ExplanationThe Act is W.P. Act XVII of 1967. Punjab Act XVII of 1887 is the older Punjab Land Revenue Act repealed by it, and W.P. Act XI of 1957 is the Board of Revenue Act.
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Question 239 of 254
Under section 24(5), where a summons is served through electronic means including e-mail and short message service, the Revenue Officer may presume valid service:
ExplanationSection 24(5), substituted in 2015, distinguishes post (delivery in the ordinary course) from electronic means (receipt of confirmation of delivery).
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Question 240 of 254
Under section 50(1), the presumption in favour of Government arises in relation to records-of-rights completed on or before:
ExplanationSection 50(1) fixes 18 November 1871 for territories where the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 was in force. The references to the Bombay and Sind Codes and the 1879 date were deleted for Punjab by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974.
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Question 241 of 254
Under section 26, a proclamation issued by a Revenue Officer must, in addition to any other prescribed mode, be made:
ExplanationSection 26 prescribes both the customary oral publication and the affixing of a copy near the land.
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Question 242 of 254
Under section 72, before making a rule under section 71, Government must observe the procedure in section 22 of the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1956 and additionally:
ExplanationSection 72 imposes the extra requirement of publishing a draft by notification.
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Question 243 of 254
Under section 25(2), a notice, order or proclamation is not void on account of an error in the name or designation of any person unless:
ExplanationSection 25(2) applies a substantial-injustice test to such errors.
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Question 244 of 254
Under section 62(1), a land-owner may petition for reconsideration of the amount, form or conditions of an assessment within:
ExplanationSection 62(1) fixes thirty days from announcement, and section 62(2) requires the order on the petition to set out reasons.
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Question 245 of 254
The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 was brought into force with effect from which date?
ExplanationBy notification of the Revenue Department dated 14 December 1967, the Act came into force on 1 January 1968. Section 1(3) leaves commencement to notification.
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Question 246 of 254
Under section 4(14), 'land-revenue' includes any rates imposed on account of:
ExplanationThe inclusive limb of section 4(14) captures irrigation-linked betterment rates. The local rate and Village Officers' cess fall under 'rates and cesses' in section 4(20).
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Question 247 of 254
Sections 5 and 6 of the Act, in their present form, were substituted by:
ExplanationThe 2011 Amendment Act restructured Chapter II. The heading of Chapter II had earlier been substituted by the 2008 Amendment Act.
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Question 248 of 254
Under section 29, the arrest of a defaulter must be made:
ExplanationSection 29 requires a warrant from the competent Revenue Officer in every case where the Act permits arrest.
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Question 249 of 254
Under section 20(3), a Revenue Officer may refer a case to another Revenue Officer subordinate to him for:
ExplanationSection 20(3) permits reference for investigation and report only, with the deciding officer retaining the case and hearing the parties.
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Question 250 of 254
Under section 88, sale of a holding requires:
ExplanationSection 88 requires the Board of Revenue's previous sanction, and it is available only where the foregoing processes are not deemed sufficient.
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Question 251 of 254
On receiving a report under section 42(1), the Patwari must record it in the Roznamcha, furnish a free copy to the person reporting, and:
ExplanationSection 42(1)(c) requires despatch within a week to the office of the Union Administration, that expression having been substituted for the earlier Union Committee/Town Committee/Union Council formulation in 2001.
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Question 252 of 254
How many Chapters does the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967 contain?
ExplanationThe Act runs from Chapter I (Preliminary) to Chapter XV (Miscellaneous), followed by the Schedule.
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Question 253 of 254
Under section 61(2), at the time of announcing the assessment the Revenue Officer must also:
ExplanationThe duration is fixed by the Board of Revenue under section 64; distribution over holdings follows under section 67.
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Question 254 of 254
Under section 4(20), 'rates and cesses' are rates and cesses which are primarily payable by:
ExplanationSection 4(20) defines them as primarily payable by land-owners and includes the local rate, drainage rates, village officers' cess and sums payable for village expenses.
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