1. The Supreme Court in ______ held that illegal encroachment on Gram Panchayat land cannot 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
2. The Collector has power to give permission
a) to convert the use of agricultural land for any non-agricultural purpose
b) to the change the use of land from one non-agricultural purpose to another non-agricultural purpose
c) both (a) & (b)
d) none of these
3. Fixation and demarcation of boundaries include-
a) Village boundaries
b) Field boundaries
c) Survey Boundaries
d) All the above
4. When a dispute arises concerning the boundaries of a village, a survey number or subdivision of a survey number _____ decides the disputes by holding formal inquiry
a) The Collector
b) The Tahsildar
c) The Talathi
d) The Survey Officer
5. Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 extends to
a) The whole of the State of Maharashtra
b) The whole of the State of Maharashtra except Mumbai
c) The whole of the State of Maharashtra except Mumbai, Pune & Nagpur
d) none of these
6. Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act the court can fix the standard rent & permitted increases
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
7. As per section 11 Maharashtra Rent Control Act, a landlord shall be entitled to make an increase of ______ in the rent of the premises let for any purpose
a) 4 percent per month
b) 4 percent per annum
c) 10 percent per annum
d) 10 percent after every two years
8. Which section of Maharashtra Rent Control Act imposes upon a landlord a duty to keep the premises in good and tenantable repair?
a) Section 10
b) Section 12
c) Section 13
d) Section 14
9. 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
10. A tenant, before any repairs/ alterations of the structure must issue notice and obtain written permission from the landlord
a) True
b) Partially true
c) False
d) Depends on case