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Test Your Legal Knowledge [West Bengal Land Reform Act 1955]

The West Bengal Land Reform Act 1955

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1.

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[question]Whether land reform act applies to kolkata ?
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[answer]Apply outside the kolkata corporationCorporation A legally established entity that can enter into contracts, own assets and incur debt, as well as sue and be sued—all separately from its owner(s). The term covers both for-profit and nonprofit corporations and includes nonstock corporations, incorporated membership organizations, incorporated cooperatives, incorporated trade associations, professional corporations and, under certain circumstances, limited liability companies. area
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[wrong]No
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[wrong] yes
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2.

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[question]Who started the Land tenure system in Bengal ?
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[answer]Nabab Murshid kuli Khan
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[wrong]Lord  Cornowalis
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[wrong]  Nabab Siraj ud Doullah
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3.

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[question]Zamindari system abolished by –
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[answer]West Bengal Estate acquisition Act 1953
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[wrong]West Bengal Land reform Act
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[wrong] Bengal Tenancy act 1885
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4.

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[question]By which amendment “Holding of Rayat” has been changed into “Plot of land of a Rayat”
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[answer]2000 Amendment Act
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[wrong]1996 Amendment Act
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[wrong]2003 Amendment Act
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5.
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[question]Whether the section 1A has been protected by Article 39 0f the Constitution of IndiaIndia Bharat Varsha (Jambu Dvipa) is the name of this land mass. The people of this land are Sanatan Dharmin and they always defeated invaders. Indra (10000 yrs) was the oldest deified King of this land. Manu's jurisprudence enlitened this land. Vedas have been the civilizational literature of this land. Guiding principles of this land are : सत्यं वद । धर्मं चर । स्वाध्यायान्मा प्रमदः । Read more ?
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[answer] yes by virtue of Minerva Mills Case
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[wrong]Keshava Nanda Bharati case
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[wrong] K. R Lakshman vs State of Tamil Nadu
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6.

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[question] “A Bargadar does not include a  Son”
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[answer]true
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[wrong]false
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[wrong] only adopted son includes
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7.

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[question] Who is  a co-sharer ?

[answer] The man who has un-demarcated share in the plot of land
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[wrong]The man who has demarcated share in the plot of land
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[wrong]The man who has demarcated share in the plot of land  under unregistered family settlement deed.
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8.

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[question] “A joint venture company can be  a Rayat ”
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[answer]True
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[wrong]false
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[wrong]A joint venture company  registered in Brazil
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9.

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[question]”The rights of the Ex- Bargadar has been protected by the Land Reform Act ”
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[answer]No
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[wrong]Yes
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[wrong]In some extent the right has been protected u/s 2(6A)
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10.

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[question]Whether an  adjacent land owner can excercise the right of pre-emptionin  in case of transfer of a portion  of holding while there is no co-sharer in the said plot of land or holding?
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[answer]No
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[wrong]Yes
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[wrong]Yes u/s 8(1)
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11.
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[question] Whether Barga right is ” encumbrance” or not ?
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[answer] Yes it is encumbrance u/s 6A LR Act
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[wrong] No , U/s 2(h) of West Bengal Estate acquisition Act
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[wrong] Encumbrance even if it vested with the government
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12.
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[question]  whether Easement created by the owner of the plot of land is “encumbrance” ?
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[answer] yes
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[wrong]no
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[wrong]Only easement of necessity is encumbrance
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13.
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[question]Whether conversion of land is permitted or not ?
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[answer]yes with permission u/s 4C
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[wrong]No
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[wrong]Only some land can be converted without permission
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14.
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[question] “After the 1981 Amendment , the person holding Tank fisheries comes within the definition of Raiyat”
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[answer]The statement is true
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[wrong]The statement is false
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[wrong]Tank fisheries are not defined in the Act and the the holder can not claimA Claim A claim is “factually unsustainable” where it could be said with confidence before trial that the factual basis for the claim is entirely without substance, which can be the case if it were clear beyond question that the facts pleaded are contradicted by all the documents or other material on which it is based. Raiyati right on it .
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15.

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[question]Whether a  Mitakshra Joint hinduHindu A geographical name given by non-Hindus, who came to visit Bharatvarsha (Hindusthan). Sanatan Dharma is the actual Dharmic tradition of the Hindus. People who live in Hindusthan are Hindu, whether they Follow Islam, Chris, Buddha, Mahavira, or Nanaka. In this way, Tribals are also Hindu. family can be treated as a single unit for the purpose of retention of  of land
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[answer]Yes
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[wrong] No
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[wrong] Only for the purpose of the West Bengal Estate Acquisition Act and not For west Bengal LR ACT.
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16.

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[question]Whether a Deity can be treated as a Raiyat
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[answer] yes u/s 2(10) of LR Act
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[wrong]Deity can be a beneficiary , but can not be treated as Raiyat
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[wrong] A Deity can not be a Raiyat if it is not protected by Shebaits
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17.
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[question]”Under section 3 of the LR Act , West Bengal Estate acquisition Act and the LR Act  are complementary to each other ”
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[answer] But the LR Act shall prevail if there is  any repugnance in the west Bengal Estate acquisition Act .
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[wrong] section 3 of LR Act repealed all the ‘Repugnant’ State and Central Acts automatically.
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[wrong]A Decree of a competent court can not be nullified u/s 3 of LR ACT
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18.

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[question]” what is vested by section 3A of LR Act is the tenancy rights in non-agricultural land only”
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[answer] true
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[wrong]false
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[wrong]Propriety right in  the non- agricultural Land never vested  with the State u/s 4 of the Estate Acquisition Act .
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19.
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Whether the refusal of conversion by the collector is appealable u/s 54 of the LR Act or not ?
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[answer]Yes appeal can be made u/s 54 of the LR Act
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[wrong] Appeal is not permissible u/s 54 of the LR Act , as it only provided for how to dispose the appeal.
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[wrong] Right of appeal can be denied if no specific provision has been supplied.
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20.
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[question] “converting high land into a pond need permission”
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[answer] yes, any sort of conversion need permission
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[wrong]No, permission is needed for converting a pond to high land only
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[wrong] It can not be said
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Higher Judicial Service West Bengal