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Members of Selection Panel cannot be:

A. Retired officers
B. Serving public servants or elected representatives
C. Lawyers
D. Professionals
Correct answer is: B. Serving public servants or elected representatives
Serving public servants/elected reps are ineligible to protect independence.

Selection Panel completes selection process within:

A. 15 days
B. 30 days
C. 45 days
D. 60 days
Correct answer is: B. 30 days
The panel must complete the selection process within 30 days.

What is the full name of the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887?

A. Punjab Land Act 1887
B. Punjab Tenancy Act 1887
C. Punjab Agricultural Act 1887
D. Punjab Lease Act 1887
Correct answer is: B. Punjab Tenancy Act 1887
The Act is formally called the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887.

What is the main purpose of the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887?

A. To regulate urban housing
B. To regulate rights/duties of agri landlords/tenants
C. To fix land revenue
D. To govern property sales
Correct answer is: B. To regulate rights/duties of agri landlords/tenants
The Act regulates landlord-tenant relations in agriculture.

Who is a landlord under the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887?

A. One who tills his own land
B. One entitled to receive rent from a tenant
C. Village headman
D. Revenue Officer
Correct answer is: B. One entitled to receive rent from a tenant
Landlord = person entitled to receive rent for agricultural land.

Who is a tenant under the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887?

A. One who owns land
B. One who cultivates another’s land and pays rent
C. A contractor
D. Village officer
Correct answer is: B. One who cultivates another’s land and pays rent
Tenants cultivate another’s land and pay rent in money/kind/service.

What is a “holding” in the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887?

A. Land owned by landlord
B. Piece of land held by a tenant for farming
C. Government land
D. Fallow land
Correct answer is: B. Piece of land held by a tenant for farming
A holding is tenancy land farmed by a tenant.

What types of tenants are recognized in the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887?

A. Occupancy tenants and non-occupancy tenants
B. Permanent tenants and casual tenants
C. Revenue tenants and sharecroppers
D. Legal tenants only
Correct answer is: A. Occupancy tenants and non-occupancy tenants
The Act defines these two main categories.

Who is an occupancy tenant under the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887?

A. Tenant with 10 years’ possession
B. Tenant with 20 years’ possession under same landlord
C. Tenant with written lease only
D. Tenant by inheritance
Correct answer is: B. Tenant with 20 years’ possession under same landlord
Occupancy rights come after 20 years continuous cultivation.

Can occupancy tenants be evicted under the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887?

A. Yes, anytime
B. Yes, with police order
C. No, only on legal grounds
D. No, never
Correct answer is: C. No, only on legal grounds
Occupancy tenants enjoy special protection.
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