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1. Who started the Zamindari System? A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Minto C) Lord Mayo D) Lord Canning Answer: A Explanation: It is also called the Permanent Settlement

2. Land reforms in India comes under A) Central list B) State List C) Concurrent List D) None Answer: B

3. In which year land reform act was passed? A) 1950 B) 1953 C) 1952 D) 1957 Answer: A

4. In which two places Mahalwari system was introduced? A) Punjab and Haryana B) Bengal and Bihar C) Agra and Awadh D) Maharashtra and Kashmir Answer: C

5. Which of the following is not matched correctly? A) Ryotwari System: Karnataka B) Zamindari System: Bengal, Bihar Uttar Pradesh C) Mahalwari System: Awadh D) Operation Barga: Bengal Answer: A Explanation: Ryotwari system was in Maharashtra, Assam

6. Who started the Mahalwari System? A) Sir John Shore B) William Bentick C) Lord Cornwallis D) None Answer: D It was started by Lord Hastings.

7. Who started the Bhoodan movement? A) Acharya Vinoba Bhave B) J P Narayan C) Morarji Desai D) None Answer: A

8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. List I A) Lands allotted to big feudal landlords B) Lands allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors C) Lands allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, transfer, gift or sell. D) Revenue settlements made at village level

List II

1. Jagirdari System 2. Ryotwari System 3. Mahalwari System 4. Zamindari System

Codes: A B C D a) 1 3 2 4 b) 1 4 2 3 c) 3 4 1 2 d) 2 1 3 4 Answer: B

9. Which of the following was included as part of the land reforms initiated in India? A) Abolition of intermediaries B) Tenancy reforms C) Reorganization of agriculture D) All of the above Answer: D

10. ͚Hasil͛ was the actual land collection system of which of the following dynasties? A) Mughals B) Slave C) Tughlaq D) None Answer: A Explanation: Tashkhis/jama were the methods of land assessment during Mughals.

11. The new land acquisition act of 2013 replaced land act of

A) 1892 B) 1893 C) 1894 D) 1895 Answer: C

12. Which of the following statements about land acquisition act 2013 is CORRECT? 1) This act is applicable to all states of India 2) It replaces the 120 years old previous rule A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 Nor 2 Answer: B Explanation: it is not applicable in Jammu and Kashmir

13. According to revenue order no 1 what means ͚mortgaging of fields to a creditor who enjoys the produce of the field as annual instalment towards the loan͛. A) Biyaz B) Masikata C) Pakuria D) All of the above Answer: B

14. Which statement about Revenue Order number 1 is INCORRECT? 1) It is land related order. 2) it is applicable to all communities of A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 Nor 2 Answer: B EXPLANATION: Revenue order number 1 is a land based order in which no Bhutias and Lepchas are to be allowed to sell, mortgage or sublet any of their lands to any person other than a Bhutia or Lepcha

15. Who introduced Zapti system of land revenue in India? A) Aurangzeb B) Akbar C) Babar D) Shar Shah Suri Answer: B It was started by Raja Todar Mal during the reign of Akbar

16. Who was the first Indian political officer of Sikkim?

A) Balraj Kapur B) B Singh C) Harishwar Dayal D) Claude White Answer: C Explanation: Claude White was the first political officer from British India

17. Who was the first Rajya Sabha member from Sikkim? A) Chatur Singh Rai B) L S Saring C) Son Kumar Rai D) None Answer: B

18. Which of the following statements about Land acquisition act 2013 is correct? 1) It came into effect from January 1st 2014 2) It hiked the compensation by same amount in rural and urban areas 3) Under it there was need of consent from 70 per cent of the affected land owners in case of their lands being acquired for a public private partnership(PPP) A) 1 and 2 only B) 1 and 3 only C) 1 2 and 3 D) None Answer: B Explanation: it hiked the compensation by four times and twice the market value in rural areas and urban areas, respectively

If the acquisition was meant for private companies, consent from 80 per cent of the affected owners was required

19. Patta system of land administration was introduced by which of the following rulers? A) Akbar B) Babar C) Sher Shah Suri D) Humayun Answer: C

20. When was Darjeeling gifted to British India? A) 1834 B) 1835 C) 1836 D) 1837 Answer: B

21. Sikandari Gaj a systematic survey and measurement of the entire cultivable land of a kingdom was started by which of the following rulers? A) Sher Shah Suri B) Sikander Lodi C) Akbar D) Babar Answer: B

22. Assignment of land revenue during the sultanate period is called? A) Iqta B) Khiraj C) Patta D) None Answer: A Explanation: Khiraj was the name for land revenue.

23. Who was the first sultanate ruler who attempted to measure every land in his kingdom? A) Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq B) Allaudin Khilji C) Ghiyas uddin Tughlaq D) Feroz Shah Tughlaq Answer: B

24. When was the first general election held in Sikkim? A) 1951 B) 1952 C) 1953 D) 1954 Answer: C

25. What was the system of each household providing unpaid labour to Mandals and Kazis for a fixed number of days in a year? A) Jharlangi B) Bethi C) Kuruwa D) None Answer: A

26. How many seats were there in Sikkim when the first general election was conducted in 1953? A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13 Answer: C

27. When was the tripartite agreement signed between the Government of India, the and the political parties aiming at one man one vote signed? A) 1971 B) 1972 C) 1973 D) 1974 Answer: C

28. The first grant of lease (Land) was accorded to the Nepalese Thekadars by which of the following ? A) B) Sidkeong Namgyal C) Tshupud Namgyal D) Thutob Namgyal Answer: B

29. In the erstwhile ͚Kazis͛ were the officials equivalent to the Indian Zamindars. The word Kazi was loosely derived from the word ͚Qadi͛, which means magistrate. The word is derived from which of the following language? A) Turkish B) Sanskrit C) Arabic D) None Answer: C

30. Sikkim was divided into number of ͚illakhas͛ during the Chogyals, which was looked after by a specific kazis or thekadars. Which of the following statements about the illakhas are correct? 1) The total· number of illakhas in Sikkim prior to 1947 was 104 2) Under the land management system of Sikkim, the Raja use to give the illakhas to Kazis Thekadars and managers on lease. A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 Nor 2 Answer: C

31. According to Revenue order number one what means ͞Sub letting where a ryot allows another ryot to settle upon a portion of his own holding generally receiving from him some rent in cash and some assistance in cultivating his own fields͟ A) Pakuria B) Biyaz C) Masikata D) None

Answer: A

32. Name the mountain range which separates Sikkim and Bhutan? A) Sanglila Range B) Pangola Range C) Jonsang Range D) None Answer: B

33. Sukumbasi Scheme for the landless was started by the Sikkim Government in which of the following years? A) 2009 B) 2010 C) 2011 D) 2012 Answer: C

34. The first cadastral survey of lands in Sikkim was carried out in the year? A) 1950 B) 1952 C) 1953 D) 1954 Answer: A

35. Which of the following passes lies in Sikkim? A) Batanga-la B) Shipki-la C) Joji-la D) Niti-la Answer: A Explanation: Other important passes of Sikkim are Nathu-la, Jelep-la and the highest one is Chiwabanjang

36. Name the metal that was mined extensively in Pacheykhani and the Rateypani areas of Sikkim during the second half of the 19th century? A) Aluminium B) Zinc C) Copper D) Iron Answer: C

37. With which country Sikkim has its shortest border? A) Nepal B) China C) Bhutan

D) None Answer: C

38. Who started the Izaredari system of land settlement in Bengal? A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Dalhousie C) Warren Hastings D) None of the above Answer: C

39. Thomas Munro introduced the method of land revenue settlement in south and western India during the beginning of 19th century, what was the system called? A) Permanent settlement B) Mahalwari system C) Ryotwari system D) None of the above Answer: C

40. Name the Chogyal who started the tradition of sending one son to the monastery? A) Tensung Namgyal B) Chagdor Namgyal C) Tashi Namgyal D) Tshugphud Namgyal Answer: B

41. Name the chogyal who had the longest reign? A) Phunstog Namgyal B) Tsugphud Namgyal C) Tashi Namgyal D) Chakdor Namgyal Answer: B

42. When was the first treaty between Independent India and the Chogyals signed? A) 1948 B) 1949 C) 1950 D) 1951 Answer: C

43. Treaty of Tumlong was signed in the year? A) 1859 B) 1835 C) 1817 D) 1861

Answer: D

44. Sikkim became a part of North Eastern council in the year? A) 2000 B) 2001 C) 2002 D) 2003 Answer: C

45. Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary is located in which of the following districts in Sikkim? A) East B) West C) North D) South Answer: A Explanation: It is situated around the area adjoining the Changu Lake and covers an area of about 400 hectares.

46. The Sikkim subject regulation rules were introduced in the year? A) 1958 B) 1959 C) 1960 D) 1961 Answer: D

47. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the Land Pooling System (LPS) of obtaining land for projects: A) Land owners voluntarily sign ownership rights over to a single agency or government body B) It is bound by the safeguards and obligations listed under the Land Acquisition Act of 2013 C) A smaller portion of the land is given back to the original owners after development D) Land, not monetary payment is the primary medium of exchange in this process Answer: B

48. Which of the following statements about the Land acquisition act 2013 is CORRECT? 1) Lands belonged to scheduled areas can be acquired with consent of Gram Sabha 2) In case land remains unutilized after acquisition, it empowers the state to return the land either to the owner or to the state land bank. A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) None Answer: C

49. Which of the following falls into the purview of Land Acquisition act? A) Only PSU B) Private companies and private entities C) Only PSU and private companies D) All of the above Answer: D Explanation: Private entities were included in the new act of 2013 for the first time.

50. According to Sikkim Agricultural Land Ceiling and Reforms Act 1977, a person who engages to cultivate on condition of rendering a stipulated amount of crop or cash to the primary holder are called: A) Adhiadar B) Kutiadar C) Bustiwallas D) All of the above Answer: B

51. According to Sikkim Cultivator's Protection Act 1975, what is the maximum amount of rent payable? A) 1/3rd B) 1/4th C) ½ D) None Answer: C

52. In which year survey and settlement department was created which was later merged into Land Revenue Department? A) 1975 B) 1976 C) 1977 D) 1978 Answer: C

53. How many times governor rule was imposed in Sikkim? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 Answer: B

54. Which is the largest glacier of Sikkim? A) B) Lonak Glacier C) D) None

Answer: A

55. Name the tri junction of Bhutan, Sikkim and Tibet A) Jonsang B) Batangla C) Toriphule D) None Answer: B Explanation: Jonsang is the trijunction of Sikkim, Nepal and Tibet

56. Which of the following geographical words are incorrectly matched? 1) La: Pass 2) Tso: Lake 3) Chu: Land 4) Thang: River A) 1 and 2 B) 1, 2 and 3 C) 3 and 4 D) All of the above Answer: C Explanation: Chu is a word for River and Thang for land

57. The land acquisition in Jammu and Kashmir is governed by which of the following laws? A) Land acquisition act 1894 B) Land acquisition act 1934 C) Land acquisition act 2013 D) None of the above Answer: B Explanation: There is a separate act called Jammu and Kashmir land acquisition act of 1934.

58. Redistribution polices geared to reduce economic inequalities include A) Rural Development policies B) Land reforms C) Progressive tax policies D) All of the above Answer: D

59. Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area? A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Sikkim C) Mizoram D) Jammu and Kashmir Answer: B

60. The first authoritative exposition of the national policy on tenancy reform is found in the document of the A) First five year plan B) Second five year plan C) Third five year plan D) Fourth five year plan Answer: A

61. Land development banks form a part of the A) Industrial Development Bank of India B) Commercial Banks C) Food corporation of India D) Cooperative Credit structure Answer: D

62. Shingba sanctuary located in Lachung is famous for which of the following A) Himalayan Black beer B) Rhododendron C) Red panda D) Butterflies Answer: B Explanation: Shingba and Barsey are two Rhododendron Sanctuary of Sikkim

63. The state tree of Sikkim has which of the following botanical name? A) Rhododendron Nevium B) Rhododendron Aperantum C) Rhododendron Aberconwayi D) Rhododendron Arizelum Answer: A

64. Sex ratio of Sikkim according to census 2011 was A) 888/1000 B) 889/1000 C) 890/1000 D) 891/1000 Answer: C

65. Name the pass that connects Lashar valley to Yumthang valley A) Jelepla B) Batangla C) Nathula D) Sebula Answer: D

66. Land Acquisition, Rehab, Resettlement Act (LARR) 2013 became effective from?

A) 1st January 2013 B) 1st April 2013 C) 1st January 2014 D) 1st April 2014 Answer: C 67. What is true about Land ordinance 2014? 1) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) made mandatory 2) Mandatory consent was not required in the cases such as defence and railway projects A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) None of the above Answer: B Explanation: SIA was not made mandatory unlike LARR 2013

68. The fundamental right to acquire hold and dispose of property, was eliminated by which amendment? A) 41st B) 42nd C) 43rd D) 44th Answer: D

69. Which of the following Central-department is responsible for implementing Land Acquisition, Rehab, and Resettlement Act (LARR) 2013? A) Department of Land resources B) Department of Land development C) Department of Agriculture D) None because it falls under state government Answer: A

70. Which one of the following Sultans extended agricultural loans called sondhars to the poor peasants for promoting cultivation? A) Balban B) Allauddin Khillji C) Mohd bin Tughlaq D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq Answer: C

71. The British had introduced the permanent settlement in many areas. Which of these was a feature of permanent settlement? 1) Fixed land revenue 2) Non transferrable ownership of land 3) cultivators reduced to the status of tenants A) 1 and 2 only

B) 1 and 3 only C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3 Answer: B Explanation: Under permanent settlement, zamindars and revenue collectors were converted into landlords. Their right of ownership was made hereditary and transferable. On the other hand the cultivators were reduced to the low status of mere tenants and were deprived of long-standing rights to the soil and other customary rights. The zamindars were to give 10/11th of the rental they derived from the peasantry to the state, keeping only 1/11th for them. But the sums to be paid by them as land revenue were fixed in perpetuity.

72. The three methods of land revenue assessment-batai, khet batai and long batai were related to A) Ghalla bakshi B) Nasaq C) Kankut D) Zabti Answer: A

73. The word Sardeshmukhi is associated with? A) Music B) Revenue C) Religion D) Education Answer: B Explanation: Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were the two revenue systems of Marathas

74. Akbar had adopted the ͚Ray͛ System of revenue assessment which he had abolished later on as part of his land revenue reforms. Who among the following had introduced the ray system? A) Allaudin Khillji B) Balban C) Illutmish D) Sher shah Suri Answer: A

75. In which year, Land Holder͛s society was established in India? A) 1806 B) 1828 C) 1838 D) 1850 Answer: C

76. After the permanent settlement, what fraction of the revenue derived by the Zamindars to the Company was to be remitted? A) 50% B) 65% C) 76% D) 89% Answer: D 77. What is the index registrar of the block map in which all the descriptions of the plot ie ownership, kind of land area is given called? A) Khatian B) Parcha C) Khasra D) None Answer: C

78. Name the second highest peak of Sikkim A) Mt Pauhnri B) Mt Talung C) Mt Kabru D) Mt Pandim Answer: C

79. Name the river that demarcates the boundary between West Bengal and West district of Sikkim? A) Ramam B) Tista C) Rangit D) chu Answer: A

80. The first census was held in Sikkim in which of the following years? A) 1871 B) 1881 C) 1891 D) 1901 Answer: C

81. The institution of Mandal was abolished in the year? A) 1986 B) 1987 C) 1988 D) 1989 Answer: B

82. Who introduced the system of land revenue in cash instead of kind in Sikkim?

A) J C White B) C A Bell C) Campbell D) Hooker Answer: B

83. The new district of Geyzing was separated from in the year A) 1961 B) 1962 C) 1963 D) 1964 Answer: C

84. Sikkim Agricultural Land Ceilings and Reforms Act was passed in which of the following year? A) 1975 B) 1976 C) 1977 D) 1988 Answer: C

85. Under the Sukumbasi scheme of , how much land is provided to the landless? A) 0.25 acres B) 0.15 acres C) 0.5 acres D) 0.6 acres Answer: A

86. Who introduced the Mansabdari system of revenue administration? A) Shahjahan B) Akbar C) Humayun D) Sher Shah Suri Answer: B Explanation: It was said to be borrowed from Mongolia by Akbar.

87. When was the post of District Collector created and by whom? A) Lord Cornwallis in 1770 B) Warren Hastings in 1772 C) William Bentick in 1777 D) None of the above Answer: B

88. Ramam Chu is the tributary of which of the following rivers? A) Tista B) Rangit C) Rangpo chu D) None Answer: B

89. What is the house tax locally called in Sikkim? A) Bhethi B) Theki salami C) Dhuri khazana D) None Answer: C

90. Which constitutional amendment made Sikkim the associate state of India? A) 34th B) 35th C) 36th D) 37th Answer: B Explanation: 36th amendment made Sikkim the full fledged state.

91. International Rhododendron festival was celebrated in Sikkim in the year? A) 2009 B) 2010 C) 2011 D) 2012 Answer: B Explanation: Sikkim is also a paradise for flowers. Gladioli, anthuriums, lilliums, primulas, rhododendrons, orchids as well as many other floral species thrive here. The state is home to an amazing 450 species of exotic orchids alone.

92. Which state has the rare distinction of being the first state in the country to have fully computerized land records. A) Maharashtra B) Sikkim C) West Bengal D) Kerala Answer: B

93. Who introduced the modern lease system of land tenure in Sikkim? A) J C White B) C A Bell

C) Tashi Namgyal D) Sidkeong Tulku Answer: A

94. When was the treaty of Titalia signed? A) 1817 B) 1835 C) 1816 D) 1818 Answer: A Explanation: This Treaty returned Sikkimese land annexed by the Nepal.

95. Rule 4(4) of the Sikkim Government Establishment Rule, 1974 deals with which one of the following? A) Job reservation B) Education C) Health sector D) None Answer: A Explanation: Rule 4(4) of the Sikkim Government Establishment Rule, 1974 governed under the special provisions of the constitution i.e; Article 371F which deals with the appointment of Services for Government of Sikkim giving preference to locals possessing Certificate of Identification or Sikkim Subject.

96. German national named Ernest schalfer is famous for discovering which of the following in Sikkim? A) Shapi B) Pika C) A variety of butterfly D) None of the above Answer: A

97. What is the name of a person who engages to cultivate on condition of rendering half of the produce to the ' primary holder in a erstwhile kingdom of Sikkim? A) Kutiadar B) Adhiadar C) Bustiwallas D) Thekadars Answer: B

98. What was ͚bethi͛ in relation to land revenue in Sikkim? A) Cesses on agricultural produce B) Cash payment C) Delivering agricultural produce to durbar D) None

Answer: B

99. The aim of the Bhoodan movement was A) To make land available to the landless B) To persuade the landlords to give up their lands C) To secure equal distribution of land among all villagers D) To avoid compulsory acquisition of land by legislation Answer: A

100. How is Ryotwari system introduced by Britishers in large parts of Bombay, Madras, north-eastern & north-western parts of India is different from Zamindari system? A) Land revenues were excessive in former B) Just the name was different for easy understanding by locals otherwise both systems were same C) Under Ryotwari system revenues can be collected in both cash & kind. D) Each peasant holding a plot of land was recognised as landlord & was directly responsible to state for annual land revenue payment Answer: D