Indian Registration Act, 1908 Set -1

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1. The Registration Act was enacted as Act No. ____ of 1908.

a. 14

b. 16

c. 18

d. 20

2. The Registration Act, 1908 received assent on:

a. 18 December 1908

b. 26 January 1908

c. 1 April 1908

d. 15 August 1908

3. The primary objective of the Registration Act, 1908 is to:

a. Regulate transfer of agricultural land

b. Consolidate enactments relating to the registration of documents

c. Govern succession of property

d. Provide rules for land acquisition

4. The Registration Act, 1908 mainly deals with the:

a. Transfer of movable property

b. Taxation of land

c. Registration of documents

d. Partition of joint family property

5. The short title of the Act is:

a. The Indian Registration Act, 1908

b. The Registration Act, 1908

c. The Document Registration Act, 1908

d. The Property Registration Act, 1908

6. The Registration Act, 1908 extends to:

a. The whole of India

b. Only Union Territories

c. Only the States of India

d. Only areas notified by the Central Government

7. Under Section 1, which authority may exclude any districts or tracts from the operation of the Act?

a. Central Government

b. High Court

c. State Government

d. Registrar General

8. The Registration Act, 1908 came into force on:

a. 18 December 1908

b. 26 January 1950

c. 1 January 1909

d. 15 August 1947

9. Under the Registration Act, 1908, the term “Addition” refers to:

a. Signature and seal of a person

b. Place of residence and profession, trade, rank or title of a person

c. Nationality of a person

d. Registration number of a document

10. Under the Act, the term “Book” includes:

a. Only printed volumes

b. Only government registers

c. A portion of a book or sheets connected together to form a book

d. Only digital records

11. The terms “district” and “sub-district” under the Registration Act mean:

a. Revenue divisions under land laws

b. Districts declared by the Constitution

c. Districts and sub-districts formed under the Act

d. Municipal districts

12. Under the Act, the term “District Court” includes:

a. Supreme Court of India

b. High Court exercising ordinary original civil jurisdiction

c. Revenue Court

d. Family Court

13. “Endorsement” under the Registration Act means:

a. Signature of witnesses

b. Entry in writing by a registering officer on a rider or covering slip of a document

c. Seal of the District Court

d. Registration fee receipt

14. Which of the following is included within the meaning of “Immovable Property”?

a. Standing timber

b. Growing crops

c. Buildings

d. Grass

15. Which of the following is NOT included in immovable property under the Act?

a. Land

b. Rights to fisheries

c. Buildings

d. Standing timber

16. According to the Act, “India” means:

a. Entire territory of India including Jammu and Kashmir

b. Territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir

c. Only Union Territories

d. Only mainland India

17. Under the Registration Act, the term “Lease” includes:

a. Only a registered lease deed

b. Counterpart, kabuliyat and agreement to lease

c. Only agricultural tenancy agreements

d. Only government lease documents

18. A “Minor” under the Registration Act is a person who:

a. Has not attained 18 years of age in all cases

b. Has not attained majority according to the personal law applicable to him

c. Is under parental control

d. Is below 21 years of age in every case

19. Which of the following is classified as movable property under the Registration Act?

a. Land

b. Buildings

c. Standing timber

d. Rights to ways

20. Under the Act, the term “Representative” includes:

a. Executor of a will only

b. Legal heir only

c. Guardian of a minor and curator of a lunatic or idiot

d. Any witness to the document

21. The Inspector-General of Registration is appointed by the:

a. Central Government

b. High Court

c. State Government

d. Registrar General

22. Instead of appointing an Inspector-General, the State Government may:

a. Abolish the office

b. Direct that the powers and duties be exercised by other officers

c. Transfer powers to the District Court

d. Transfer powers to Parliament

23. When other officers are authorized to exercise the powers of the Inspector-General, they shall exercise them within:

a. Entire India

b. District headquarters

c. Local limits appointed by the State Government

d. Municipal limits only

24. The Inspector-General may simultaneously hold:

a. No other office

b. Only judicial office

c. Any other office under the Government

d. Only revenue office

25. Section 4 of the Registration Act, 1908 relating to the Branch Inspector-General of Sindh was:

a. Amended in 1950

b. Repealed by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937

c. Substituted by Parliament in 1947

d. Replaced by the Registration (Amendment) Act, 1929

26. For the purposes of the Registration Act, districts and sub-districts are formed by the:

a. Central Government

b. High Court

c. State Government

d. District Court

27. The limits of districts and sub-districts formed under the Act may be:

a. Fixed permanently by Parliament

b. Altered by the State Government

c. Changed only by the High Court

d. Decided by the Registrar

28. The formation of districts and sub-districts and every alteration of their limits shall be notified in the:

a. Civil Court register

b. Official Gazette

c. Government property register

d. Supreme Court bulletin

29. Every alteration in the limits of districts or sub-districts shall take effect:

a. Immediately upon decision

b. On the date of the order

c. On such day after the date of notification as mentioned therein

d. After approval of Parliament

30. Registrars and Sub-Registrars under the Registration Act, 1908 are appointed by the:

a. Central Government

b. High Court

c. State Government

d. District Court

31. Under the Act, Registrars are appointed for:

a. States

b. Districts

c. Sub-districts

d. Villages

32. Sub-Registrars under the Act are appointed for:

a. Districts

b. States

c. Sub-districts

d. Municipal areas

33. Persons appointed as Registrars or Sub-Registrars may be:

a. Only judicial officers

b. Only revenue officers

c. Only government servants

d. Public officers or other persons considered suitable by the State Government

34. Under the Registration Act, 1908, the office of the Registrar shall be established in every:

a. State

b. District

c. Sub-district

d. Village

35. The office of the Sub-Registrar or Joint Sub-Registrars shall be established in every:

a. District

b. State

c. Sub-district

d. Municipality

36. The authority empowered to establish the offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar under the Act is the:

a. Central Government

b. High Court

c. State Government

d. District Court

37. The State Government may amalgamate the office of a Sub-Registrar with the office of the:

a. Inspector-General

b. Registrar

c. District Judge

d. Revenue Officer

38. When the office of a Sub-Registrar is amalgamated with that of the Registrar, the Sub-Registrar may be authorised to:

a. Exercise all or any of the powers and duties of the Registrar

b. Exercise only administrative powers

c. Exercise judicial powers only

d. Exercise powers of the Inspector-General

39. A Sub-Registrar authorised to exercise the powers of the Registrar cannot:

a. Register documents

b. Hear appeals under the Act

c. Hear an appeal against an order passed by himself

d. Maintain registration records

40. Inspectors of Registration Offices under the Registration Act, 1908 are appointed by the:

a. Central Government

b. High Court

c. State Government

d. Registrar

41. The duties of Inspectors of Registration Offices are prescribed by the:

a. Inspector-General

b. State Government

c. District Registrar

d. High Court

42. Every Inspector of Registration Offices is subordinate to the:

a. Registrar

b. District Court

c. Inspector-General

d. Sub-Registrar

43. Section 9 of the Registration Act, 1908 relating to military cantonments was:

a. Amended by the Registration (Amendment) Act, 1910

b. Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1927

c. Substituted by the Government of India Act, 1935

d. Replaced by the Transfer of Property Act, 1882

44. Section 9 of the Registration Act, 1908 was repealed by:

a. Repealing and Amending Act, 1927 (Act 10 of 1927)

b. Registration (Amendment) Act, 1929

c. Government of India Act, 1935

d. Indian Independence Act, 1947

45. When a Registrar (other than the Registrar of a district including a Presidency-town) is absent or his office is temporarily vacant, the person appointed to act as Registrar is:

a. The District Collector

b. A person appointed by the Inspector-General

c. The Sub-Registrar

d. The High Court Judge

46. In the absence of an appointment by the Inspector-General, who may act as Registrar when the office is temporarily vacant (other than in a Presidency-town district)?

a. Registrar-General

b. District Magistrate

c. Judge of the District Court within whose jurisdiction the Registrar’s office is situated

d. Sub-Registrar of the sub-district

47. The person acting as Registrar during such absence shall hold the office:

a. For one year

b. Until the Inspector-General withdraws the order

c. Until the State Government fills the vacancy

d. Until the High Court directs otherwise

48. When the Registrar of a district including a Presidency-town is absent or the office is temporarily vacant, the acting Registrar is appointed by the:

a. District Court

b. State Government

c. Inspector-General

d. Central Government

49. When a Registrar is absent from his office on duty in his district, he may appoint:

a. Any Inspector of Registration Offices

b. Any Sub-Registrar or other person in his district

c. The District Judge

d. The Inspector-General

50. The person appointed during the Registrar’s absence may perform:

a. Only administrative duties

b. All duties of the Registrar except those mentioned in sections 68 and 72

c. Only duties relating to registration of documents

d. Only duties relating to inspection

51. The person appointed to act during the Registrar’s absence performs duties:

a. Permanently

b. During such absence of the Registrar

c. Until the State Government appoints a new Registrar

d. Until the Inspector-General issues a notification

52. When a Sub-Registrar is absent or his office is temporarily vacant, the person who may appoint another to act as Sub-Registrar is the:

a. State Government

b. Inspector-General

c. Registrar of the district

d. District Court

53. The person appointed during the absence of a Sub-Registrar shall act as Sub-Registrar:

a. For one year

b. Until the vacancy is filled up

c. Until the Inspector-General issues an order

d. Until the High Court directs otherwise

54. The appointment of a person to act as Sub-Registrar during such absence is made:

a. Permanently

b. Only by the State Government

c. During such absence or temporary vacancy

d. Only after court approval

55. Appointments made under sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Registration Act shall be reported by the:

a. Registrar

b. Inspector-General

c. District Court

d. Sub-Registrar

56. The appointments made under sections 10, 11 and 12 shall be reported to the:

a. Central Government

b. High Court

c. State Government

d. District Court

57. The report of such appointments to the State Government shall be:

a. Only special

b. Only general

c. Either special or general as directed by the State Government

d. Submitted annually only

58. Proper establishments for the several offices under the Registration Act, 1908 may be allowed by the:

a. Central Government

b. High Court

c. State Government

d. District Registrar

59. Registrars and Sub-Registrars under the Registration Act, 1908 shall use:

a. A government emblem only

b. A seal bearing a prescribed inscription

c. Only a handwritten signature

d. A stamp issued by the court

60. The seal used by Registrars and Sub-Registrars shall bear the inscription:

a. “Seal of the District Court”

b. “The seal of the Registrar (or of the Sub-Registrar) of”

c. “Government Registration Office”

d. “Registrar’s Official Mark”

61. The inscription on the seal of Registrars and Sub-Registrars shall be in:

a. English only

b. English and such other language as the State Government directs

c. Hindi only

d. Any language chosen by the Registrar

62. The books necessary for the purposes of the Registration Act, 1908 shall be provided for the office of every registering officer by the:

a. Central Government

b. High Court

c. State Government

d. Registrar

63. The forms contained in the register-books are prescribed by the:

a. Registrar

b. District Court

c. Inspector-General with the sanction of the State Government

d. Sub-Registrar

64. The pages of register-books provided under the Act shall be:

a. Unnumbered

b. Consecutively numbered in print

c. Numbered by hand

d. Numbered only on the last page

65. The number of pages in each register-book shall be certified on the title-page by the:

a. Inspector-General

b. Officer issuing the book

c. Registrar of the district

d. State Government

66. The State Government shall supply the office of every Registrar with a:

a. Steel cupboard

b. Fire-proof box

c. Wooden cabinet

d. Record register

67. Suitable provision for the safe custody of registration records in each district shall be made by the:

a. Registrar

b. District Court

c. State Government

d. Sub-Registrar

68. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 16, the books provided under that section may also be kept in:

a. Only printed registers

b. Computer floppies, diskettes or any other electronic form

c. Handwritten ledgers only

d. Court records only

69. The manner and safeguards for keeping books in electronic form are prescribed by the:

a. Registrar

b. Inspector-General with the sanction of the State Government

c. District Court

d. Sub-Registrar

70. A copy or extract from books kept in electronic form, given under the hand and seal of the registering officer, shall be deemed to be:

a. A court decree

b. A certified copy under section 57

c. A government notification

d. An unofficial document

71. The copy or extract given from such electronic records shall be issued by the:

a. Inspector-General

b. Registrar

c. Registering officer

d. District Judge

72. Which of the following documents must be compulsorily registered under the Registration Act, 1908?

a. Instruments of gift of immovable property

b. Agreements relating to movable property

c. Oral transfers of property

d. Promissory notes

73. Non-testamentary instruments creating, declaring, assigning, limiting or extinguishing any right, title or interest in immovable property must be registered when the value of such interest is:

a. Fifty rupees and above

b. One hundred rupees and above

c. Five hundred rupees and above

d. One thousand rupees and above

74. Non-testamentary instruments acknowledging receipt or payment of consideration relating to creation or transfer of rights in immovable property are:

a. Optional for registration

b. Compulsorily registrable

c. Valid without registration

d. Registrable only by court order

75. Which of the following leases of immovable property must be registered?

a. Lease for six months

b. Lease for eleven months

c. Lease from year to year or exceeding one year

d. Lease for agricultural season

76. A lease reserving a yearly rent is:

a. Not required to be registered

b. Compulsorily registrable

c. Registrable only with court permission

d. Valid only if notarized

77. Non-testamentary instruments transferring or assigning a decree, order of a court, or award affecting immovable property of value ₹100 or more are:

a. Optional for registration

b. Compulsorily registrable

c. Invalid documents

d. Registrable only by court direction

78. The State Government may exempt certain leases from compulsory registration if:

a. The lease term does not exceed five years and annual rent does not exceed fifty rupees

b. The lease term does not exceed one year

c. The rent is below one hundred rupees

d. The lease relates to agricultural land only

79. Any exemption granted by the State Government regarding leases under Section 17 must be published in the:

a. Civil Court Register

b. Official Gazette

c. Government Property Register

d. District Record Book

80. Documents containing contracts to transfer immovable property for consideration for the purpose of section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 must be:

a. Notarized only

b. Registered

c. Approved by court

d. Attested by two witnesses

81. If a document containing a contract to transfer immovable property for the purposes of section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 is not registered, it shall:

a. Remain fully valid

b. Be valid only after court approval

c. Have no effect for the purposes of section 53A

d. Become void for all purposes

82. The requirement of registration for such contracts under Section 17(1A) applies to documents executed on or after the commencement of:

a. Registration Act, 1908

b. Transfer of Property Act, 1882

c. Registration and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2001

d. Indian Contract Act, 1872

83. Section 17(2) of the Registration Act, 1908 provides for:

a. Documents requiring compulsory registration

b. Documents exempted from compulsory registration under clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (1)

c. Registration of wills

d. Registration of leases

84. Which of the following is NOT required to be registered under Section 17(2)?

a. Composition deed

b. Instrument of gift of immovable property

c. Lease exceeding one year

d. Transfer of immovable property valued above ₹100

85. An instrument relating to shares in a joint stock company is exempt from registration even if:

a. The company owns movable property

b. The company owns immovable property

c. The company issues debentures

d. The company is dissolved

86. A debenture issued by a joint stock company is exempt from compulsory registration when it:

a. Transfers immovable property

b. Creates rights in immovable property

c. Does not create or extinguish rights in immovable property

d. Transfers title to trustees

87. Any endorsement upon or transfer of a debenture issued by a joint stock company is:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Exempt from registration

c. Valid only with court approval

d. Registrable only in special cases

88. A document merely creating a right to obtain another document affecting immovable property:

a. Requires compulsory registration

b. Is exempt from registration

c. Must be notarized

d. Requires court permission

89. Which of the following court orders does NOT require registration?

a. Decree transferring property not in dispute

b. Decree made on compromise involving new immovable property

c. Any decree or order of a court except certain compromise decrees

d. Court order creating title in property

90. A grant of immovable property by Government under Section 17(2) is:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Exempt from registration

c. Valid only if registered

d. Valid only with court approval

91. An instrument of partition made by a Revenue-Officer is:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Exempt from registration

c. Registrable only on court direction

d. Valid only after government approval

92. An order granting a loan under the Agriculturists Loans Act, 1884 is:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Exempt from registration

c. Registrable only if property is mortgaged

d. Valid only with court approval

93. An order under the Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 vesting property in a Treasurer of Charitable Endowments is:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Exempt from registration

c. Valid only with court sanction

d. Registrable only in revenue courts

94. An endorsement on a mortgage deed acknowledging payment of mortgage money is:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Exempt from registration

c. Registrable only with court order

d. Invalid without registration

95. A certificate of sale granted to the purchaser of property sold by public auction by a Civil or Revenue Officer is:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Exempt from registration

c. Valid only with Registrar approval

d. Registrable only in district office

96. According to the Explanation to Section 17, a document effecting a contract for the sale of immovable property requires registration:

a. Whenever it contains a recital of payment of earnest money

b. Whenever it mentions payment of purchase money

c. Merely because it records payment of earnest or purchase money

d. Not merely because it records payment of earnest or purchase money

97. A document purporting to effect a contract for sale of immovable property shall not require registration only because it contains:

a. A description of the property

b. A recital of payment of earnest money or purchase money

c. The signatures of witnesses

d. The seal of the Registrar

98. Authorities to adopt a son executed after 1 January 1872, and not conferred by a will, must be:

a. Notarized

b. Registered

c. Approved by court

d. Attested by witnesses only

99. Instruments creating or affecting rights in immovable property of value less than one hundred rupees are:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Optionally registrable

c. Invalid documents

d. Registrable only by court order

100. Instruments acknowledging receipt or payment of consideration relating to rights in immovable property of value less than one hundred rupees are:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Optionally registrable

c. Invalid without registration

d. Valid only with court approval

101. Leases of immovable property for a term not exceeding one year are:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Optionally registrable

c. Not capable of registration

d. Valid only if notarized

102. Instruments transferring or assigning a decree, order of a court or award affecting immovable property of value less than one hundred rupees are:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Optionally registrable

c. Registrable only by court direction

d. Not registrable

103. Instruments creating or extinguishing any right or interest in movable property are:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Optionally registrable

c. Invalid documents

d. Registrable only with government approval

104. Wills under the Registration Act, 1908 are:

a. Compulsorily registrable

b. Optionally registrable

c. Not capable of registration

d. Valid only when registered

105. Documents not required to be registered under Section 17 are:

a. Invalid documents

b. Optionally registrable under Section 18

c. Not registrable at all

d. Valid only when approved by court

106. If a document presented for registration is in a language not understood by the registering officer and not commonly used in the district, the officer shall:

a. Register it immediately

b. Send it to the District Court

c. Refuse to register it

d. Translate it himself

107. A document in a language not understood by the registering officer may be registered only if it is accompanied by:

a. A notarized affidavit

b. A true translation into a language commonly used in the district and a true copy

c. A certificate from the District Court

d. A government notification

108. The translation accompanying such a document must be into:

a. English only

b. Hindi only

c. A language commonly used in the district

d. Any language chosen by the parties

109. A registering officer may refuse to accept for registration a document containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations unless:

a. The document is notarized

b. The parties executing the document attest such changes with their signatures or initials

c. The document is approved by the court

d. The document is translated into English

110. The registering officer’s power to refuse registration of a document containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations is:

a. Mandatory

b. Discretionary

c. Automatic

d. Subject to court approval

111. If the registering officer registers a document containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations, he shall:

a. Ignore such changes

b. Send the document to the District Court

c. Make a note of such interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations in the register

d. Cancel the document

112. A non-testamentary document relating to immovable property shall not be accepted for registration unless it:

a. Contains a detailed affidavit

b. Contains a description of the property sufficient to identify it

c. Is notarized by a court officer

d. Is certified by the District Court

113. Houses in towns must be described for registration purposes by reference to:

a. Only the owner’s name

b. The street or road on which they front and their existing and former occupancies

c. The revenue office only

d. The district magistrate

114. Other houses and lands must be described by their:

a. Estimated value only

b. Name, territorial division, boundaries, superficial contents and occupancies

c. Number of witnesses

d. Tax record number only

115. Whenever practicable, the description of property should also refer to:

a. A court decree

b. A Government map or survey

c. A municipal certificate

d. A revenue receipt

116. A non-testamentary document containing a map or plan of property shall not be accepted for registration unless it is accompanied by:

a. A notarized affidavit

b. A true copy of the map or plan

c. A court order

d. A tax certificate

117. When property shown in a map or plan is situated in several districts, the document must be accompanied by:

a. One certified map only

b. Copies equal to the number of districts in which the property is situated

c. Two copies of the map only

d. A government certificate

118.Where it is practicable to describe houses (not being houses in towns) and lands by reference to a Government map or survey, the requirement may be imposed by the:

a. Registrar

b. State Government by rules made under the Act

c. District Court

d. Inspector-General

119. The rule requiring description of houses and lands by reference to Government maps or surveys is made for the purposes of:

a. Section 17

b. Section 20

c. Section 21

d. Section 23

120. Failure to comply with the provisions of Section 21(2) or Section 21(3) shall not prevent registration of a document if:

a. The document is notarized

b. The property description is sufficient to identify the property

c. The District Court approves the document

d. The Registrar certifies the document

121. Under the Registration Act, 1908, a document (other than a will) must be presented for registration within:

a. One month from execution

b. Two months from execution

c. Four months from execution

d. Six months from execution

122. Section 23 of the Registration Act does not apply to:

a. Gift deeds

b. Lease deeds

c. Mortgages

d. Wills

123. A copy of a decree or order may be presented for registration within four months from:

a. The date of filing the suit

b. The date on which the decree or order was made

c. The date of execution proceedings

d. The date of appeal

124. Where a decree or order is appealable, the period of four months for presenting it for registration begins from the date on which it:

a. Is executed

b. Is pronounced

c. Becomes final

d. Is certified

125. Section 23A of the Registration Act deals with:

a. Optional registration of documents

b. Re-registration of certain documents

c. Delay in presentation of documents

d. Refusal of registration

126. Re-registration under Section 23A is allowed when a document has been registered after being presented by:

a. The owner of the property

b. A person not duly empowered to present the document

c. A court officer

d. The Sub-Registrar

127. A person claiming under such document may present it for re-registration within:

a. Two months from the date of execution

b. Four months from the date of execution

c. Four months from the date he first becomes aware that the registration was invalid

d. One year from the date of execution

128. The document for re-registration under Section 23A must be presented before:

a. Any Sub-Registrar

b. The Registrar of the district where the document was originally registered

c. The District Court

d. The Inspector-General

129. If the Registrar is satisfied that the document was accepted from a person not duly empowered to present it, he shall:

a. Cancel the document

b. Send it to the court

c. Proceed to re-register the document as if it had not been previously registered

d. Reject the document permanently

130. A document duly re-registered under Section 23A shall be deemed to have been registered:

a. From the date of re-registration

b. From the date of execution

c. From the date of its original registration

d. From the date of court approval

131. The special proviso allowed persons claiming under such documents to present them for re-registration within:

a. One month from 12 September 1917

b. Two months from 12 September 1917

c. Three months from 12 September 1917

d. Six months from 12 September 1917

132. Section 24 of the Registration Act applies when a document is:

a. Executed by only one person

b. Executed by several persons at different times

c. Executed before a court

d. Executed outside India

133. Where several persons execute a document at different times, the document may be presented for registration within:

a. Two months from the first execution

b. Four months from the date of each execution

c. Six months from the last execution

d. One year from execution

134. In such cases, the document may also be presented for:

a. Cancellation

b. Re-registration

c. Judicial verification

d. Court approval

135. When delay in presenting a document for registration occurs due to urgent necessity or unavoidable accident, the document may still be accepted for registration if the delay does not exceed:

a. Two months

b. Three months

c. Four months

d. Six months

136. In such cases, the authority empowered to allow registration after the prescribed time is the:

a. Sub-Registrar

b. Registrar

c. Inspector-General

d. District Court

137. The Registrar may allow such delayed registration on payment of a fine not exceeding:

a. Five times the proper registration fee

b. Ten times the proper registration fee

c. Twenty times the proper registration fee

d. Double the proper registration fee

138. An application seeking permission for delayed registration may be lodged with the:

a. District Court

b. Registrar only

c. Sub-Registrar

d. Inspector-General

139. The Sub-Registrar receiving such application shall:

a. Decide the application himself

b. Reject the application

c. Forward it to the Registrar to whom he is subordinate

d. Send it to the State Government

140. Section 26 of the Registration Act applies to documents executed:

a. Within the same district

b. Outside India

c. Within the State

d. Within municipal limits

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