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Indian Registration Act, 1908 Set -4
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1. The application must be accompanied by:
a. A copy of the document
b. A copy of the reasons recorded under Section 71
c. A court order
d. A stamp duty certificate
2. The statements in the application must be verified in the manner required for verification of:
a. Affidavits
b. Contracts
c. Plaints
d. Appeals
3. Section 74 applies when an application is made to the Registrar under:
a. Section 71
b. Section 72
c. Section 73
d. Section 75
4. The Registrar shall enquire as soon as conveniently possible whether:
a. The stamp duty has been paid
b. The document has been executed
c. The property belongs to the Government
d. The parties are residents of the district
5. The Registrar shall also enquire whether:
a. The witnesses are government officers
b. The requirements of law have been complied with to entitle the document to registration
c. The document has been notarized
d. The document has been approved by the court
6. The compliance with legal requirements must be shown on the part of:
a. The Sub-Registrar
b. The Registrar
c. The applicant or the person presenting the document for registration
d. The State Government
7. If the Registrar finds that the document has been executed and legal requirements complied with, he shall:
a. Cancel the document
b. Order the document to be registered
c. Send the matter to court
d. Return the document to the parties
8. After the Registrar orders registration, the document must be presented for registration within:
a. 15 days
b. 30 days
c. 45 days
d. 60 days
9. When the document is presented within the prescribed time after the Registrar’s order, the registering officer shall:
a. Refuse registration
b. Obey the order and follow the procedure in Sections 58, 59 and 60
c. Send the document to the court
d. Destroy the document
10. Registration made under Section 75 shall take effect as if the document had been registered:
a. On the date of the Registrar’s order
b. On the date of enquiry
c. When it was first duly presented for registration
d. On the date of execution
11. For enquiry under Section 74, the Registrar has the power to:
a. Arrest witnesses
b. Summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses
c. Issue criminal warrants
d. Conduct police investigation
12. While conducting such enquiry, the Registrar may exercise powers similar to:
a. A Magistrate
b. A Revenue Officer
c. A Civil Court
d. A Police Officer
13. The Registrar may direct payment of costs of enquiry by:
a. The State Government
b. Any party he thinks fit
c. The Sub-Registrar
d. The District Court
14. The costs awarded by the Registrar shall be recoverable as if awarded in a suit under:
a. Indian Contract Act, 1872
b. Transfer of Property Act, 1882
c. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
d. Indian Evidence Act, 1872
15. When the Registrar refuses to register a document, he shall:
a. Destroy the document
b. Make an order of refusal and record the reasons in Book No. 2
c. Send the document to the State Government
d. Return the document without explanation
16. The Registrar must record the reasons for refusal in:
a. Book No. 1
b. Book No. 2
c. Book No. 3
d. Book No. 4
17. The requirement to record reasons does not apply when refusal is on the ground that:
a. Stamp duty is insufficient
b. Property is not situated within the Registrar’s district
c. Parties are absent
d. Witnesses are unavailable
18. The Registrar shall also record reasons when he refuses to direct registration under:
a. Sections 71 and 73
b. Sections 72 and 75
c. Sections 74 and 77
d. Sections 70 and 71
19. On application by a person executing or claiming under the document, the Registrar shall provide:
a. A copy of the document
b. A copy of the reasons recorded
c. A court order
d. A certificate of refusal
20. The copy of the reasons for refusal shall be given:
a. On payment of fee
b. Without unnecessary delay
c. Only after court permission
d. After one month
21. No appeal lies from any order of the Registrar under:
a. Sections 70 and 71
b. Sections 71 and 73
c. Sections 72 and 76
d. Sections 72 and 75
22. When the Registrar refuses to order registration under Sections 72 or 76, the aggrieved person may:
a. File an appeal before the Inspector-General
b. Institute a suit in the Civil Court
c. Approach the State Government
d. File a criminal complaint
23. The suit under Section 77 must be filed within:
a. 15 days from the order of refusal
b. 30 days from the order of refusal
c. 60 days from the order of refusal
d. 90 days from the order of refusal
24. The suit shall be filed in the Civil Court within whose jurisdiction:
a. The property is situated
b. The parties reside
c. The office where the document is sought to be registered is situated
d. The State Government is located
25. The suit under Section 77 seeks a decree directing that the document be:
a. Cancelled
b. Registered
c. Returned
d. Destroyed
26. If the Civil Court passes a decree directing registration, the document must be presented for registration within:
a. 15 days
b. 30 days
c. 45 days
d. 60 days
27. In such cases, the provisions of Section 75(2) and 75(3) shall apply:
a. Without modification
b. Mutatis mutandis
c. Only partially
d. Only with court approval
28. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, the document shall be:
a. Cancelled
b. Destroyed
c. Receivable in evidence in such suit
d. Returned to the Registrar
29. Under Section 78, the authority responsible for preparing the table of fees payable under the Act is the:
a. Registrar
b. Inspector-General
c. State Government
d. District Court
30. The table of fees prepared under Section 78 includes fees payable for:
a. Stamp duty only
b. Registration of documents
c. Property valuation
d. Court decrees
31. Fees may also be prescribed for:
a. Searching the registers
b. Filing civil suits
c. Payment of land revenue
d. Mutation of property
32. The State Government may fix fees for:
a. Making or granting copies of reasons, entries or documents
b. Issuing court summons
c. Police verification
d. Property survey
33. Extra or additional fees may be charged for registration under:
a. Section 25
b. Section 30
c. Section 35
d. Section 40
34. Fees may also be charged for the issue of:
a. Licences
b. Commissions
c. Court warrants
d. Property certificates
35. Fees may be prescribed for:
a. Filing translations of documents
b. Filing criminal complaints
c. Filing property tax returns
d. Filing revenue appeals
36. The State Government may fix fees for:
a. Attending at private residences for registration purposes
b. Issuing passports
c. Court hearings
d. Property taxation
37. Fees may also be fixed for:
a. Safe custody and return of documents
b. Destruction of documents
c. Property inspection
d. Court verification
38. The State Government may prescribe fees for:
a. Only matters specifically mentioned in the Act
b. Any other matters necessary to effect the purposes of the Act
c. Only court-related matters
d. Only property transfers
39. According to Section 79, the table of fees payable under the Act shall be published in the:
a. District Gazette
b. Official Gazette
c. Court Gazette
d. Revenue Gazette
40. A copy of the table of fees shall be exposed to public view in:
a. Every court
b. Every registration office
c. The State Secretariat
d. The District Collector’s office
41. The copy of the table of fees displayed in registration offices must be in:
a. English only
b. Vernacular language only
c. English and the vernacular language of the district
d. Any language decided by the Registrar
42. According to Section 80, fees for the registration of documents under the Act shall be payable:
a. After registration is completed
b. On presentation of the document
c. After verification of execution
d. After copying into the register
43. The fees referred to in Section 80 relate to:
a. Court fees
b. Stamp duty
c. Registration fees for documents under the Act
d. Property tax
44. Section 81 prescribes punishment for a registering officer or employee who:
a. Refuses to register a document
b. Incorrectly endorses, copies, translates or registers a document with intent to injure
c. Delays registration of a document
d. Misplaces registration books
45. The offence under Section 81 applies to:
a. Only Sub-Registrars
b. Only Registrars
c. Registering officers and persons employed in their offices
d. Only government officers
46. The offence under Section 81 arises when a person knowingly makes an incorrect endorsement, copy, translation or registration:
a. By mistake
b. Without intention
c. Knowing or believing it to be incorrect and intending to cause injury
d. When directed by a court
47. The term “injury” referred to in Section 81 is defined in the:
a. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
b. Indian Penal Code, 1860
c. Indian Evidence Act, 1872
d. Transfer of Property Act, 1882
48. The maximum punishment prescribed under Section 81 is:
a. Three years imprisonment
b. Five years imprisonment
c. Seven years imprisonment
d. Ten years imprisonment
49. In addition to imprisonment, the offender may also be punished with:
a. Confiscation of property
b. Fine
c. Community service
d. Suspension from service
50. The punishment under Section 81 may include:
a. Imprisonment only
b. Fine only
c. Both imprisonment and fine
d. Only departmental action
51. Section 82 provides punishment for:
a. Delay in registration
b. Making false statements or false personation in proceedings under the Act
c. Refusal to register documents
d. Loss of registration books
52. A person commits an offence under Section 82 if he intentionally makes a false statement before:
a. A police officer
b. Any officer acting in execution of this Act
c. A District Court
d. A Magistrate only
53. The false statement referred to in Section 82 may be made:
a. Only on oath
b. Only in writing
c. Whether on oath or not
d. Only before a court
54. Delivering a false copy or translation of a document to a registering officer in proceedings under Sections ______ is punishable under Section 82.
a. 17 and 18
b. 19 and 21
c. 23 and 24
d. 25 and 26
55. Falsely pretending to be another person and presenting a document under the Act is known as:
a. Forgery
b. False personation
c. Fraudulent execution
d. Misrepresentation
56. Under Section 82, falsely personating another person to present a document or make a statement is:
a. A civil offence
b. Not punishable
c. A punishable offence
d. Only subject to fine
57. Abetting an act made punishable under the Registration Act is:
a. Not punishable
b. Punishable under Section 82
c. Punishable only by fine
d. Punishable only by departmental action
58. The maximum punishment under Section 82 may extend to:
a. Three years imprisonment
b. Five years imprisonment
c. Seven years imprisonment
d. Ten years imprisonment
59. In addition to imprisonment, the offender may also be punished with:
a. Confiscation of property
b. Fine
c. Suspension from service
d. Community service
60. A prosecution for an offence under the Registration Act may be commenced by or with the permission of:
a. The District Court only
b. The Inspector-General, Registrar or Sub-Registrar
c. The State Government only
d. The High Court
61. The prosecution may be commenced when the offence comes to the knowledge of the registering officer:
a. In his personal capacity
b. In his official capacity
c. Through a court order
d. Through a police complaint
62. The Inspector-General, Registrar or Sub-Registrar may commence prosecution if the offence was committed within:
a. Any part of the State
b. Their respective territories, district or sub-district
c. The jurisdiction of the High Court
d. Any district in India
63. Offences punishable under the Registration Act shall be triable by:
a. Any Civil Court
b. Any Court or officer exercising powers not less than those of a Magistrate of the second class
c. Only the District Court
d. Only the High Court
64. The minimum judicial authority competent to try offences under the Act is equivalent to:
a. Magistrate of the first class
b. Magistrate of the second class
c. Sessions Judge
d. Chief Judicial Magistrate
65. Every registering officer appointed under the Registration Act is deemed to be a:
a. Judicial officer
b. Public servant
c. Police officer
d. Revenue officer
66. Under Section 84, registering officers are considered public servants within the meaning of:
a. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
b. Indian Penal Code, 1860
c. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
d. Evidence Act, 1872
67. Every person is legally bound to furnish information to:
a. The District Court
b. The police officer
c. The registering officer when required
d. The Registrar General of India
68. Proceedings under the Registration Act are deemed to be included within the term:
a. Civil proceedings
b. Judicial proceedings
c. Administrative proceedings
d. Revenue proceedings
69. For the purpose of Section 84, the term “judicial proceeding” in Section 228 of the IPC includes:
a. Only criminal trials
b. Only civil trials
c. Any proceeding under the Registration Act
d. Only High Court proceedings
70. Section 85 of the Registration Act deals with:
a. Registration of wills
b. Destruction of unclaimed documents
c. Preservation of government records
d. Registration of mortgages
71. Under Section 85, which documents may be destroyed if unclaimed?
a. All documents
b. Only wills
c. Documents other than wills
d. Court decrees only
72. Documents may be destroyed if they remain unclaimed in the registration office for more than:
a. Six months
b. One year
c. Two years
d. Five years
73. The provision regarding destruction of unclaimed documents applies to documents kept in:
a. Court offices
b. Revenue offices
c. Registration offices
d. Municipal offices
74. Which of the following documents cannot be destroyed under Section 85 even if unclaimed?
a. Mortgage deeds
b. Lease deeds
c. Wills
d. Sale deeds
75. Section 86 of the Registration Act provides protection to:
a. Courts
b. Registering officers
c. Police officers
d. Revenue officers
76. A registering officer is not liable to any suit, claim or demand for acts done:
a. Negligently
b. Intentionally
c. In good faith in his official capacity
d. Under private instructions
77. The protection under Section 86 applies when the registering officer:
a. Acts beyond jurisdiction
b. Acts dishonestly
c. Does or refuses to do something in good faith
d. Commits fraud
78. The immunity granted under Section 86 protects the registering officer from:
a. Criminal liability only
b. Civil suits, claims or demands
c. Departmental inquiry
d. All kinds of punishment
79. The protection under Section 86 applies only when the act is done in:
a. Personal capacity
b. Judicial capacity
c. Official capacity
d. Administrative capacity only
80. Section 87 of the Registration Act deals with:
a. Liability of registering officers
b. Validity of acts done despite defect in appointment or procedure
c. Fees payable for registration
d. Appeal against refusal to register
81. An act done in good faith by a registering officer under the Act shall not be deemed invalid merely due to:
a. Delay in registration
b. Defect in appointment or procedure
c. Absence of witnesses
d. Lack of registration fees
82. The protection under Section 87 applies to acts done:
a. With negligence
b. With fraudulent intention
c. In good faith
d. Without authority
83. Section 87 applies to acts done under:
a. Only the Registration Act, 1908
b. Only the Indian Penal Code
c. The Registration Act or any Act repealed by it
d. Only State amendments
84. Under Section 87, an act will remain valid if performed in good faith even when there is:
a. A defect in the appointment of the registering officer
b. Absence of registration books
c. Lack of stamp duty
d. Delay in presentation of document
85. Section 88 deals with registration of documents executed by:
a. Private individuals only
b. Government officers and certain public functionaries
c. Only court officers
d. Only Sub-Registrars
86. Under Section 88, the following persons are not required to appear personally at the registration office:
a. Private parties to a contract
b. Government officers acting in official capacity
c. Advocates
d. Witnesses
87. Which of the following is included under persons exempted from personal appearance?
a. Administrator-General
b. Official Trustee
c. Official Assignee
d. All of the above
88. The Sheriff, Receiver or Registrar of which court is mentioned in Section 88?
a. District Court
b. Supreme Court
c. High Court
d. Civil Court
89. Other public officers exempted under Section 88 may be specified by:
a. High Court notification
b. State Government notification in the Official Gazette
c. Central Government circular
d. Supreme Court order
90. An instrument executed by such officers may be presented for registration:
a. Only personally
b. Through police authorities
c. In the manner prescribed by rules under section 69
d. Only through the Registrar
91. The registering officer may seek information regarding such instrument from:
a. District Judge
b. Secretary to Government
c. Police Commissioner
d. Revenue Officer
92. After being satisfied about the execution of the instrument, the registering officer shall:
a. Reject the document
b. Return the document
c. Register the instrument
d. Send it to the court
93. Section 89 of the Registration Act deals with:
a. Registration of wills
b. Filing of copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments
c. Appeal against refusal of registration
d. Fees payable for registration
94. An officer granting a loan under the Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883 must send a copy of his order to:
a. District Court
b. Police authority
c. Registering officer within whose jurisdiction the land is situated
d. Revenue department
95. The copy of the order sent under Section 89 shall be filed by the registering officer in:
a. Book No. 2
b. Book No. 3
c. Book No. 1
d. Book No. 4
96. A Court granting a certificate of sale of immovable property under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 must send a copy to:
a. The Registrar General
b. The registering officer within whose jurisdiction the property is situated
c. The police authority
d. The State Government
97. An officer granting a loan under the Agriculturists’ Loans Act, 1884 must send copies of mortgage instruments to:
a. Civil Court
b. Registrar of Companies
c. Registering officer having jurisdiction over the mortgaged property
d. District Collector
98. If immovable property is mortgaged in the order granting a loan under the Agriculturists’ Loans Act, the officer must send:
a. Only the mortgage instrument
b. Only the loan order
c. Copies of both the mortgage instrument and the order granting the loan
d. No document
99. A Revenue Officer granting a certificate of sale for immovable property sold by public auction must send a copy of the certificate to:
a. The High Court
b. The registering officer within whose jurisdiction the property is situated
c. The State Government
d. The police authority
100. The registering officer receiving copies under Section 89 must:
a. Register them as fresh documents
b. Destroy them after filing
c. File the copies in Book No. 1
d. Send them to the Court
101. Section 90 of the Registration Act provides exemption from registration for certain:
a. Private agreements
b. Government-related documents and maps
c. Sale deeds
d. Mortgage deeds
102. Documents issued or received by officers engaged in settlement or revision of land-revenue:
a. Must always be registered
b. Require court approval
c. Do not require registration
d. Must be registered within four months
103. Documents and maps prepared during Government land survey operations:
a. Require compulsory registration
b. Are exempt from registration
c. Must be registered in Book No. 3
d. Require High Court approval
104. Village records periodically filed in revenue offices by patwaris:
a. Require registration
b. Are exempt from registration
c. Require registration only if property exceeds ₹100
d. Require court certification
105. Sanads, inam, title-deeds or documents evidencing Government grants of land:
a. Must be compulsorily registered
b. Are exempt from registration
c. Require registration within six months
d. Require approval from Registrar
106. Notices given under sections 74 or 76 of the Bombay Land-Revenue Code, 1879 are:
a. Compulsorily registrable
b. Optional for registration
c. Exempt from registration
d. Valid only after registration
107. Documents covered under Section 90 shall be deemed for purposes of Sections 48 and 49 to be:
a. Unregistered documents
b. Registered documents
c. Invalid documents
d. Judicial orders
108. Section 90 also includes documents forming part of:
a. Court proceedings
b. Police investigations
c. Government settlement or survey records
d. Municipal records
109. Section 91 deals with:
a. Registration of Government documents
b. Inspection and copies of documents mentioned in Section 90
c. Fees for registration
d. Refusal of registration
110. Documents and maps mentioned in Section 90 clauses (a), (b), (c) and (e) shall be:
a. Destroyed after two years
b. Kept confidential
c. Open to inspection by any person
d. Available only to government officers
111. Registers of documents mentioned in Section 90 clause (d) shall be:
a. Open to inspection by any person
b. Closed to the public
c. Available only to courts
d. Available only to revenue officers
112. Copies of such documents shall be given to:
a. Only government officers
b. Only courts
c. All persons applying for such copies
d. Only the parties concerned
113. Inspection and copies under Section 91 are subject to:
a. Court approval
b. Payment of prescribed fees and rules
c. Police verification
d. Revenue officer approval
114. The rules regarding inspection and copies are prescribed by:
a. Central Government
b. Supreme Court
c. State Government by notification in the Official Gazette
d. District Court
115. Rules made under Section 91 or Section 69 must be laid before:
a. High Court
b. Parliament
c. State Legislature
d. District Court
116. Section 92 of the Registration Act originally dealt with:
a. Registration of wills
b. Burmese registration rules
c. Registration fees
d. Government documents
117. Section 92 has been:
a. Amended
b. Repealed
c. Partially repealed
d. Still in force
118. Section 92 was repealed by:
a. Indian Registration (Amendment) Act
b. Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937
c. Code of Civil Procedure
d. Transfer of Property Act
119. Section 93 of the Registration Act dealt with:
a. Inspection of documents
b. Repeal of certain previous enactments
c. Registration of wills
d. Registration fees
120. Section 93 has been:
a. Amended
b. Replaced
c. Repealed
d. Partially in force
121. Section 93 was repealed by:
a. Indian Registration (Amendment) Act, 1929
b. Repealing Act, 1938
c. Government of India Act, 1935
d. Transfer of Property Act
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