1. : The Colonization of Government Lands (Punjab) Act was first enacted in which year? (Hint: From Enactment History)
(A) 1947
(B) 1906
(C) 1912
(D) 1887
2. : The Act primarily deals with the distribution and management of land in which areas of Punjab? (Hint: From Scope of Application)
(A) Forest lands only
(B) Lands created by irrigation canals (canal colonies)
(C) All lands in the state
(D) Only urban property
3. : What is a “colonist” under this Act? (Hint: From Definitions Section)
(A) A revenue officer
(B) Any foreign investor
(C) A tenant farmer
(D) A person to whom the government land has been granted on certain conditions
4. : The right of ownership of the colonist land is subject to the payment of what? (Hint: From Landholder Obligations)
(A) Income Tax
(B) Water Rate
(C) Land Revenue (Malya)
(D) Property Tax
5. : Under what circumstances can the government resume the land granted to a colonist? (Hint: From Conditions of Grant)
(A) Only if the land is not cultivated
(B) For breach of any condition of the grant
(C) Only with the colonist’s consent
(D) For any reason
6. : The term “Abadi Deh” refers to: (Hint: From Land Classification)
(A) Agricultural land
(B) Land reserved for the village settlement
(C) Barren land
(D) Graveyard land
7. : What is a “Shamlat Deh”? (Hint: From Common Land Terminology)
(A) Privately owned land
(B) Common land of the village community
(C) Land owned by the mosque
(D) Land under litigation