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The Transfer of Property Act, 1882

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PRELIMINARY
[Sections 1-4]

1. The Transfer of Property Act was enacted in the year:-

(a) 1883
(b) 1882
(c) 1881
(d) 1880

[TJS 2015, UJS 2011]

2. Transfer of Property Act came into force on:-

(a) July 01, 1882
(b) August 01, 1882
(c) September 01, 1882
(d) October 01, 1882

[UJS 2009, 2015, 2021, U.P. CJ 2015, BJS 2012]

3. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 covers:-

(a) Movable Property
(b) Immovable Property
(c) None
(d) (a) and (b) both

[M.P. CJ 2009, M.P. APO 2009]

4. Before the commencement of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, the

transfer of immovable property in India was governed by the:-
(a) Principles of English Law and Equity
(b) Indian Registration Act, 1908
(c) British State of Goods Act, 1880
(d) Indian Contract Act, 1872

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[AJS 2015, Bihar APO 2013]

5. Within the meaning of section 3 of the Transfer of Property Act, the

immovable property does not include:-
(a) Only standing timber & grass
(b) Only standing timber, house and crops
(c) Only standing timber, growing crops or grass
(d) Only grass

[M.P. CJ 2013-II, H.P. JS 2012]

6. Immovable property does not include timber.-

(a) True
(b) False
(c) Till it is rooted in the earth
(d) Only the branches of timber does not include in immovable property

[CJS 2003]

7. Which is not the immovable property?

(a) A lease of land
(b) Growing crops
(c) A right of way
(d) A life interest in the income of immovable property

[CJS 2004, HJS 2012]

8. Under Section 3 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, immovable property

includes:-
(a) Standing timber
(b) Growing crops
(c) Grass
(d) None of these

[H.P.JS 2007-II, M.P. HJS 2011]

9. In the Transfer of Property Act, immovable property does not include:-

(a) building
(b) land
(c) pond
(d) standing timber

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[UJS 2009, AJS 2012]

10. Under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 ‘attached to the earth’ doesn't
mean-
(a) Trees
(b) Shrubs
(c) Growing crops
(d) Walls or Buildings

[RJS 2021]

11. Which out of the following is not immovable property according to

Transfer of Property Act, 1882?
(a) Land
(b) Benefit to arise out of land
(c) Things attached to earth
(d) Standing timber

[BJS 2009]

12. The following is not immovable property:-

(a) Royalty
(b) Right to way
(c) Right to fishing
(d) Right to redemption

[M.P. CJ 2012]

13. Which of these is immovable property as per the provisions of Transfer

of Property Act, 1882?
(a) Standing timber
(b) Grass
(c) Fruit trees
(d) Growing crops

[M.P. CJ 2012, PJS 2017]

14. Immovable property under the law relating to transfer of property

includes-
(a) Growing crops
(b) Grass
(c) Standing Timber
(d) Growing trees

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[H.P.JS 2020]

15. Which one of the following is included in immovable property?

(a) Trees and shrubs rooted in earth
(b) Growing crops
(c) Grass
(d) Standing timber

[U.K. CJ 2021]

16. Immovable property does not include:-

(a) Grass
(b) Growing crops
(c) Standing timber
(d) All of the above

[CJS 2019, U.P. CJ 2015]

17. Which one of the following is not immovable property?

(a) Surface of land
(b) Rivers on surface of land
(c) Standing timbers
(d) Things attached to earth

[UJS 2016]

18. Under Section 3 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 ‘Immovable

Property’ does not include:
(a) Standing Timber
(b) Land
(c) Building
(d) Machinery, permanently attached to earth

[U.K. CJ 2021]

9. Which of the following is not an immovable property under the Transfer

of Property Act?
(a) A debt secured by mortgage of an immovable property
(b) A right of worship in a specific temple
(c) A lake
(d) A right to catch and carry fish from a pond

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[UJS 2018]

20. Standing Timbers under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 are:-
(a) immovable properties only so long as not severed from the earth
(b) immovable properties unless there is a contract to sever the same from the
earth
(c) not immovable properties
(d) immovable properties if value exceeds Rs. 100

[BJS 2016]

21. Which of the following properties has not been recognized by courts as
immovable property?
(a) Right of way
(b) Right to collect rent of immovable property
(c) A right of worship
(d) Right of fishery

[M.P. HJS 2010, U.P. CJ 2018]

22. Which of the following is immovable property?

(a) Copyright
(b) Profits a pendre
(c) Royalty
(d) Credit

[M.P. APO 2008]

23. Which one of the following is not an immovable property?

(a) Right to ferry
(b) A decree which gives right to sell the immovable property of husband
(c) Life interest of widow in the income of immovable property of her husband
(d) Right to receive annual payment from any village

[Bihar APO 2013]

24. Which of the following are “immovable property” under the Transfer of
Property Act?
Select the correct answer by using the code below:-
1. The equity of redemption
2 A hut
3. Mortgage debt
4. Right to recover maintenance allowance charged on immovable property

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(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 only

[U.P. CJ 2013]

25. The test to decide whether something attached to the earth has to be
regarded as immovable or not, depends on any one of the following?
(a) The decree or mode of annexation
(b) Place of annexation
(c) The object of annexation
(d) Both (a) and (c)

[UJS 2013]

26. According to section 3 of the Transfer Property Act, 1882 ‘instrument’

means:-
(a) testamentary instrument
(b) non-testamentary instrument
(c) both (a) & (b)
(d) None of the above

[UJS 2018, U.P. CJ 2016, OJS 2014,

M.P. CJ 2009, 2017, KJS 2016, BJS 2016]

27. ‘Attested’ in relation to an instrument means and shall be deemed

always to have mean attested by at least-
(a) One witness
(b) Two witnesses
(c) Three witnesses
(d) Four witnesses

[M.P. CJ 2001, 2014, CJS 2004, TJS 2015, 2017,

A.P. JS 2015, UJS 2015, AJS 2011]

28. The attestation of document means-

(a) The attesting witness is aware of contents of the document.
(b) The attesting witness seen the executant sign or affix mark.
(c) Received from the executant a personal acknowledgement of his signature.
(d) Both the attesting witness seen the executant sign or affix mark and received
from the executant a personal acknowledgement of his signature.

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[M.P. CJ 2018 (I)]

29. An instrument of transfer is attested validly where

(a) Executant has signed the instrument in presence of his family members
(b) A person has signed as witness to the fact of writing of instrument in his
presence
(c) One person who has seen executant signing the instrument put his own
signature as witness
(d) Instrument is signed by two witnesses who have seen executant signing the
same and who sign in latter’s presence

[UJS 2018]

30. Which one of the following sections of the Transfer of Property Act,
defines ‘Notice’?
(a) Section 2
(b) Section 3
(c) Section 5
(d) Explanation II of Section 3

[UJS 2009]

31. The Privy Council decision in Tilakdhari Lal v. Khedan Lal relates to
(a) Section 3 of the Transfer of Property Act
(b) Section 41 of the Transfer of Property Act
(c) Section 197 of the Transfer of Property Act
(d) Section 122 of the Transfer of Property Act

[UJS 2009]

32. Under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 a person is said to have notice of
a fact when:-
(a) He actually knows the fact
(b) May have knowledge about the fact
(c) Could with reasonable care know the fact
(d) Is not at all aware of the fact

[M.P. CJ 2009]

33. The Transfer of Property Act does not contemplate:

(a) Actual notice
(b) Implied notice

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(c) Notice in transaction

(d) Imputed notice

[U.P. CJ 2018]

34. Which one of the following is not a constructive notice?

(a) Gross negligence regarding to a fact
(b) Registration
(c) Actual possession
(d) Definite knowledge

[UJS 2019]

35. Assertion (A): Property is a comprehensive term and includes copyright.

Reason (R): Transfer of Property Act deals with all kinds of property including
patents.

Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true

[UJS 2002]

36. The chapters and sections of the Transfer of Property Act which relate to
contracts shall be taken as part of Contract Act and supplemental to:-
(a) the Specific Relief Act
(b) the Registration Act
(c) the Sale of Goods Act
(d) the Partition Act

[KJS 2011]

37. Transfer of Property Act has no relation with:-

(a) air
(b) water
(c) light
(d) all of these

[M.P. CJ 2006, 2010]

38. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

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(a) Immovable property Section 2

(b) Charges Section 100
(c) Marshalling by subsequent purchaser Section 56
(d) Mortgaged Debt Section 134

[UJS 2012]

39. The Amendment of Transfer of Property Act, 1982 in the year 2002
effective from:-
(a) 31st December, 2002
(b) 1st July, 2002
(c) 30th October, 2002
(d) 2nd July, 2002

[H.P.JS 2013]

40. Chapter II of the Transfer of Property Act shall not be deemed to effect
any rule of:-
(a) Mohammedan Law
(b) Christian Law
(c) Parsi Law
(d) None of the above

[AJS 2011]

41. The property word is defined in which Section of Transfer of Property

Act:-
(a) Section 1
(b) Section 2
(c) Section 3
(d) None of these

[M.P. APO 2008]

42. Which of the following mode of transfer of property is not covered by

Transfer of Property Act, 1882-
(a) Sale
(b) Mortgage
(c) Testamentary disposition
(d) Exchange

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[U.P. HJS 2012]

43. Transfer of property is NOT applicable to:-

(a) gifts of movable property
(b) exchange
(c) lease
(d) sale of goods

[CJS 2016]

44. Which of the following do not convey title?

(a) Registered exchange deed
(b) Registered will
(c) Registered gift deed
(d) Registered sale deed

[M.P. CJ 2016]

45. In which one of the following cases it was held that partition is not a
transfer of property?
(a) V.N. Sarin v. Ajeet Kumar, AIR 1986 SC 432
(b) Roked Chand v. Smt. Rajeshwari Devi, AIR 2009 (NOC) 3009
(c) Abdul Jabbar v. Venkata Shastri, AIR 1969 SC 1147
(d) None of the above

[U.P. CJ 2015, 2018]

46. Partition of immovable property is

(a) an exchange
(b) a transfer
(c) a gift
(d) none of the above

[KJS 2011]

47. In which one of the following cases it was held that surrender by tenant
is not transfer?
(a) Bachchu u Harbansh
(b) Makbanlal Saba u N.N. Adhikari
(c) Sharada Devi v. Chandwala
(d) None of these

[UJS 2019]

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