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Effect of laws s.156

  1. Q1 Mock Test 1, Q71

    Section 156 of the MRTP Act says that development permitted under another law is not lawful unless permitted under the MRTP Act. Which of the following is excepted and NOT treated as unauthorised development?

    1. AA layout approved by a private bank for mortgage
    2. BA building approved only by a co-operative housing society
    3. CA structure assessed to property tax by the municipality
    4. DGunthewari development regularised under the Maharashtra Gunthewari Developments (Regularisation, Upgradation and Control) Act, 2001
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    Answer D. Gunthewari development regularised under the Maharashtra Gunthewari Developments (Regularisation, Upgradation and Control) Act, 2001

    s.156 excepts development permitted or deemed permitted by a Village Panchayat within gaothan, and gunthewari development regularised under the 2001 Gunthewari Act.

    Source: MRTP Act 1966 (as on 28 Jul 2026), s.156 proviso

Mutation register s.150

  1. Q2 Mock Test 1, Q72

    The register of mutations and register of disputed cases are provided for in which section of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966?

    1. ASection 154
    2. BSection 149
    3. CSection 155
    4. DSection 150
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    Answer D. Section 150

    s.150 provides for the register of mutations and register of disputed cases. s.149 requires acquisition of rights to be reported, s.155 corrects clerical errors, and s.154 requires registering officers to send intimation of transfers.

    Source: MLRC 1966, s.150

Three-tier structure Art 243B

  1. Q3 Mock Test 1, Q73

    Under Article 243B, Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State having a population not exceeding:

    1. A10 lakhs
    2. B25 lakhs
    3. C50 lakhs
    4. D20 lakhs
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    Answer D. 20 lakhs

    Article 243B(1) provides for Panchayats at the village, intermediate and district levels, while Art. 243B(2) permits States with a population not exceeding twenty lakhs to dispense with the intermediate level.

    Source: Constitution of India, Art. 243B(2)

State control s.448-452

  1. Q4 Mock Test 1, Q74

    Match the powers of the State Government under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949:

    (a) s.448 (b) s.451 (c) s.452 (d) s.452A

    (i) Dissolve the Corporation

    (ii) Require performance of duties in default of a municipal authority

    (iii) Appoint Government officer(s) to perform functions of the Corporation

    (iv) Suspend or rescind any resolution or order of the Corporation

    1. Aa-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii
    2. Ba-i, b-iv, c-ii, d-iii
    3. Ca-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii
    4. Da-ii, b-iv, c-iii, d-i
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    Answer A. a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii

    s.448 is the power to require performance of duties on default, s.451 to suspend or rescind resolutions, s.452 to dissolve the Corporation, and s.452A to appoint officers to run it.

    Source: MMC Act 1949, ss.448, 451, 452, 452A

Name and applicability

  1. Q5 Mock Test 1, Q75

    The Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 was originally enacted as the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949. Which Corporation in Maharashtra is NOT governed by it?

    1. ANashik Municipal Corporation
    2. BPune Municipal Corporation
    3. CNagpur Municipal Corporation
    4. DBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
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    Answer D. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

    Every Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra except Brihanmumbai is governed by the MMC Act, 1949 (formerly the BPMC Act). Brihanmumbai is governed by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888.

    Source: MMC Act 1949 (Bombay Act LIX of 1949); Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 1888

Commissioner s.36

  1. Q6 Mock Test 1, Q76

    Appointment of the Municipal Commissioner is provided in which section of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949?

    1. ASection 19
    2. BSection 36
    3. CSection 45
    4. DSection 39A
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    Answer B. Section 36

    s.36 deals with appointment of the Commissioner, s.39A with Additional Municipal Commissioners, s.45 with the City Engineer etc., and s.19 with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor.

    Source: MMC Act 1949, s.36

Encroachment s.50-51

  1. Q7 Mock Test 1, Q77

    Match the sections of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966:

    (a) s.50 (b) s.51 (c) s.52 (d) s.242

    (i) Regularisation of encroachments

    (ii) Collector's procedure to evict a person wrongfully in possession

    (iii) Removal of encroachment on land vesting in Government

    (iv) Value and land revenue how calculated

    1. Aa-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii
    2. Ba-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
    3. Ca-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
    4. Da-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
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    Answer A. a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii

    s.50 removes encroachments on Government land, s.51 regularises encroachments, s.52 explains how value and land revenue are calculated, and s.242 sets out the Collector's procedure for evicting a person in wrongful possession.

    Source: MLRC 1966, ss.50-52, 242

Removal notice s.53

  1. Q8 Mock Test 1, Q78

    Regarding a notice under section 53(1) of the MRTP Act, consider:

    (i) For development carried out without permission, or after the permission was revoked, the notice may require restoration within 24 hours.

    (ii) For development contrary to permission or to modified permission, at least one month's notice is given.

    (iii) While an application under section 44 to retain the development is pending, the notice is in abeyance.

    Which are correct?

    1. A(i) and (iii) only
    2. B(ii) and (iii) only
    3. C(i) and (ii) only
    4. D(i), (ii) and (iii)
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    Answer D. (i), (ii) and (iii)

    s.53(1) gives 24 hours for cases under s.52(1)(a) or (c) (no permission, or revoked permission) and one month for (b) or (d). Under s.53(3), an application for retention under s.44 keeps the notice in abeyance until decided.

    Source: MRTP Act 1966 (as on 28 Jul 2026), s.53(1), (1A), (3)

Compounded structures s.52A

  1. Q9 Mock Test 1, Q79

    Under section 52A of the MRTP Act, unauthorised developments can be declared 'compounded structures' only if they were completed on or before:

    1. A31st December 2015
    2. B31st March 2012
    3. C1st January 2001
    4. D10th August 1992
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    Answer A. 31st December 2015

    s.52A covers unauthorised developments in Development Plan areas completed on or before 31 December 2015. Once declared compounded, only repairs and maintenance are allowed and reconstruction must follow the current DCR.

    Source: MRTP Act 1966 (as on 28 Jul 2026), s.52A(1),(2)

Bombay TP Act 1954

  1. Q10 Mock Test 1, Q80

    What was the key advance of the Bombay Town Planning Act, 1954 over the 1915 Act?

    1. AIt first introduced Town Planning Schemes
    2. BIt created Regional Planning Boards
    3. CIt introduced the levy of development charge as a percentage of ASR
    4. DIt made preparation of a Development Plan for the whole area of a local authority obligatory
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    Answer D. It made preparation of a Development Plan for the whole area of a local authority obligatory

    The 1915 Act provided only for Town Planning Schemes. The 1954 Act required every local authority to prepare a Development Plan for its whole area, with TPSs as the means of implementing it. Regional Boards came with the MRTP Act 1966, and development charge in 1992.

    Source: History: Bombay TP Act 1954 vs 1915

Bombay Town Planning Act

  1. Q11 ATP 2022, Q54

    In the then Bombay Province, due to the need for providing public facilities such as water, roads, etc., the 'Bombay Town Planning Act' was enacted in the year

    1. A1901
    2. B1913
    3. C1915
    4. D1911
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    Answer C. 1915

    The Bombay Town Planning Act, 1915 was the first town planning legislation in India and introduced Town Planning Schemes; it was replaced by the Bombay TP Act 1954 and later the MRTP Act 1966. (Answer matches the official MPSC final key, 26-12-2022.)

    Source: Bombay Town Planning Act, 1915

MMC Act 1949 chapters

  1. Q12 ATP 2022, Q56

    Chapter XV of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 provides for

    1. ADrains and Drainage
    2. BStreets
    3. CWater Supply
    4. DBuilding Regulations
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    Answer D. Building Regulations

    In the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, Chapter XIV deals with streets and Chapter XV with building regulations (notice of new building s.253 onwards); drainage and water supply come in earlier chapters. (Answer matches the official MPSC final key, 26-12-2022.)

    Source: Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act 1949, Chapter XV

Constitution of corporations Art. 243Q

  1. Q13 ATP 2022, Q57

    According to Section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, specification of larger urban areas and constitution of corporations is in accordance with Article ______ of the Constitution of India.

    1. A245D(2)
    2. B243Q(1)
    3. C246A(1)
    4. D249B(3)
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    Answer B. 243Q(1)

    Article 243Q (inserted by the 74th Amendment) provides for constitution of Nagar Panchayats, Municipal Councils and Municipal Corporations for transitional, smaller and larger urban areas; s.3(1) specifies larger urban areas in accordance with Art. 243Q(1). (Answer matches the official MPSC final key, 26-12-2022.)

    Source: Constitution of India, Art. 243Q; MMC Act 1949, s.3(1)

MLRC land records sections

  1. Q14 ATP 2022, Q58

    Match the following in view of provisions of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966:

    Sections:

    • a. Section 148
    • b. Section 156
    • c. Section 161
    • d. Section 165

    Provisions:

    • I. Wajib-ul-Arz
    • II. Nistar Patrak
    • III. Record of Rights
    • IV. Land Records
    1. Aa-III, b-II, c-I, d-IV
    2. Ba-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I
    3. Ca-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II
    4. Da-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
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    Answer B. a-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I

    Under the MLRC, s.148 is Record of Rights, s.156 is Land Records, s.161 is Nistar Patrak and s.165 is Wajib-ul-arz, i.e. a-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I. (Options (2) and (4) are partly illegible in the scan and reconstructed.) (Answer matches the official MPSC final key, 26-12-2022.)

    Source: MLRC 1966, ss.148, 156, 161, 165

Stamp Act - Instrument s.2(l)

  1. Q15 ATP 2022, Q60

    As per Section 2(l) of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, '______' includes every document by which any right or liability is, or purports to be, created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded.

    1. ALetter of Credit
    2. BPromissory Note
    3. CBill of Exchange
    4. DInstrument
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    Answer D. Instrument

    Section 2(l) of the Maharashtra Stamp Act defines 'instrument' as every document by which any right or liability is created, transferred, limited, extended, extinguished or recorded. (Answer matches the official MPSC final key, 26-12-2022.)

    Source: Maharashtra Stamp Act 1958, s.2(l)

74th CAA commencement

  1. Q16 ATP 2022, Q61

    The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act came into force on

    1. A1st May, 1991
    2. B1st October, 1993
    3. C1st June, 1992
    4. D1st June, 1993
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    Answer D. 1st June, 1993

    The Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992, inserting Part IXA on Municipalities, came into force on 1 June 1993 (the 73rd Amendment on 24 April 1993). (Answer matches the official MPSC final key, 26-12-2022.)

    Source: Constitution (74th Amendment) Act 1992

MRTP s.144 jurisdiction of courts

  1. Q17 ATP 2022, Q62

    Which of the following statements is correct in respect of jurisdiction of courts under Section 144 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966?

    1. AIt lays down the jurisdiction of a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class to try offences punishable under this Act
    2. BIt lays down the jurisdiction of the Bombay City Civil Court
    3. CIt lays down the provision regarding sanction for prosecution
    4. DIt is the provision regarding penalty for obstructing a contractor or removing a mark
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    Answer A. It lays down the jurisdiction of a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class to try offences punishable under this Act

    Section 144 provides that no court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class shall try an offence punishable under the MRTP Act. (Answer matches the official MPSC final key, 26-12-2022.)

    Source: MRTP Act 1966 (as on 28 Jul 2026), s.144

Municipal authorities s.7 (1965 Act)

  1. Q18 ATP 2022, Q63

    Find the odd man out among the municipal authorities charged with execution of the Act under Section 7 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.

    1. AThe Director General
    2. BThe Council
    3. CThe Standing Committee
    4. DThe Chief Officer
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    Answer A. The Director General

    Section 7 names the Council, the Standing Committee, the Subject Committees, the President and the Chief Officer as municipal authorities; a 'Director General' is not one of them. (Answer matches the official MPSC final key, 26-12-2022.)

    Source: Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act 1965, s.7

73rd CAA

  1. Q19 ATP 2022, Q64

    The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India provides for

    1. ARevision in powers of the Prime Minister
    2. BElection of Governor
    3. CChange in tenure of the President
    4. DNone of the above
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    Answer D. None of the above

    The 73rd Amendment (1992) inserted Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule providing for Panchayati Raj institutions; it has nothing to do with the Prime Minister, Governor or President. (Answer matches the official MPSC final key, 26-12-2022.)

    Source: Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act 1992, Part IX

MLRC s.42 NA use

  1. Q20 ATP 2022, Q65

    As per Section 42(1) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, land used for agricultural purpose can be used for any non-agricultural purpose with the permission of the

    1. AGovernor
    2. BChief Minister
    3. CTahsildar
    4. DNone of the above
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    Answer D. None of the above

    Under s.42 of the MLRC, agricultural land may be used for a non-agricultural purpose only with the permission of the Collector; none of the listed authorities is correct. (Answer matches the official MPSC final key, 26-12-2022.)

    Source: MLRC 1966, s.42

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