Patwaris

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Who is a Patwari? What are his duties?

Q. What is the approximate number of villages in India?

1. 6, 00, 000
2. 50, 000
3. 50, 00, 000
4. 60, 000

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What is the full form of PUSA

Q. What is the link between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

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The Patwari Is Known By Different Names In Different States These includes

Q. In what ways are the work of the Panchayat, that you read about in the previous chapter, and the work of the Patwari related to each other?

Q. Patwaris maintain the land records of ____________.

1. all the agricultural labours in the village
2. all the land-owners in the village
3. only certain families in the village
4. only the sarpanch and his/her family

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(i) Find out the term used for the Patwari in your state.
(ii) If you live in a rural area find out:
(a) How many villages does the Patwari of your area maintain land records for?
(b) How do people in the village contact him/her?

Q. Why was Mohan worried about picking a quarrel with Raghu?

Q. Write three major functions of a Patwari.

Q. Patwaris ensure that the land records of all the people in a village or a are properly maintained.

1. group of districts
2. group of villages
3. group of talukas
4. group of states

Q. Land records are documents that serve as proof of land ownership. They are given to land owners by the .

1. farmers
2. police
3. government
4. community

Q. Which of the options provided below is not an alternate name for a Patwari?

1. Village Officer
2. Karamchari
3. Sipahee
4. Kanungo

Q. Raju and Raghav are friends. Raju comes from a well to do family while Raghav's family struggles to make ends meet. While walking home from school, Raju falls, and Raghav rushes to help him. The passersby think that Raghav is harming Raju.

Which of the following could be the possible reasons which made passersby thought so?

1. Raghav was shouting at Raju.
2. Raghav was wearing old clothes.
3. Raju was screaming for help.
4. Raju was being threatened by Raghav

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In addition to maintaining and updating land records of a village, a Patwari also ______________________________.

1. compulsorily makes land purchases nearby.
2. directly reports only to the District Collector.
3. provides the government information about crops being grown.
4. single-handedly oversees the provision of land records to farmers.

Q. Chethan went to the high court for the land dispute case. After the court's judgements, Chethan still felt that the disputes were not yet resolved. Now, to solve this case what Chethan should do?

1. This issue cannot be resolved after the High court judgement.
2. Approach another lawyer
3. Approach the Supreme Court of India
4. Approach the District Commissionor

Q. The work of Patwaris, much like Station House Officers, is limited to their ______.

1. country
2. entire district
3. crop
4. jurisdiction

Q. Gowri, an owner of a vast piece of agricultural land, wants to change the type of crops cultivated on her property. Who will need to update her official record?

1. Kanungo
2. Revenue Officer
3. Constable
4. District Collector

Q. Without land records, it would be hard to and .

1. collect land revenue
2. grow crops annually
3. identify real owners
4. find a patwari

Q. _______ is the primary work of the patwari.

1. Preparing development schemes​
2. Preparing voters list​
3. Keeping land records​
4. Keeping a record of birth and deaths​

Q. Which of the following are associated with a patwari's responsibilities (relating to land records)?

1. Creation
2. Updation
3. Collection
4. Punishment
5. Investigation
6. Crop information
7. Khasras
8. Agriculture

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Change the given statement into ordinary language.

A pen costs $₹\mathrm{x}$. A notebook costs $₹(2\mathrm{x}+1)$

Q. What are the different names associated with the individual who creates official land records?

1. Kanungo
2. Patwari
3. Karamchari
4. Sipahee
5. Village Officer
6. Tehsildar
7. Lekhpal
8. Sarpanch