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15 questions on railway land, licensing & NOCs, each with the answer and where it comes from. Try each one before you tap Show answer.
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Start the testQ1.When railway land is licensed to a privately run school for railway wards, the school must admit railway children up to ______ of its intake.
Answer: (C) 75%
Such schools pay 6% of market value annually and must admit railway wards up to 75% of intake; the lease period is limited to 30 years.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 315
Q2.Under the 'Grow More Food' scheme, railway land is licensed for cultivation only to ______
Answer: (A) Permanent Group C/D employees with at least 5 years' service
Plots go only to permanent Group C or D employees with at least 5 years' service, for 5 years, and are taken back at least a year before retirement.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 420
Q3.When way leave charges are collected in advance for a block of 10 years, what annual increase in land value is assumed?
Answer: (B) 7%
The 10-year advance is calculated assuming a 7% annual increase in land value, adjusted later against actual notified rates.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 364
Q4.Laying an oil pipeline for petrol or other oil on railway land requires the special sanction of ______
Answer: (C) Chief Engineer
Para 826 IRWM: special sanction of the Chief Engineer is needed, and the CRS is consulted on safety before work is allowed.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 327
Q5.Temporary licensing of land for melas, exhibitions and similar events with GM's personal approval is limited to ______
Answer: (A) 3 months
Para 821(k) IRWM: up to three months with GM's personal approval; DRM's power covers up to 15 days.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 320
Q6.Way leave facilities are provided under Section ______ of the Railways Act, 1989, for accommodation of owners of land adjoining the railway.
Answer: (C) 16
Section 16 requires railways to make and maintain accommodation works such as crossings, passages and drains for adjoining landowners.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 351
Q7.Railway land licensed to other government departments attracts rent at ______ of market value, rising to ______ for covered area where they raise structures.
Answer: (D) 6%; 12%
Para 823(a) IRWM / 1028 Engg Code: 6% of market value, enhanced to 12% for the covered area where structures are built.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 307
Q8.Under para 1025 Engg Code, the security deposit for railway land licensed to outsiders equals ______ of occupation fee.
Answer: (D) 12 months
A security deposit equal to 12 months' occupation fee is taken, and fees are recovered in advance.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 338
Q9.The proceeds from disposal of railway land, less disposal charges, are credited to ______
Answer: (C) Capital account of the railway
Para 1043 Engg Code: sale proceeds, less charges properly incurred, are credited to the Capital account of the railway.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 441
Q10.At a station, land licensed for stacking goods received or dispatched by train is licensed by which department?
Answer: (B) Commercial
Para 821 IRWM: stacking land for rail traffic is licensed by Commercial; other cases, including land with temporary structures, by Engineering.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 322
Q11.What registration fee must accompany an application for way leave permission?
Answer: (D) Rs 2,000
A Rs 2,000 registration fee was introduced to deter non-serious applications; it is adjusted against estimate or way leave charges.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 373
Q12.To avoid misunderstanding, a way leave agreement should use which terms?
Answer: (B) 'Permission' and 'way leave charges'
Way leave does not license the land; the agreement should speak only of 'permission' and 'way leave charges'.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 354
Q13.Why is licensing of railway land preferred over leasing?
Answer: (C) A lease carries a danger of accrual of occupancy rights
Para 1020 Engg Code: a lease risks occupancy rights accruing, while a licence only gives a restricted right to use land for the stated purpose.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 303
Q14.In the rare case of regularising a religious structure on railway land, the area is limited to a maximum of ______ per case.
Answer: (B) 500 sq m
Licensing or regularisation of religious structures is limited to a maximum of 500 sq m in each case; fresh licensing is banned.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 313
Q15.When surplus railway land is offered to the State Government, the State must exercise its option within ______
Answer: (B) six months
Para 1038(2)(b) Engg Code: the State must exercise its option within six months of the Central Government signifying its intention to surrender the land.
Source: RailPro e-book Vol 3, page 428
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