50_MCQ_Adverse_Possession

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🧠 50 MCQs ON ADVERSE POSSESSION

(With Answers & Case Laws)

1. Adverse possession results in extinction of title under which provision?

A. Section 24 Limitation Act
B. Section 25 Limitation Act
C. Section 27 Limitation Act
D. Section 34 CPC

✅ Answer: C
📚 Karnataka Board of Wakf v. Govt. of India (2004)

2. Statutory period for adverse possession against a private individual is:

A. 6 years
B. 12 years
C. 30 years
D. 60 years

✅ Answer: B
📚 Article 65, Limitation Act

3. Possession must be hostile, open and continuous. This principle was laid down in:

A. Hemaji Waghaji Jat
B. Karnataka Board of Wakf
C. Gurudwara Sahib
D. Mukesh Kumar

✅ Answer: B

4. Animus possidendi means:

A. Possession by force
B. Possession under mistake
C. Intention to possess as owner
D. Temporary possession

✅ Answer: C
📚 P.T. Munichikkanna Reddy v. Revamma (2007)

5. Burden of proving adverse possession lies on:

A. True owner
B. Court
C. Government
D. Person claiming it

✅ Answer: D
📚 Hemaji Waghaji Jat v. Bhikhabhai (2009)

6. Mere long possession is sufficient to claim adverse possession.

A. True
B. False

✅ Answer: B
📚 Karnataka Board of Wakf (2004)

7. Permissive possession becomes adverse when:

A. Time passes
B. Mutation is done
C. Clear hostile repudiation is made
D. Rent is unpaid

✅ Answer: C
📚 Thakur Kishan Singh v. Arvind Kumar (1994)

8. Limitation in permissive possession begins from:

A. Date of entry
B. Date of mutation
C. Date of repudiation
D. Date of suit

✅ Answer: C
📚 Saroop Singh v. Banto (2005)

9. Tenant claiming adverse possession must:

A. Remain silent
B. Pay rent
C. Deny landlord’s title openly
D. File mutation

✅ Answer: C
📚 Mohan Lal v. Mirza Abdul Gaffar (1996)

10. Mutation entries:

A. Confer title
B. Prove adverse possession
C. Are only for fiscal purposes
D. Override title deeds

✅ Answer: C
📚 Balwant Singh v. Daulat Singh (1997)

11. Possession of one co-owner is presumed to be:

A. Adverse
B. Illegal
C. Exclusive
D. On behalf of all

✅ Answer: D
📚 P. Lakshmi Reddy v. L. Lakshmi Reddy (1957)

12. Ouster means:

A. Physical eviction
B. Sale of property
C. Open denial of co-owner’s rights
D. Partition

✅ Answer: C

13. Adverse possession against State is:

A. Impossible
B. Illegal
C. Legally permissible with strict proof
D. Automatic

✅ Answer: C
📚 State of Haryana v. Mukesh Kumar (2011)

14. A person cannot file a suit claiming ownership solely on adverse possession.

A. False
B. True

✅ Answer: B
📚 Gurudwara Sahib v. Gram Panchayat (2014)

15. Adverse possession is a mixed question of:

A. Law only
B. Fact only
C. Law and fact
D. Equity

✅ Answer: C

16. Possession must be:

A. Secret
B. Temporary
C. Open and notorious
D. Joint

✅ Answer: C

17. Hostility means:

A. Personal enmity
B. Use of force
C. Denial of true owner’s title
D. Litigation

✅ Answer: C

18. Which is NOT an ingredient of adverse possession?

A. Hostility
B. Continuity
C. Good faith
D. Exclusivity

✅ Answer: C

19. Possession under void sale deed can mature into adverse possession.

A. False
B. True

✅ Answer: B
📚 Nair Service Society v. K.C. Alexander (1968)

20. Silence of true owner alone proves adverse possession.

A. True
B. False

✅ Answer: B

21. Which Article governs adverse possession suits for immovable property?

A. Article 64
B. Article 65
C. Article 58
D. Article 113

✅ Answer: B

22. Article 64 applies when:

A. Title is admitted
B. Suit is based on previous possession
C. Government is party
D. Mutation is done

✅ Answer: B

23. Possession must be peaceful. This excludes:

A. Trespass
B. Intermittent possession
C. Continuous possession
D. Open possession

✅ Answer: B

24. Which maxim applies to adverse possession?

A. Actus non facit reum
B. Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt
C. Delay defeats equity
D. Res ipsa loquitur

✅ Answer: B

25. Adverse possession is governed by:

A. CPC
B. Transfer of Property Act
C. Limitation Act
D. Evidence Act

✅ Answer: C

26. Possession must be exclusive. This means:

A. With permission
B. With public
C. Excluding true owner
D. Joint ownership

✅ Answer: C

27. Payment of tax alone proves adverse possession.

A. True
B. False

✅ Answer: B

28. Plea of adverse possession must be:

A. Presumed
B. Implied
C. Specifically pleaded
D. Ignored

✅ Answer: C

29. Which case criticised doctrine of adverse possession?

A. Wakf Board
B. Gurudwara Sahib
C. Hemaji Waghaji Jat
D. Saroop Singh

✅ Answer: C

30. Possession becomes adverse when it is:

A. Friendly
B. Secret
C. Hostile to owner’s title
D. Temporary

✅ Answer: C

31. Possession of licensee is:

A. Adverse
B. Illegal
C. Permissive
D. Hostile

✅ Answer: C

32. Adverse possession extinguishes:

A. Possession
B. Enjoyment
C. Title of true owner
D. Lease

✅ Answer: C

33. A plea of adverse possession implies:

A. Denial of possession
B. Admission of owner’s title
C. Admission of tenancy
D. Neutral claim

✅ Answer: B
📚 Mohan Lal v. Mirza Abdul Gaffar

34. Possession shared with owner can be adverse.

A. True
B. False

✅ Answer: B

35. Adverse possession is a right created by:

A. Equity
B. Custom
C. Statute
D. Contract

✅ Answer: C

36. In co-ownership, limitation starts when:

A. Possession begins
B. Mutation occurs
C. Ouster is proved
D. Rent stops

✅ Answer: C

37. Possession must be continuous. Temporary gaps will:

A. Help claimant
B. Not matter
C. Break limitation
D. Extend time

✅ Answer: C

38. Which is NOT hostile act?

A. Sale of land
B. Construction
C. Filing suit as owner
D. Requesting permission

✅ Answer: D

39. Adverse possession can be used as:

A. Only sword
B. Only shield
C. Shield, not sword
D. Neither

✅ Answer: C
📚 Gurudwara Sahib

40. Which Court emphasised strict proof?

A. Wakf Board
B. Hemaji Waghaji Jat
C. Nair Service Society
D. Balwant Singh

✅ Answer: B

41. Hostile possession must be to knowledge of:

A. Court
B. Public
C. True owner
D. Government

✅ Answer: C

42. Possession by mistake can be adverse if:

A. Short
B. Secret
C. Hostile and open
D. Permissive

✅ Answer: C

43. Which case allows adverse possession under void title?

A. Wakf Board
B. Nair Service Society
C. Gurudwara Sahib
D. Mukesh Kumar

✅ Answer: B

44. Adverse possession is against:

A. Possession
B. Contract
C. Title
D. Easement

✅ Answer: C

45. Limitation Act bars remedy but also extinguishes title under:

A. Section 3
B. Section 14
C. Section 27
D. Section 34

✅ Answer: C

46. Possession must be nec vi, nec clam, nec precario means:

A. With force
B. Secret
C. Permissive
D. Without force, secrecy or permission

✅ Answer: D

47. Which is the weakest evidence of adverse possession?

A. Sale deed
B. Construction
C. Mutation entry
D. Refusal of rent

✅ Answer: C

48. Adverse possession is discouraged but:

A. Abolished
B. Unconstitutional
C. Still recognised in law
D. Repealed

✅ Answer: C

49. Possession must be exclusive. This excludes:

A. Owner
B. Stranger
C. Public at large
D. Tenant

✅ Answer: C

50. Best single test of adverse possession is:

A. Length of time
B. Mutation
C. Payment of tax
D. Hostile animus + continuity

✅ Answer: D

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🔁 FLOWCHART 1: ADVERSE POSSESSION – SUCCESS TEST START ↓ Nature of Entry? ├─ Permissive (licence / tenancy / friendship) │ ↓ │ Clear Repudiation of Owner’s Title? │ ├─ NO → ❌ FAIL (No Adverse Possession) │ └─ YES […]

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