TN tightens wet-land conversion: NOCs from RDO, Agriculture and WRD made mandatory (4 Nov G.O.) – Quiz (09.11.2026)

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TN tightens wet-land conversion: NOCs from RDO, Agriculture and WRD made mandatory (4 Nov G.O.) – Quiz (09.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Under the 4 Nov 2026 amendment, besides the RDO and Joint Director of Agriculture, whose NOC is needed for nanjai conversion?

Correct Answer: D [WRD Executive Engineer]

Explanation:

The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department – the department that maintains tanks, rivers and irrigation channels, so impact on water bodies gets checked.

2.  
Under which List of the Seventh Schedule does 'Land' (Entry 18), including transfer of agricultural land, come?

Correct Answer: C [State List]

Explanation:

State List, Entry 18 – rights in land, land tenures, transfer of agricultural land; so the State frames conversion rules. Transfer of non-agricultural property is in the Concurrent List (Entry 6).

3.  
In Tamil Nadu revenue records, what type of land does the term 'nanjai' denote?

Correct Answer: A [Irrigated wet land]

Explanation:

Nanjai is wet land irrigated by tanks, canals or rivers, mostly paddy. Punjai is dry land; poramboke is government common land.

4.  
Who introduced the harvest-based 'Fasli' revenue year still used in land records such as the adangal?

Correct Answer: C [Akbar]

Explanation:

The Mughal emperor Akbar – to align revenue collection with the harvest. In Tamil Nadu the Fasli year begins on 1 July.

5.  
Which wet-land-rich region is known as the 'rice bowl of Tamil Nadu'?

Correct Answer: D [Thanjavur (Cauvery delta)]

Explanation:

Thanjavur and the Cauvery delta – three paddy seasons (kuruvai, samba, thaladi), irrigated by the Grand Anicut and Mettur dam.

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