Field and District Administration: RAS Prelims MCQs
82 RAS Prelims MCQs on field and district administration cover the Collector, the Tehsildar, the Revenue Inspector and the Patwari. The questions ask for the origin of the Collector’s office, revenue functions and terms, disaster management and law and order powers, and how land records connect to a farmer’s credit.
Practice questions based on the RPSC RAS Prelims syllabus. They follow the exam pattern but are not past-paper questions.
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RAS PrelimsRajasthan Polity and Administration · Field and District Administration
Q81. Read the following statements and select the correct answer: Statement I: The separation of executive and judicial functions led to the transfer of judicial magisterial powers from the District Collector to Judicial Magistrates. Statement II: The District Collector now exercises purely executive magisterial powers.
Explanation
The separation of executive and judicial functions led to the transfer of judicial magisterial powers to a dedicated judiciary. Consequently, the District Collector no longer presides over criminal trials but retains executive magisterial powers. These executive powers are used to maintain public order, manage emergencies, and handle preventive legal measures, ensuring that the Collector can focus on administrative governance while the judiciary ensures impartial justice.
RAS PrelimsRajasthan Polity and Administration · Field and District Administration
Q82. The administrative principle of "Span of Control" was the primary concept invoked for which of the following reforms in Rajasthan?
Explanation
The revival of the Divisional Commissioner system in Rajasthan was primarily driven by the administrative principle known as the span of control. By reintroducing this intermediate level, the state government aimed to reduce the number of direct reports to the secretariat. This reform ensures more effective supervision of District Collectors and facilitates better coordination of regional developmental activities across the various districts within a division.
Answer key for these questions
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(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
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(d) Revival of Divisional Commissioners to reduce direct reports to the secretariat.
Key facts from Field and District Administration
Warren Hastings created the office of the District Collector in 1772.
The Collector is Chairperson of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and manages government lands and estates under revenue administration.
The District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Magistrate is empowered to act in a communal riot, and the District Magistrate chairs the monthly crime review meeting.
The Revenue Inspector (Girdawar or Kanungo) controls the Patwari and links village and Tehsil administration.
Girdawari is the assessment of crop conditions and harvest.
Revenue recovery is the legal mechanism to realise unpaid taxes and dues as arrears of revenue.
Frequently asked questions
How many RAS Prelims practice MCQs are there on Field and District Administration?
This page has 82 practice MCQs on Field and District Administration (Rajasthan Polity and Administration). Each has the correct answer, and most have an explanation.
Who created the office of the District Collector?
Warren Hastings, in 1772. The Collector was first meant to collect revenue and later became the main officer of the district, combining revenue, magisterial and developmental functions, and he still heads the district.
Who controls the Patwari?
The Revenue Inspector, also called the Girdawar or Kanungo. He supervises the Patwari’s land records and acts as the link between the village and the Tehsil, so that errors in village records can be corrected.
What is Girdawari?
Girdawari is the field inspection and recording of crop conditions and harvest by revenue staff. These records are the basis for assessing land revenue, relief in a crop failure and claims for farm credit.
