1. A parcel of land measures 80m x 60m. What is its area in square meters?
(a) 4,800 m²
(b) 140 m²
(c) 5,000 m²
(d) 1,400 m²
✅ Answer: (a) 4,800 m²
2. 20% of TZS 15,000,000 is:
(a) 2,000,000
(b) 3,000,000
(c) 4,000,000
(d) 5,000,000
✅ Answer: (b) 3,000,000
3. Which number completes the pattern: 5, 10, 20, 40, __?
(a) 60
(b) 80
(c) 90
(d) 100
✅ Answer: (b) 80
4. What is the perimeter of a plot measuring 25m by 15m?
(a) 80m
(b) 70m
(c) 90m
(d) 60m
✅ Answer: (a) 80m
5. If one acre is 4,046.86 m², how many square meters are in 3 acres?
(a) 12,140.58 m²
(b) 9,000 m²
(c) 10,130 m²
(d) 13,500 m²
✅ Answer: (a) 12,140.58 m²
6. Choose the correct word: “The land officer ____ the documents carefully.”
(a) reviewing
(b) reviews
(c) review
(d) reviewed
✅ Answer: (b) reviews
7. The sum of angles in a triangle is:
(a) 90°
(b) 180°
(c) 270°
(d) 360°
✅ Answer: (b) 180°
8. What is ¼ of 8,000?
(a) 1,000
(b) 2,000
(c) 3,000
(d) 4,000
✅ Answer: (b) 2,000
9. A document is numbered 101 to 150. How many documents are there?
(a) 49
(b) 50
(c) 51
(d) 52
✅ Answer: (c) 50
10. If 3 surveyors complete a task in 6 days, how many days would it take 6 surveyors?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
✅ Answer: (b) 3
📘 Section B: Land Laws & Policy (20 Questions)
11. The law governing general land in Tanzania is:
(a) Land Act, Cap.113
(b) Village Land Act, Cap.114
(c) Urban Planning Act
(d) Land Registration Act
✅ Answer: (a) Land Act, Cap.113
12. Who issues a granted right of occupancy?
(a) Registrar of Titles
(b) Village Council
(c) Commissioner for Lands
(d) District Executive Director
✅ Answer: (c) Commissioner for Lands
13. Land in Tanzania is owned by:
(a) Individuals
(b) Local Government
(c) The President as trustee
(d) The Ministry of Lands
✅ Answer: (c) The President as trustee
14. Which category does forest reserves fall under?
(a) General land
(b) Village land
(c) Reserved land
(d) Urban land
✅ Answer: (c) Reserved land
15. The Village Land Act governs:
(a) Reserved land
(b) Urban plots
(c) Customary land in villages
(d) Commercial land
✅ Answer: (c) Customary land in villages
16. Maximum duration of a granted right of occupancy is:
(a) 33 years
(b) 66 years
(c) 75 years
(d) 99 years
✅ Answer: (d) 99 years
17. The Land Use Planning Commission advises on:
(a) Boundary disputes
(b) Compensation
(c) Sustainable land use
(d) Court decisions
✅ Answer: (c) Sustainable land use
18. Title deeds are registered under:
(a) Deeds Registry
(b) Title Registration Act
(c) Land Registration Act
(d) Land Titles Ordinance
✅ Answer: (c) Land Registration Act
19. Which authority approves detailed urban planning schemes?
(a) Ward Tribunal
(b) Urban Planning Committee
(c) National Land Use Planning Commission
(d) Minister responsible for lands
✅ Answer: (d) Minister responsible for lands
20. What is the function of a Cadastral Survey?
(a) Building permit issuance
(b) Mapping electoral zones
(c) Defining property boundaries
(d) Allocating forest reserves
✅ Answer: (c) Defining property boundaries
21. Customary right of occupancy is issued by:
(a) Commissioner for Lands
(b) President
(c) Village Council
(d) Regional Commissioner
✅ Answer: (c) Village Council
22. The term “usufructuary right” refers to:
(a) Ownership
(b) Possession
(c) Right to use and enjoy land
(d) Transfer of title
✅ Answer: (c) Right to use and enjoy land
23. A disposition of land includes:
(a) Transfer
(b) Mortgage
(c) Lease
(d) All of the above
✅ Answer: (d) All of the above
24. The body responsible for resolving land disputes at village level is:
(a) High Court
(b) District Land and Housing Tribunal
(c) Village Land Council
(d) Ward Tribunal
✅ Answer: (c)Village Land Council
25. Which law governs compulsory acquisition of land?
(a) Land Act
(b) Village Land Act
(c) Land Acquisition Act
(d) Urban Planning Act
✅ Answer: (c) Land Acquisition Act
26. Reserved land is primarily used for:
(a) Private farms
(b) Settlements
(c) Public infrastructure and conservation
(d) Urban sprawl
✅ Answer: (c) Public infrastructure and conservation
27. Leasehold is a:
(a) Freehold title
(b) Temporary right to occupy
(c) Customary tenure
(d) Certificate of ownership
✅ Answer: (b) Temporary right to occupy
28. What document proves registered land ownership?
(a) Offer letter
(b) Certificate of occupancy
(c) Site plan
(d) Court order
✅ Answer: (b) Certificate of occupancy
29. Which institution maintains a central land registry?
(a) Land Tribunal
(b) Tanzania Revenue Authority
(c) Registrar of Titles
(d) National Electoral Commission
✅ Answer: (c) Registrar of Titles
30. What does "encumbrance" mean in land law?
(a) A building
(b) A mortgage or burden on title
(c) Land certificate
(d) Property valuation
✅ Answer: (b) A mortgage or burden on title
🧾 Section C: Public Service Ethics (10 Questions)
31. Public servants must act with:
(a) Secrecy
(b) Political loyalty
(c) Integrity and impartiality
(d) Power and discretion
✅ Answer: (c) Integrity and impartiality
32. Which is an example of corruption?
(a) Giving feedback
(b) Refusing to be bribed
(c) Delaying services for payment
(d) Reporting misconduct
✅ Answer: (c) Delaying services for payment
33. If a land officer receives an illegal request, they should:
(a) Ignore it
(b) Comply
(c) Report to the relevant authority
(d) Keep quiet
✅ Answer: (c) Report to the relevant authority
34. Ethical behavior in public service includes:
(a) Favoring relatives
(b) Hiding documents
(c) Timely and honest service
(d) Delaying decisions
✅ Answer: (c) Timely and honest service
35. Accepting bribes is a violation of:
(a) Village by-laws
(b) Employee handbook
(c) Public Leadership Code of Ethics
(d) Office policy
✅ Answer: (c) Public Leadership Code of Ethics
36. Transparency in land service helps to:
(a) Slow down procedures
(b) Encourage bribery
(c) Build public trust
(d) Increase conflicts
✅ Answer: (c) Build public trust
37. When handling confidential documents, the officer must:
(a) Post online
(b) Keep them secure
(c) Share with friends
(d) Burn them
✅ Answer: (b) Keep them secure
38. Code of conduct violations are reported to:
(a) PCCB or Ethics Secretariat
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) National Assembly
(d) District Council
✅ Answer: (a) PCCB or Ethics Secretariat
39. A public officer should avoid:
(a) Timely reporting
(b) Conflict of interest
(c) Giving feedback
(d) Receiving legal advice
✅ Answer: (b) Conflict of interest
40. What is the result of corruption in land management?
(a) Efficiency
(b) Public confidence
(c) Disputes and inequality
(d) Economic growth
✅ Answer: (c) Disputes and inequality
🗂 Section D: Land Administration & Office Procedures (10 Questions)
41. The first step in processing land documents is:
(a) File approval
(b) Title registration
(c) Verification and record entry
(d) Scanning
✅ Answer: (c) Verification and record entry
42. Land files should be arranged:
(a) Randomly
(b) By color
(c) Chronologically or alphabetically
(d) By owner's name only
✅ Answer: (c) Chronologically or alphabetically
43. A site plan shows:
(a) Ownership rights
(b) Names of officers
(c) Location and boundaries of land
(d) Economic value
✅ Answer: (c) Location and boundaries of land
44. Who is responsible for ensuring surveys are accurate?
(a) Village Executive Officer
(b) Town planner
(c) Licensed surveyor
(d) Land registrar
✅ Answer: (c) Licensed surveyor
45. The purpose of the land register is to:
(a) Collect taxes
(b) Store equipment
(c) Record ownership and rights
(d) Manage elections
✅ Answer: (c) Record ownership and rights
46. A certified copy of a land title is:
(a) Invalid
(b) Equal to the original
(c) For decoration only
(d) Not acceptable in court
✅ Answer: (b) Equal to the original
47. What is recorded in the land rent register?
(a) Construction costs
(b) Tax assessments
(c) Amounts due for land use
(d) Plot dimensions
✅ Answer: (c) Amounts due for land use
48. A Land Officer’s core responsibility includes:
(a) Criminal investigation
(b) Issuing health licenses
(c) Processing land applications
(d) Running schools
✅ Answer: (c) Processing land applications
49. Physical planning falls under the responsibility of:
(a) Surveyors
(b) Town Planners
(c) Village Council
(d) PCCB
✅ Answer: (b) Town Planners
50. If a title is lost, the owner should:
(a) Do nothing
(b) Go to police only
(c) Report and apply for replacement
(d) Change land use
(b) To estimate land value for taxation or compensation purposes
(c) To locate boundaries
(d) To settle disputes
✅ Answer: (b) To estimate land value for taxation or compensation purposes
(b) To enforce town planning schemes
(c) To resolve land disputes
(d) To register land titles
✅ Answer: (c) To resolve land disputes
(c) Ministry of Justice
(d) Tanzania Revenue Authority
✅ Answer: (b) Urban Planning Commission
(c) Unauthorized occupation of land
(d) Surveyed estate land
✅ Answer: (c) Unauthorized occupation of land
81. What is the difference between village land and general land?
(a) Village land is within city areas, general land is rural
(b) Village land is managed by the Village Council, general land by the Commissioner for Lands
(c) General land is uninhabited, village land is forested
(d) There is no difference
✅ Answer: (b) Village land is managed by the Village Council, general land by the Commissioner for Lands
82. Appeals from District Land and Housing Tribunal go to:
(a) Court of Appeal
(b) High Court - Land Division
(c) Regional Secretariat
(d) Village Assembly
✅ Answer: (b) High Court - Land Division
83. The National Land Use Planning Commission is responsible for:
(a) Issuing building permits
(b) Coordinating national land use planning
(c) Surveying town plots
(d) Allocating village land
✅ Answer: (b) Coordinating national land use planning
84. Land is allocated to investors through:
(a) Municipal court
(b) Land Tribunal
(c) Tanzania Investment Centre and Commissioner for Lands
(d) Regional Hospital Board
✅ Answer: (c) Tanzania Investment Centre and Commissioner for Lands
85. The Land Adjudication and Titling Project (LATP) is aimed at:
(a) Preventing land development
(b) Expanding wildlife reserves
(c) Enhancing systematic land registration and issuance of titles
(d) Evicting squatters
✅ Answer: (c) Enhancing systematic land registration and issuance of titles
86. Which of the following laws regulate urban planning in Tanzania?
(a) Penal Code and Tax Act
(b) Survey Act and Environment Act
(c) Urban Planning Act and Land Use Planning Act
(d) Wildlife Act and Water Resources Act
✅ Answer: (c) Urban Planning Act and Land Use Planning Act
87. Changing land use from residential to commercial requires approval from:
(a) Village elders
(b) Ward Tribunal
(c) Commissioner for Lands
(d) Tanzania Revenue Authority
✅ Answer: (c) Commissioner for Lands
88. Land demarcation refers to:
(a) Planting trees on land
(b) Physical marking of land boundaries
(c) Paying land rent
(d) Building on land
✅ Answer: (b) Physical marking of land boundaries
89. The first step in acquiring a Certificate of Occupancy is to:
(a) Build a house
(b) Apply to the Land Tribunal
(c) Submit application to Local Authority and get land allocation
(d) Pay land rent
✅ Answer: (c) Submit application to Local Authority and get land allocation
90. A Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) is used when:
(a) Planning a sports event
(b) Constructing rural classrooms
(c) People must be relocated due to land acquisition projects
(d) Surveying village roads
✅ Answer: (c) People must be relocated due to land acquisition projects
91. The main objective of the Land Act, Cap. 113 is to:
(a) Promote industrial development
(b) Provide procedures for acquisition, administration and management of land
(c) Settle family disputes
(d) Register companies
✅ Answer: (b) Provide procedures for acquisition, administration and management of land
92. Customary right of occupancy is granted by:
(a) Commissioner for Lands
(b) Regional Land Tribunal
(c) Village Council and approved by Village Assembly
(d) District Court
✅ Answer: (c) Village Council and approved by Village Assembly
93. The maximum duration of a Granted Right of Occupancy is:
(a) 33 years
(b) 66 years
(c) 99 years
(d) Unlimited
✅ Answer: (c) 99 years
94. Survey plans are approved by:
(a) Regional Police Commander
(b) Commissioner for Oaths
(c) Director of Surveys and Mapping
(d) Town Planner
✅ Answer: (c) Director of Surveys and Mapping
95. A Title Deed proves:
(a) Payment of property tax
(b) Ownership of land rights
(c) Rental agreement
(d) Employment status
✅ Answer: (b) Ownership of land rights
96. The land rent is payable to:
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) Commissioner for Lands
(c) Tanzania Revenue Authority
(d) Local government
✅ Answer: (b) Commissioner for Lands
97. A squatter is a person who:
(a) Holds land with permission
(b) Occupies land without legal right
(c) Is licensed to develop land
(d) Owns a freehold title
✅ Answer: (b) Occupies land without legal right
98. Which authority hears disputes between neighbours over boundaries?
(a) Court of Appeal
(b) Ward Tribunal
(c) Immigration Office
(d) Village Development Committee
✅ Answer: (b) Ward Tribunal
99. The Village Land Act, Cap. 114 was enacted in:
(a) 1985
(b) 1995
(c) 1999
(d) 2005
✅ Answer: (c) 1999
100. One of the duties of a Land Officer is to:
(a) Issue court summons
(b) Sell government vehicles
(c) Assist in land allocation and management
(d) Collect VAT
✅ Answer: (c) Assist in land allocation and management
101. The Minister may declare any area as hazardous land under which law?
(a) Environmental Management Act
(b) Land Act, Cap. 113
(c) Penal Code
(d) Urban Authorities Act
✅ Answer: (b) Land Act, Cap. 113
102. Servitude refers to:
(a) Hiring a servant
(b) A right attached to land allowing limited use by another
(c) Selling land
(d) Eviction order
✅ Answer: (b) A right attached to land allowing limited use by another
103. Land banking means:
(a) Saving money to buy land
(b) Holding land for future use or sale
(c) Planting crops on land
(d) Renting land from banks
✅ Answer: (b) Holding land for future use or sale
104. Compensation for compulsory land acquisition must be:
(a) Partial
(b) Fair, prompt and full
(c) Postponed until development
(d) Paid to the village government
✅ Answer: (b) Fair, prompt and full
105. A notice to vacate must be issued before:
(a) Filing for title
(b) Constructing a fence
(c) Evicting a tenant or occupier
(d) Getting a building permit
✅ Answer: (c) Evicting a tenant or occupier
106. A caveat is used to:
(a) Register a mortgage
(b) Build a fence
(c) Prevent dealings on land temporarily
(d) Approve building plans
✅ Answer: (c) Prevent dealings on land temporarily
107. The Land Disputes Courts Act was enacted in:
(a) 2002
(b) 2005
(c) 2010
(d) 1999
✅ Answer: (a) 2002
108. A mortgage of land means:
(a) Leasing land to villagers
(b) Using land as security for a loan
(c) Giving land for free
(d) Paying land tax
✅ Answer: (b) Using land as security for a loan
109. The Right of Occupancy can be revoked by the President for:
(a) Political reasons
(b) National interest and public purpose
(c) Lack of education
(d) Absentee ownership
✅ Answer: (b) National interest and public purpose
110. In Tanzania, all land is owned by:
(a) Private individuals
(b) Religious institutions
(c) The President as trustee for citizens
(d) Chiefs and elders
✅ Answer: (c) The President as trustee for citizens
111. Which document is required before a building permit is issued?
(a) School leaving certificate
(b) Certificate of Occupancy
(c) Hospital report
(d) Birth certificate
✅ Answer: (b) Certificate of Occupancy
112. Public land includes:
(a) Private homes
(b) Reserved land for national parks, roads, schools
(c) Family land
(d) Leased plots
✅ Answer: (b) Reserved land for national parks, roads, schools
113. Which body manages planning in cities and towns?
(a) Ministry of Water
(b) City or Municipal Council
(c) Parliament
(d) Regional Court
✅ Answer: (b) City or Municipal Council
114. What is the function of the Land Allocation Committee?
(a) Collect property tax
(b) Hear criminal cases
(c) Evaluate and recommend land allocations
(d) Arrest illegal settlers
✅ Answer: (c) Evaluate and recommend land allocations
115. Who authenticates land transfers in rural areas?
(a) Magistrate
(b) Ward Executive Officer
(c) Village Council and Village Assembly
(d) Police Inspector
✅ Answer: (c) Village Council and Village Assembly
116. A land search helps to:
(a) Find minerals
(b) Verify ownership and any encumbrances
(c) Build roads
(d) Assess taxes
✅ Answer: (b) Verify ownership and any encumbrances
117. Which of the following is a land tenure system in Tanzania?
(a) Freehold
(b) Leasehold
(c) Right of Occupancy
(d) Rent-to-own
✅ Answer: (c) Right of Occupancy
118. One of the roles of the Commissioner for Lands is to:
(a) Try murder cases
(b) Supervise land management and issue titles
(c) Organize sports events
(d) Conduct political campaigns
✅ Answer: (b) Supervise land management and issue titles
119. Land Registration in Tanzania is handled by:
(a) Ministry of Health
(b) Judiciary
(c) Ministry of Lands through the Registrar of Titles
(d) Immigration Department
✅ Answer: (c) Ministry of Lands through the Registrar of Titles
120. General land includes:
(a) Forest reserves
(b) Village land
(c) Land not classified as village or reserved land
(d) Urban roads
✅ Answer: (c) Land not classified as village or reserved land
121. Reserved land includes areas used for:
(a) Mining
(b) Cemeteries, national parks, public utilities
(c) Farming only
(d) Military service
✅ Answer: (b) Cemeteries, national parks, public utilities
122. Urban Planning Act was enacted in:
(a) 1999
(b) 2005
(c) 2007
(d) 2010
✅ Answer: (c) 2007
123. What does “usufruct” mean in land law?
(a) The right to own land permanently
(b) The right to use and enjoy land of another temporarily
(c) Payment for land rent
(d) Demarcation of land
✅ Answer: (b) The right to use and enjoy land of another temporarily
124. Land tenure security is important because it:
(a) Prevents rain
(b) Encourages investment and reduces conflicts
(c) Lowers inflation
(d) Increases migration
✅ Answer: (b) Encourages investment and reduces conflicts
125. Which institution is responsible for resolving land valuation disputes?
(a) Ward Tribunal
(b) Valuation Appeals Board
(c) Regional Land Court
(d) Lands and Housing Ministry
✅ Answer: (b) Valuation Appeals Board
126. Land rent is payable:
(a) Once every five years
(b) Only during construction
(c) Annually
(d) When land is sold
✅ Answer: (c) Annually
127. Systematic land registration is aimed at:
(a) Arresting squatters
(b) Ensuring every parcel of land is surveyed and titled
(c) Promoting only rural development
(d) Mining regulation
✅ Answer: (b) Ensuring every parcel of land is surveyed and titled
128. Town Planning Drawings are approved by:
(a) Director of Wildlife
(b) Town Planning Committee
(c) Forest Department
(d) City Police
✅ Answer: (b) Town Planning Committee
129. A planner uses a base map to:
(a) Teach in schools
(b) Prepare land use plans and layouts
(c) Arrest land offenders
(d) Read historical records
✅ Answer: (b) Prepare land use plans and layouts
130. Which authority approves change of land use in Tanzania?
(a) Local Land Council
(b) Commissioner for Lands
(c) Ward Tribunal
(d) Regional Commander
✅ Answer: (b) Commissioner for Lands
131. An approved survey plan must bear:
(a) Signature of village chairperson
(b) Seal and signature of the Director of Surveys
(c) Bank account number
(d) Election number
✅ Answer: (b) Seal and signature of the Director of Surveys
132. Right of Occupancy may be granted for:
(a) 10 to 20 years only
(b) 33 to 99 years
(c) 1 year only
(d) Permanent ownership
✅ Answer: (b) 33 to 99 years
133. Physical planning deals with:
(a) Health and nutrition
(b) Spatial arrangement and land use planning
(c) Marriage and inheritance
(d) Animal breeding
✅ Answer: (b) Spatial arrangement and land use planning
134. Temporary Occupation License (TOL) is valid for:
(a) 1 year only
(b) 5 years
(c) Until revoked
(d) 33 years
✅ Answer: (a) 1 year only
135. Re-surveying is necessary when:
(a) Trees are planted
(b) Disputes arise or boundaries are unclear
(c) Crops are harvested
(d) School is built nearby
✅ Answer: (b) Disputes arise or boundaries are unclear
136. Land use planning promotes:
(a) Illegal occupation
(b) Orderly development and environmental sustainability
(c) Land grabbing
(d) Population growth
✅ Answer: (b) Orderly development and environmental sustainability
137. One of the key outputs of land use planning is:
(a) Survey fee receipt
(b) Land use plan map and zoning report
(c) Court decision
(d) Eviction letter
✅ Answer: (b) Land use plan map and zoning report
138. Village Land Certificate is issued to:
(a) Village government to recognize village boundaries
(b) Each household in village
(c) Local courts
(d) Private developers
✅ Answer: (a) Village government to recognize village boundaries
139. Land regularization programs target:
(a) Legalizing informal settlements
(b) Banning real estate
(c) Controlling taxes
(d) Voting procedures
✅ Answer: (a) Legalizing informal settlements
140. Which document gives legal proof of village land ownership?
(a) Tax clearance
(b) Customary title
(c) Certificate of Village Land
(d) Police clearance
✅ Answer: (c) Certificate of Village Land
140. What is the maximum duration of a leasehold interest under the Land Act?
(a) 33 years
(b) 50 years
(c) 99 years
(d) 66 years
✅ Answer: (c) 99 years
141. What document is issued as proof of customary ownership?
(a) Title deed
(b) Certificate of Customary Right of Occupancy
(c) Lease agreement
(d) Sale agreement
✅ Answer: (b) Certificate of Customary Right of Occupancy
142. Who is responsible for resolving disputes related to village land?
(a) Land Tribunal
(b) Ward Tribunal
(c) Village Council and Village Land Council
(d) High Court
✅ Answer: (c) Village Council and Village Land Council
143. The Land Disputes Courts Act establishes which of the following?
(a) Ward Tribunals, District Land and Housing Tribunals, and the High Court Land Division
(b) Village Courts only
(c) Land Tribunal only
(d) District Courts only
✅ Answer: (a) Ward Tribunals, District Land and Housing Tribunals, and the High Court Land Division
144. What is a Certificate of Occupancy (CRO)?
(a) A permit for building construction
(b) Legal document granting right of occupancy
(c) Tax receipt for land rent
(d) Document for land valuation
✅ Answer: (b) Legal document granting right of occupancy
145. Which authority is responsible for surveying and mapping in Tanzania?
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) Survey and Mapping Division
(c) Tanzania Revenue Authority
(d) District Council
✅ Answer: (b) Survey and Mapping Division
146. What does the term “encroachment” mean in land management?
(a) Legal purchase of land
(b) Unauthorized occupation of another person’s land
(c) Land lease renewal
(d) Issuance of land permits
✅ Answer: (b) Unauthorized occupation of another person’s land
147. What is the purpose of land adjudication?
(a) To determine ownership and boundaries of land
(b) To evict illegal occupants only
(c) To collect land taxes
(d) To build public infrastructure
✅ Answer: (a) To determine ownership and boundaries of land
148. Under Tanzanian law, which land tenure system is recognized?
(a) Freehold and Leasehold only
(b) Customary tenure and granted right of occupancy
(c) Communal land only
(d) Government land only
✅ Answer: (b) Customary tenure and granted right of occupancy
149. What is the role of the Commissioner for Lands?
(a) To manage tax collection
(b) To oversee land administration and grant rights of occupancy
(c) To adjudicate land disputes
(d) To conduct environmental assessments
✅ Answer: (b) To oversee land administration and grant rights of occupancy
150. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a Land Officer?
(a) Advising on land laws
(b) Processing land applications
(c) Issuing court judgments
(d) Supervising land use planning
✅ Answer: (c) Issuing court judgments
151. The Land Act Cap 113 governs which type of land?
(a) Village land
(b) Reserved land and general land
(c) Public parks
(d) Private water bodies
✅ Answer: (b) Reserved land and general land
152. What is “land rent” in the context of Tanzanian land laws?
(a) Payment for water services
(b) Annual fee payable for the use of land under right of occupancy
(c) A type of tax on buildings
(d) A fine for land disputes
✅ Answer: (b) Annual fee payable for the use of land under right of occupancy
153. How is urban land mainly managed in Tanzania?
(a) By Village Councils
(b) By Urban Planning Authorities and local government authorities
(c) By National Parks Authority
(d) By traditional leaders
✅ Answer: (b) By Urban Planning Authorities and local government authorities
154. Which law provides the framework for urban planning in Tanzania?
(a) Land Act
(b) Village Land Act
(c) Urban Planning Act Cap 355
(d) Environmental Management Act
✅ Answer: (c) Urban Planning Act Cap 355
155. What is the function of a Ward Tribunal?
(a) To conduct land surveys
(b) To resolve minor disputes including land conflicts at ward level
(c) To issue Certificates of Occupancy
(d) To collect land rent
✅ Answer: (b) To resolve minor disputes including land conflicts at ward level
156. What does “compulsory acquisition” of land mean?
(a) Land bought by private individuals
(b) Government acquisition of land for public use, with compensation to owners
(c) Illegal land seizure
(d) Transfer of land between family members
✅ Answer: (b) Government acquisition of land for public use, with compensation to owners
157. What is a “land lease”?
(a) Permanent ownership of land
(b) Temporary right to use land for a fixed period under agreed terms
(c) Free use of public land
(d) Government ownership of land
✅ Answer: (b) Temporary right to use land for a fixed period under agreed terms
158. Who is responsible for approving changes in land use?
(a) Village Council
(b) Commissioner for Lands
(c) Land Tribunal
(d) Ward Executive Officer
✅ Answer: (b) Commissioner for Lands
159. Which law governs land registration in Tanzania?
(a) Land Registration Act Cap 334
(b) Village Land Act
(c) Land Acquisition Act
(d) Land Disputes Courts Act
✅ Answer: (a) Land Registration Act Cap 334
160. What is a “deed plan”?
(a) A plan for urban development
(b) A document showing boundaries and measurements of a land parcel
(c) A construction blueprint
(d) A tax document
✅ Answer: (b) A document showing boundaries and measurements of a land parcel
161. What is “customary tenure”?
(a) Land ownership recognized under customary law
(b) Land bought from government
(c) Land leased from private owners
(d) Land used for public purposes
✅ Answer: (a) Land ownership recognized under customary law
162. What role do Village Land Councils play?
(a) Collecting taxes
(b) Managing village land and resolving disputes under customary law
(c) Issuing building permits
(d) Managing urban land
✅ Answer: (b) Managing village land and resolving disputes under customary law
163. Which body is responsible for planning and implementing land policies at national level?
(a) Ministry of Land and Human Settlement Development
(b) District Council
(c) Village Assembly
(d) High Court
✅ Answer: (a) Ministry of Land and Human Settlement Development
164. What is the main objective of land use planning?
(a) To increase land prices
(b) To regulate land development for sustainable use
(c) To evict squatters
(d) To register landowners
✅ Answer: (b) To regulate land development for sustainable use
165. What is the function of a Valuer in land administration?
(a) Issuing land titles
(b) Estimating the value of land for compensation or taxation
(c) Surveying land boundaries
(d) Approving land use plans
✅ Answer: (b) Estimating the value of land for compensation or taxation
166. What is “squatting”?
(a) Legal occupation of land
(b) Unauthorized occupation of land without ownership or lease
(c) Lease renewal
(d) Purchase of government land
✅ Answer: (b) Unauthorized occupation of land without ownership or lease
167. What happens if land is found to be unregistered?
(a) It automatically becomes government land
(b) It remains under customary law unless registered
(c) It cannot be used for farming
(d) It must be sold
✅ Answer: (b) It remains under customary law unless registered
168. Which court handles major land disputes in Tanzania?
(a) Primary Court
(b) District Land and Housing Tribunal
(c) High Court Land Division
(d) Village Council
✅ Answer: (c) High Court Land Division
169. What is a “leasehold”?
(a) Ownership of land
(b) Right to use land for a specified period, less than freehold
(c) Customary land right
(d) Government ownership
✅ Answer: (b) Right to use land for a specified period, less than freehold
170. What is the minimum land size for issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy in urban areas?
(a) 0.1 hectares
(b) 0.5 hectares
(c) No minimum size specified
(d) 1 hectare
✅ Answer: (c) No minimum size specified
171. What does the Land Rent Act regulate?
(a) Payment of annual fees for land use
(b) Land transfers between owners
(c) Land acquisition procedures
(d) Environmental impact of land use
✅ Answer: (a) Payment of annual fees for land use
172. What is the role of the Land Tribunal?
(a) Registering land titles
(b) Hearing appeals from decisions of Ward Tribunals and District Land and Housing Tribunals
(c) Issuing building permits
(d) Surveying land
✅ Answer: (b) Hearing appeals from decisions of Ward Tribunals and District Land and Housing Tribunals
173. What is “alienation of land”?
(a) Transfer of land rights from one person to another
(b) Occupation of land without permission
(c) Government acquisition of land
(d) Registration of customary land
✅ Answer: (a) Transfer of land rights from one person to another
174. Which document confirms ownership of a plot in Tanzania?
(a) Title deed or Certificate of Occupancy
(b) Lease agreement
(c) Tax payment receipt
(d) Building permit
✅ Answer: (a) Title deed or Certificate of Occupancy
175. What is the first step in land surveying?
(a) Preparing a valuation report
(b) Field reconnaissance and boundary identification
(c) Issuing land title
(d) Payment of land rent
✅ Answer: (b) Field reconnaissance and boundary identification
176. What is the significance of a “plot number”?
(a) Indicates land value
(b) Unique identifier for a parcel of land in the land registry
(c) Tax category
(d) Type of land use
✅ Answer: (b) Unique identifier for a parcel of land in the land registry
177. What is the purpose of a land use plan?
(a) To maximize government revenue
(b) To guide orderly development and sustainable use of land
(c) To evict unauthorized occupants
(d) To allocate tax payments
✅ Answer: (b) To guide orderly development and sustainable use of land
178. What does “revocation of land rights” mean?
(a) Issuing a new lease
(b) Cancellation or termination of granted land rights by government
(c) Transfer of land ownership
(d) Registration of customary land
✅ Answer: (b) Cancellation or termination of granted land rights by government
179. Which law governs land disputes in Tanzania?
(a) Land Disputes Courts Act Cap 216
(b) Penal Code
(c) Civil Procedure Code
(d) Village Land Act
✅ Answer: (a) Land Disputes Courts Act Cap 216
180. What is the role of the District Land and Housing Tribunal?
(a) Conduct land surveys
(b) Resolve land disputes at district level
(c) Issue Certificates of Occupancy
(d) Manage village land
✅ Answer: (b) Resolve land disputes at district level
181. What is “adverse possession”?
(a) Government acquisition of land
(b) Acquisition of land ownership by continuous and uninterrupted occupation without permission
(c) Temporary land lease
(d) Transfer of land through sale
✅ Answer: (b) Acquisition of land ownership by continuous and uninterrupted occupation without permission
182. What is the role of a “trustee” in land management?
(a) Owns land for personal use
(b) Holds land for the benefit of others
(c) Issues land titles
(d) Resolves land disputes
✅ Answer: (b) Holds land for the benefit of others
183. How can a customary right of occupancy be converted into a granted right of occupancy?
(a) By applying to the Commissioner for Lands for formal registration
(b) By a simple verbal agreement
(c) Automatically after 5 years
(d) By paying a fee to village leaders
✅ Answer: (a) By applying to the Commissioner for Lands for formal registration
184. Which authority issues the Certificate of Title?
(a) Village Council
(b) Commissioner for Lands or Registrar of Titles
(c) District Court
(d) Ward Executive Officer
✅ Answer: (b) Commissioner for Lands or Registrar of Titles
185. What is a “subsisting right”?
(a) A right created by government decree
(b) An existing right that continues despite changes in ownership
(c) A right that expired
(d) A customary practice
✅ Answer: (b) An existing right that continues despite changes in ownership
186. What is the minimum age to hold land ownership under Tanzanian law?
(a) 16 years
(b) 18 years
(c) 21 years
(d) No minimum age specified
✅ Answer: (b) 18 years
187. What happens if land is used for a purpose not approved in the land use plan?
(a) No action is taken
(b) The user may be penalized or required to regularize use
(c) The land automatically becomes public land
(d) The land owner gains ownership
✅ Answer: (b) The user may be penalized or required to regularize use
188. What is “land fragmentation”?
(a) Combining small parcels into larger ones
(b) Division of land into smaller plots, often reducing productivity
(c) Land acquisition by government
(d) Unauthorized land use
✅ Answer: (b) Division of land into smaller plots, often reducing productivity
189. What is a “public land”?
(a) Land owned by private individuals
(b) Land owned and managed by government for public use
(c) Land under customary tenure
(d) Land leased for commercial use
✅ Answer: (b) Land owned and managed by government for public use
190. What is “land registration”?
(a) Recording ownership and interests in land officially
(b) Payment of land tax
(c) Transfer of land ownership verbally
(d) Eviction of illegal occupants
✅ Answer: (a) Recording ownership and interests in land officially
191. What is the “Land Tribunal”?
(a) A court that hears appeals on land disputes
(b) A land survey office
(c) A tax collection unit
(d) Village leadership council
✅ Answer: (a) A court that hears appeals on land disputes
192. What is the effect of a Certificate of Occupancy on land ownership?
(a) It gives a temporary right to use the land only
(b) It grants legally recognized land ownership for the period specified
(c) It allows free transfer of land without conditions
(d) It permits free use of government land
✅ Answer: (b) It grants legally recognized land ownership for the period specified
193. Who may apply for a leasehold interest?
(a) Only Tanzanian citizens
(b) Any person, including foreign investors, subject to government approval
(c) Village leaders only
(d) Landowners only
✅ Answer: (b) Any person, including foreign investors, subject to government approval
194. What is the meaning of “alienated land”?
(a) Land owned by aliens (foreigners)
(b) Land transferred from government to private ownership or use
(c) Land used for agriculture only
(d) Land under customary tenure
✅ Answer: (b) Land transferred from government to private ownership or use
195. What happens during “land surveying”?
(a) Ownership is transferred
(b) Boundaries of a land parcel are measured and mapped
(c) Land is sold to investors
(d) Land rent is collected
✅ Answer: (b) Boundaries of a land parcel are measured and mapped
196. What is the main purpose of the Village Land Act?
(a) To regulate land in urban areas
(b) To provide for recognition and administration of village land under customary tenure
(c) To issue Certificates of Occupancy for all land
(d) To regulate environmental protection
✅ Answer: (b) To provide for recognition and administration of village land under customary tenure
197. Which body registers land titles in Tanzania?
(a) Village Assembly
(b) Registrar of Titles
(c) Ministry of Finance
(d) District Land Office
✅ Answer: (b) Registrar of Titles
198. Which of the following can cause revocation of land rights?
(a) Payment of land rent
(b) Failure to comply with land use conditions
(c) Transferring ownership
(d) Customary inheritance
✅ Answer: (b) Failure to comply with land use conditions
199. How is land ownership evidence verified?
(a) By oral testimony only
(b) Through official land registry records and documents like Certificates of Occupancy
(c) By community leaders’ statements
(d) By payment receipts only
✅ Answer: (b) Through official land registry records and documents like Certificates of Occupancy
200. What is a “land parcel”?
(a) A large area of forest land
(b) A defined piece of land with clear boundaries for ownership or use
(c) Government land for public use
(d) Customary land only
✅ Answer: (b) A defined piece of land with clear boundaries for ownership or use
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