KSLU Land Law Past Questions & Exam Topics
KSLU Land Law Past Questions & Exam Topics
To crack the KSLU exam for Land Law, analysing past trends is crucial. Below is a unit-wise breakdown of theory and problem questions compiled from KSLU semester papers.
How to read the map:
- ⭐⭐⭐ : Asked 5+ times — Must Cover
- ⭐⭐ : Asked 3–4 times — High Priority
- ⭐ : Asked 1–2 times
[16M]/[10M]: Essay marks[6M]/[SN]: Short notes / brief topics[Prob]: Solved problem fact patterns
📅 Unit 1 — RFCTLARR Act 2013 (Part A: Social Impact, Public Purpose, Food Security, Acquisition & R&R Award)
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Syllabus § | Questions & Frequency | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Social Impact Assessment (SIA) — meaning, process, relevance | Unit I — SIA | [16M] Aug 2024 (100), Oct 2023 (100), Feb 2026 (100); [10M] Apr 2024 (80), Aug 2024 (80), Oct 2023 (80), Feb 2026 (80); [8M] Jul 2025 (100); [10M-SN] Nov 2022 (100); [8M] Apr 2023 (100) (SIA report) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.2 | Determination of social impact & public purpose; purposes for which land may be acquired | Unit I — public purpose | [16M] Feb 2025 (100); [10M] Feb 2025 (80); [8M] Aug 2024 (100), Apr 2024 (100), Feb 2026 (100); [6M] Apr 2024 (80); [10M-SN] Jul 2025 (100) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.3 | Special provision to safeguard food security (with minimum compensation) | Unit I — food security | [16M] Nov 2022 (100) (food security + minimum compensation); [10M] Apr 2024 (80) (food security + minimum compensation); [8M] Feb 2026 (100), Oct 2023 (100); [6M] Feb 2025 (80), Feb 2026 (80), Apr 2024 (80) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.4 | Notification & acquisition procedure (preliminary notification, declaration, temporary acquisition) | Unit I — notification & acquisition | [16M] Apr 2023 (100); [10M] Feb 2025 (80), Jul 2025 (80); [6M] Feb 2026 (80) (preliminary notification), Aug 2024 (80) (temporary acquisition) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.5 | Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) Award and procedure | Unit I — R&R Award | [16M] Aug 2024 (100), Feb 2025 (100), Apr 2023 (100), Apr 2024 (100), Nov 2022 (100); [10M] Feb 2026 (80), Apr 2024 (80); [6M] Aug 2024 (80), Oct 2023 (80), Jul 2025 (80), Apr 2024 (80) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.6 | Scope, salient features, objects, application & historical development of the Act (overview / boundary — introduces Part A) | Unit I — general | [16M] Jul 2025 (100), Apr 2024 (100); [10M] Aug 2024 (80) (features & scope), Feb 2026 (80) (application), Oct 2023 (80) (history), Jul 2025 (80) (development of the law) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.7 | State’s power of eminent domain (doctrinal basis of acquisition — boundary) | Unit I — general | [16M] Nov 2022 (100) | ⭐ |
| 1.8 | Determination of compensation — market value, cost of acquisition, elements of price (the award) (boundary; sits at the acquisition/award stage of Part A) | Unit I — acquisition/award | [10M] Jul 2025 (80) (elements in determining prices); [6M] Aug 2024 (80), Jul 2025 (80), Oct 2023 (80) (market value), Jul 2025 (80) (cost of acquisition) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 1.9 | Special provisions for Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (R&R safeguards, s.41–42) (boundary — see report note; paper places it in both Part-A and Part-B slots) | Unit I — R&R | [6M] Feb 2025 (80), Feb 2026 (80) | ⭐ |
📅 Unit 2 — RFCTLARR Act 2013 (Part B: Utilisation, Monitoring, LARR Authority & Compensation)
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Syllabus § | Questions & Frequency | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | National Monitoring Committee for R&R (and the State Monitoring Committee) | Unit II — National Monitoring Committee | [8M] Feb 2025 (100); [10M] Oct 2023 (80); [6M] Aug 2024 (80), Feb 2025 (80), Apr 2024 (80), Feb 2025 (80) (State Monitoring Committee); [10M-SN] Feb 2026 (100) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.2 | Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement (LARR) Authority — constitution, powers, functions, adjudication | Unit II — LARR Authority | [16M] Oct 2023 (100), Feb 2026 (100); [10M] Aug 2024 (80), Feb 2025 (80), Jul 2025 (80), Apr 2024 (80); [6M] Oct 2023 (80), Feb 2026 (80) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2.3 | Apportionment of compensation | Unit II — apportionment | [10M] Aug 2024 (80) (apportionment + payment), Feb 2026 (80) (apportionment + payment); [6M] Oct 2023 (80), Jul 2025 (80) | ⭐⭐ |
| 2.4 | Payment of compensation | Unit II — payment | [10M] Feb 2025 (80), Oct 2023 (80); [8M] Nov 2022 (100) | ⭐⭐ |
| 2.5 | Utilisation of acquired land (s.99–100) | Unit II — utilisation of acquired land | (never asked) | — |
| 2.6 | Change of purpose of acquired land / return of unutilised land to Land Bank (s.101–102) | Unit II — change of purpose | (never asked) | — |
📅 Unit 3 — Karnataka Land Revenue Act 1964
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Syllabus § | Questions & Frequency | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Revenue officers — constitution, appointment, powers & procedure (settlement of disputes) | Unit III — revenue officers & procedure | [16M] Apr 2023 (100), Feb 2025 (100); [10M] Aug 2024 (80) (procedure to settle disputes), Apr 2024 (80) (powers), Oct 2023 (80); [6M] Aug 2024 (80) (appointment & powers), Jul 2025 (80), Feb 2026 (80); [10M-SN] Nov 2022 (100) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.2 | Karnataka Revenue Appellate Tribunal (KRAT) — constitution & powers | Unit III — KRAT | [16M] Aug 2024 (100), Nov 2022 (100); [10M] Feb 2025 (80), Oct 2023 (80), Jul 2025 (80), Feb 2026 (80); [6M] Apr 2024 (80) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.3 | Appeal & revision | Unit III — appeal & revision | [16M] Apr 2023 (100), Jul 2025 (100) | ⭐ |
| 3.4 | Land & land revenue — assessment, fixation, liability & exemption | Unit III — land & land revenue | [16M] Nov 2022 (100), Jul 2025 (100); [10M] Feb 2025 (80) (how fixed), Apr 2024 (80) (all land liable unless exempted); [8M] Feb 2025 (100), Apr 2024 (100), Oct 2023 (100); [10M-SN] Feb 2026 (100); [6M] Jul 2025 (80), Feb 2026 (80) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.5 | Record of rights (RTC/mutation register/patta book; disposal of disputed cases) | Unit III — record of rights | [16M] Feb 2025 (100), Apr 2024 (100), Oct 2023 (100), Feb 2026 (100); [8M] Jul 2025 (100), Apr 2023 (100), Feb 2025 (100) (mutation register), Aug 2024 (100) (patta book); [6M] Aug 2024 (80), Oct 2023 (80) (patta book); [10M-SN] Jul 2025 (100) (patta book) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 3.6 | Realisation / recovery of land revenue | Unit III — realisation of land revenue | [10M] Feb 2026 (80) | ⭐ |
| 3.7 | Boundary marks & settlement of boundary disputes (s.128–133) (boundary — a KLR Act chapter not on the syllabus line but repeatedly set) | Unit III — land & land revenue | [16M] Feb 2026 (100), Jul 2025 (100) | ⭐ |
| 3.8 | Grant, use & relinquishment of unalienated land (incl. use of pasturage/free land, s.72) (boundary) | Unit III — land & land revenue | [16M] Oct 2023 (100) | ⭐ |
| 3.9 | Conversion of land from agriculture to non-agriculture use (s.95) (boundary — KLR Act conversion, distinct from RFCTLARR change-of-purpose) | Unit III — land & land revenue | [16M] Aug 2024 (100); [10M] Jul 2025 (80) | ⭐ |
| 3.10 | Revenue courts — exclusive jurisdiction / bar of civil courts (boundary) | Unit III — revenue officers & procedure | [10M] Aug 2024 (80) (exclusive jurisdiction); [6M] Feb 2025 (80) | ⭐ |
| 3.11 | Salient features of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act 1964 (overview / boundary) | Unit III — general | [16M] Apr 2024 (100) | ⭐ |
| 3.12 | Alluvial land / alluvion & diluvion (boundary short note) | Unit III — land & land revenue | [6M] Oct 2023 (80) | ⭐ |
📅 Unit 4 — Karnataka SC/ST (PTCL) Act 1978 & Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Syllabus § | Questions & Frequency | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | PTCL Act — objects, features, prohibition of transfer & resumption/restitution of granted SC/ST lands | Unit IV — PTCL | [16M] Nov 2022 (100), Apr 2023 (100), Oct 2023 (100), Apr 2024 (100), Aug 2024 (100), Feb 2025 (100), Jul 2025 (100), Feb 2026 (100); [10M] Aug 2024 (80), Feb 2025 (80), Apr 2024 (80), Feb 2026 (80); [8M/10M-SN] Apr 2024 (100) (resumption & restitution); [6M] Jul 2025 (80), Oct 2023 (80) (granted land) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
📅 Unit 5 — RERA 2016 & Karnataka RERA Rules 2017
Topic-wise Questions
| # | Topic | Syllabus § | Questions & Frequency | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Registration of real estate projects | Unit V — registration of projects | [16M] Apr 2023 (100) (projects + agents); [10M] Jul 2025 (80) (projects + agents), Feb 2026 (80) (projects + agents); [10M-SN] Apr 2024 (100), Feb 2026 (100); [6M] Feb 2025 (80), Aug 2024 (80) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.2 | Registration of real estate agents | Unit V — registration of agents | [8M] Oct 2023 (100); [10M-SN] Apr 2024 (100) (real estate agent); [6M] Apr 2024 (80) (also engaged by the combined project-and-agent essays at 5.1: Apr 2023 (100), Jul 2025 (80), Feb 2026 (80)) | ⭐⭐ |
| 5.3 | Functions & duties of the promoter | Unit V — functions & duties of promoter | [16M] Oct 2023 (100), Apr 2024 (100); [10M] Feb 2025 (80), Aug 2024 (80); [8M] Apr 2023 (100), Jul 2025 (100); [6M] Jul 2025 (80), Oct 2023 (80), Apr 2024 (80), Feb 2026 (80) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.4 | Rights & duties of allottees | Unit V — rights & duties of allottees | [6M] Jul 2025 (80) | ⭐ |
| 5.5 | Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) — constitution, powers & functions | Unit V — Regulatory Authority | [16M] Aug 2024 (100), Jul 2025 (100), Feb 2026 (100); [10M] Aug 2024 (80), Apr 2024 (80) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.6 | Real Estate Appellate Tribunal — composition & powers | Unit V — Appellate Tribunal | [10M] Feb 2025 (80), Oct 2023 (80), Jul 2025 (80), Feb 2026 (80); [6M] Aug 2024 (80) | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| 5.7 | Offences, penalties & adjudication | Unit V — offences & penalties | [6M] Oct 2023 (80), Feb 2026 (80) | ⭐ |
| 5.8 | Salient features / objects of the RERA Act 2016 (overview / boundary) | Unit V — general | [16M] Feb 2025 (100); [10M] Oct 2023 (80), Apr 2024 (80) (objects) | ⭐⭐ |
| 5.9 | Karnataka Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Rules 2017 (boundary) | Unit V — Karnataka RERA Rules 2017 | [10M-SN] Nov 2022 (100) | ⭐ |
| 5.10 | Central Advisory Council (boundary) | Unit V — general | [6M] Feb 2025 (80) | ⭐ |
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