The 'cadastral survey' is conducted primarily for the purpose of:
Choose the correct answer
Only measuring elevation for highway design
Delineating land ownership boundaries and areas for legal records — conducted by State Revenue at 1:500 to 1:4000 scale
Weather forecasting and atmospheric study
Marine navigation
Correct Answer
B. Delineating land ownership boundaries and areas for legal records — conducted by State Revenue at 1:500 to 1:4000 scale
Why is this the answer?
Cadastral survey: detailed large-scale survey of land parcels (fields, plots, villages). Establishes: ownership boundaries, areas of individual parcels, legal records. Output: cadastre (land record), mutation register, revenue maps (7/12 extract in Maharashtra, patta in WB). Scale: 1:500 to 1:4000 (large scale). Conducted by: State Revenue Departments (Survey Settlement Commissioner). Important for: land acquisition, property tax, water rights, dispute resolution.
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