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UNITS OF Measurement of Land

The document provides information on land measurement units used in Jammu and Kashmir, including conversions between Kanals, Marlas, Sarsahi, and Acres. It outlines the approximate area of these units in square feet and square yards, as well as relationships between them. Additionally, it includes examples of land area calculations and conversions relevant to agricultural land in the region.

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UNITS OF Measurement of Land

The document provides information on land measurement units used in Jammu and Kashmir, including conversions between Kanals, Marlas, Sarsahi, and Acres. It outlines the approximate area of these units in square feet and square yards, as well as relationships between them. Additionally, it includes examples of land area calculations and conversions relevant to agricultural land in the region.

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What is the primary unit of land How many Kanals are there in one

measurement used in Jammu and Acre in the context of Jammu and


Kashmir for agricultural land in Kashmir?
revenue records? a) 4
a) Acre b) 6
b) Kanal c) 8
c) Hectare d) 10
d) Bigha

What is the relationship between a


How many Marlas are there in one Marla and a Sarsahi in Jammu and
Kanal? Kashmir?
a) 10 a) 1 Marla = 6 Sarsahi
b) 20 b) 1 Marla = 9 Sarsahi
c) 30 c) 1 Marla = 12 Sarsahi
d) 40 d) 1 Marla = 15 Sarsahi

Which unit is commonly used in


What is the approximate area of Jammu and Kashmir for very large
one Kanal in square feet? land areas, such as estates or revenue
a) 4,840 square feet assessments?
b) 5,445 square feet a) Marla
c) 6,050 square feet b) Kanal
d) 7,260 square feet c) Acre
d) Biswa

Which of the following is a smaller If a piece of land measures 5


unit of land measurement compared Kanals and 10 Marlas, how many
to a Marla in Jammu and Kashmir? total Marlas is it equivalent to?
a) Kanal a) 90 Marlas
b) Sarsahi b) 100 Marlas
c) Acre c) 110 Marlas
d) Hectare d) 120 Marlas
What is the approximate equivalent What is the area of 1 Sarsahi in square
of 1 Kanal in hectares? feet in the land measurement system
a) 0.0506 hectares of Jammu and Kashmir?
b) 0.1012 hectares a) 25 square feet
c) 0.2023 hectares b) 30.25 square feet
d) 0.4047 hectares c) 36 square feet
d) 272.25 square feet

A farmer owns a piece of land


In Jammu and Kashmir, which of the
measuring 3 Kanals and 15 Marlas.
following units is NOT commonly
What is the equivalent area in square
used for land measurement?
feet?
a) Kanal
a) 17,737.5 square feet
b) Marla
b) 18,337.5 square feet
c) Sarsahi
c) 19,012.5 square feet
d) Bigha
d) 20,418.5 square feet

Which of the following conversions is


How many square yards are there correct for land measurement in
in one Marla in Jammu and Jammu and Kashmir?
Kashmir? a) 1 Acre = 4 Kanals
a) 25 square yards b) 1 Kanal = 10 Marlas
b) 30.25 square yards c) 1 Marla = 9 Sarsahi
c) 36 square yards d) 1 Kanal = 4,840 square feet
d) 40 square yards

If a plot is 10 Marlas, how many


If a plot of land measures 2 Acres,
Sarsahi is it equivalent to?
how many Kanals is it equivalent
a) 60 Sarsahi
to in Jammu and Kashmir?
b) 90 Sarsahi
a) 12 Kanals
c) 120 Sarsahi
b) 14 Kanals
d) 150 Sarsahi
c) 16 Kanals
d) 18 Kanals
A revenue officer records a land
Which of the following is the
parcel as 3 Kanals in Jammu and
largest unit of land measurement
Kashmir. If this land is converted to
used in Jammu and Kashmir?
square yards, what is the total area?
a) Kanal
a) 1,210 square yards
b) Marla
b) 1,815 square yards
c) Sarsahi
c) 2,420 square yards
d) Acre
d) 3,025 square yards

Triple S Team in Jammu and


Kashmir owns a rectangular plot of
A land parcel measures 1 Kanal and 5
land measuring 3 Kanals and 12
Marlas. How many total square yards
Marlas. If team decides to divide
is this equivalent to?
this land equally among his four
a) 605 square yards
best students, how many square
b) 635.25 square yards
feet of land will each student
c) 665.5 square yards
receive?
d) 695.75 square yards
a) 4,766.25 square feet
b) 4,896.75 square feet
c) 5,104.5 square feet
d) 5,445 square feet
What is the primary unit of land How many Kanals are there in one
measurement used in Jammu and Acre in the context of Jammu and
Kashmir for agricultural land in Kashmir?
revenue records? a) 4
a) Acre b) 6
b) Kanal c) 8
c) Hectare d) 10
d) Bigha In Jammu and Kashmir, 1 Acre is
equivalent to 8 Kanals.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the Kanal is
a widely used unit for measuring What is the relationship between a
agricultural land, especially in
Marla and a Sarsahi in Jammu and
revenue records.
Kashmir?
How many Marlas are there in one a) 1 Marla = 6 Sarsahi
Kanal? b) 1 Marla = 9 Sarsahi
a) 10 c) 1 Marla = 12 Sarsahi
b) 20 d) 1 Marla = 15 Sarsahi
c) 30 In the land measurement system of Jammu
d) 40 and Kashmir, 1 Marla is equal to 9 Sarsahi.
: In Jammu and Kashmir, 1 Kanal is
equal to 20 Marlas.
Which unit is commonly used in
Jammu and Kashmir for very large
What is the approximate area of
land areas, such as estates or revenue
one Kanal in square feet?
assessments?
a) 4,840 square feet
a) Marla
b) 5,445 square feet
b) Kanal
c) 6,050 square feet
c) Acre
d) 7,260 square feet
d) Biswa
In Jammu and Kashmir, 1 Kanal is equivalent While Kanal and Marla are used for smaller land
to approximately 5,445 square feet (based on parcels, the Acre is often used for larger areas in
the standard that 1 Kanal = 605 square yards, official records or for estates in Jammu and
and 1 square yard = 9 square feet). Kashmir.

Which of the following is a smaller If a piece of land measures 5


unit of land measurement compared Kanals and 10 Marlas, how many
to a Marla in Jammu and Kashmir? total Marlas is it equivalent to?
a) Kanal a) 90 Marlas
b) Sarsahi b) 100 Marlas
c) Acre c) 110 Marlas
d) Hectare d) 120 Marlas
A Sarsahi (also spelled Sarsai) is a smaller unit Since 1 Kanal = 20 Marlas, 5 Kanals = 5 × 20 = 100
of measurement, where 1 Marla is equal to 9 Marlas. Adding the additional 10 Marlas gives a
Sarsahi in Jammu and Kashmir. total of 100 + 10 = 110 Marlas.
What is the approximate equivalent What is the area of 1 Sarsahi in square
of 1 Kanal in hectares? feet in the land measurement system
a) 0.0506 hectares of Jammu and Kashmir?
b) 0.1012 hectares a) 25 square feet
c) 0.2023 hectares b) 30.25 square feet
d) 0.4047 hectares c) 36 square feet
1 Kanal is approximately 5,445 square d) 272.25 square feet
feet. Since 1 hectare = 107,639 square
Since 1 Marla = 9 Sarsahi and 1 Marla
feet, 1 Kanal = 5,445 ÷ 107,639 ≈ 0.0506
= 272.25 square feet, 1 Sarsahi =
hectares.
272.25 ÷ 9 = 30.25 square feet.
In Jammu and Kashmir, which of the
following units is NOT commonly A farmer owns a piece of land
used for land measurement? measuring 3 Kanals and 15 Marlas.
a) Kanal What is the equivalent area in square
b) Marla feet?
c) Sarsahi a) 17,737.5 square feet
d) Bigha b) 18,337.5 square feet
While Bigha is used in some parts of India, c) 19,012.5 square feet
in Jammu and Kashmir, Kanal, Marla, and d) 20,418.5 square feet
Sarsahi are the primary units for land
1 Kanal = 5,445 square feet, and 1 Marla =
measurement in revenue records.
272.25 square feet. For 3 Kanals and 15 Marlas:
How many square yards are there 3 Kanals = 3 × 5,445 = 16,335 square feet
in one Marla in Jammu and 15 Marlas = 15 × 272.25 = 4,083.75 square feet
Kashmir? Total = 16,335 + 4,083.75 = 20,418.75 square feet

a) 25 square yards Which of the following conversions is


b) 30.25 square yards correct for land measurement in
c) 36 square yards Jammu and Kashmir?
d) 40 square yards a) 1 Acre = 4 Kanals
In Jammu and Kashmir, 1 Marla is b) 1 Kanal = 10 Marlas
equivalent to 272.25 square feet. Since
c) 1 Marla = 9 Sarsahi
1 square yard = 9 square feet, 1 Marla =
272.25 ÷ 9 = 30.25 square yards. d) 1 Kanal = 4,840 square feet
If a plot of land measures 2 Acres,
how many Kanals is it equivalent If a plot is 10 Marlas, how many
to in Jammu and Kashmir? Sarsahi is it equivalent to?
a) 12 Kanals
a) 60 Sarsahi
b) 14 Kanals
b) 90 Sarsahi
c) 16 Kanals
c) 120 Sarsahi
d) 18 Kanals
In Jammu and Kashmir, 1 Acre = 8 Kanals. d) 150 Sarsahi
Therefore, 2 Acres = 2 × 8 = 16 Kanals.
A revenue officer records a land Which of the following is the
parcel as 3 Kanals in Jammu and largest unit of land measurement
Kashmir. If this land is converted to used in Jammu and Kashmir?
square yards, what is the total area? a) Kanal
a) 1,210 square yards b) Marla
b) 1,815 square yards c) Sarsahi
c) 2,420 square yards d) Acre
d) 3,025 square yards

1 Kanal = 5,445 square feet.Since 1


Triple S Team in Jammu and
square yard = 9 square feet, 1 Kanal =
Kashmir owns a rectangular plot of
5,445 ÷ 9 = 605 square yards.For 3 land measuring 3 Kanals and 12
Kanals: 3 × 605 = 1,815 square yards. Marlas. If team decides to divide
Thus, the total area is 1,815 square this land equally among his four
yards. best students, how many square
feet of land will each student
receive?
A land parcel measures 1 Kanal and 5 a) 4,766.25 square feet
Marlas. How many total square yards b) 4,896.75 square feet
c) 5,104.5 square feet
is this equivalent to?
d) 5,445 square feet
a) 605 square yards
b) 635.25 square yards Step 1: Convert the total land to
c) 665.5 square yards square feet.
d) 756.25 square yards 1 Kanal = 5,445 square feet, 1 Marla =
272.25 square feet.
1 Kanal = 605 square yards 3 Kanals = 3 × 5,445 = 16,335 square
(since 1 Kanal = 5,445 square feet.
feet ÷ 9 = 605 square yards). 1 12 Marlas = 12 × 272.25 = 3,267 square
Marla = 30.25 square yards. For feet.
1 Kanal and 5 Marlas: Total = 16,335 + 3,267 = 20,418 square
1 Kanal = 605 square yards feet.Step 2: Divide the total area
5 Marlas = 5 × 30.25 = 151.25 among four sons.
square yards 20,418 ÷ 4 = 5,104.5 square feet.
Total = 605 + 151.25 = 756.25 Thus, each student receives 5,104.5
square yards square feet.

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