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Question 1General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which of the following is the principal rabi (winter) crop of Punjab?

  1. Cotton
  2. Wheat Correct answer.
  3. Rice
  4. Bajra

Explanation

Rabi crops are sown in the post-monsoon period, roughly October to November, and harvested in spring. Wheat dominates Punjab's rabi season and is the crop around which the state's canal and tubewell irrigation cycle is organised. Rice, cotton and bajra are kharif crops sown with the arrival of the south-west monsoon.

Question 2General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

In which year did Maharaja Ranjit Singh capture Lahore, which then became the capital of his empire?

  1. 1802
  2. 1818
  3. 1809
  4. 1799 Correct answer.

Explanation

Ranjit Singh took Lahore in 1799 from the Bhangi misl and made it the seat of his growing kingdom. The capture of the city gave him the revenues and strategic base needed to bring other misls under his authority. The year 1809 is separately important because of the Treaty of Amritsar with the British.

Question 3General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

How many elected members does the Punjab Vidhan Sabha have?

  1. 104
  2. 120
  3. 99
  4. 117 Correct answer.

Explanation

The Punjab Legislative Assembly is a unicameral house of 117 members elected from single-member constituencies. Of these, 34 seats are reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. The state sends 13 members to the Rajya Sabha and elects 13 members to the Lok Sabha.

Question 4General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which district of Punjab has the largest geographical area?

  1. Patiala
  2. Firozpur Correct answer.
  3. Amritsar
  4. Ludhiana

Explanation

Firozpur is the largest district of Punjab by land area, covering roughly 5,800 square kilometres along the state's south-western border. Ludhiana, by contrast, is the most populous district rather than the largest by area. Patiala and Amritsar are both considerably smaller in extent than Firozpur.

Question 5General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Who was the Governor-General of India when Punjab was formally annexed to British India in 1849?

  1. Lord Hardinge
  2. Lord Dalhousie Correct answer.
  3. Lord William Bentinck
  4. Lord Canning

Explanation

Punjab was annexed in March 1849 at the close of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, during the governor-generalship of Lord Dalhousie. Dalhousie then placed the new province under a Board of Administration, later headed by the Chief Commissioner. Lord Hardinge had presided over the earlier settlement that followed the First Anglo-Sikh War.

Question 6General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Who appoints the Advocate General of Punjab?

  1. The Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
  2. The Governor of Punjab Correct answer.
  3. The Chief Minister of Punjab
  4. The President of India

Explanation

Under Article 165 of the Constitution, the Governor of each state appoints a person qualified to be a High Court judge as Advocate General. The Advocate General advises the state government on legal matters and appears on its behalf in court. The office mirrors that of the Attorney General at the Union level.

Question 7General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which Sikh Guru compiled the first canonical recension of the Adi Granth, installed at Harmandir Sahib in 1604?

  1. Guru Hargobind
  2. Guru Arjan Dev Correct answer.
  3. Guru Gobind Singh
  4. Guru Nanak Dev

Explanation

Guru Arjan Dev collected the hymns of the earlier Gurus and various saints and produced the Adi Granth, which was installed in Harmandir Sahib in 1604. Bhai Gurdas acted as scribe during this compilation. Guru Gobind Singh later prepared the Damdama Sahib recension and conferred Guruship on the scripture in 1708.

Question 8General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which town was carved out as the 23rd district of Punjab in 2021?

  1. Nangal
  2. Zirakpur
  3. Malerkotla Correct answer.
  4. Bhikhiwind

Explanation

Malerkotla, previously a sub-division of Sangrur district, was declared Punjab's 23rd district in 2021. The town is also notable for its historic Nawabi heritage and its association with the birth anniversary of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh. Its elevation raised the state's district count from 22 to 23.

Question 9General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Under the Treaty of Bhairowal (December 1846), the government of the Sikh state during Maharaja Dalip Singh's minority was entrusted to which arrangement?

  1. Wazir Lal Singh, invested with sole administrative authority
  2. Kashmira Singh, brother of Dalip Singh, as Regent
  3. A Council of Regency controlled by the British Resident Correct answer.
  4. Rani Jindan, restored as Regent with full sovereign powers

Explanation

The Treaty of Bhairowal followed the Treaty of Lahore and removed Rani Jindan from the regency, replacing her with a Council of Regency of eight sardars. Real authority lay with the British Resident, Henry Lawrence, who supervised the council's proceedings. This arrangement reduced the Sikh state to effective British control and set the stage for the events leading to the Second Anglo-Sikh War.

Question 10General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, India received unrestricted use of which group of rivers?

  1. Indus, Jhelum and Chenab
  2. Indus and Sutlej only
  3. Ravi, Beas and Sutlej Correct answer.
  4. Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi

Explanation

The treaty divided the six-river Indus system by giving India full use of the three eastern rivers, the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, while the three western rivers, the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab, went largely to Pakistan. Punjab's canal network, including the Sirhind and Bist Doab canals, therefore depends chiefly on the eastern rivers. Limited Indian use of the western rivers is permitted for domestic, non-consumptive and specified agricultural purposes.

Question 11General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which of the five rivers of historical Punjab flows entirely within Indian territory and joins the Sutlej before the international border?

  1. Chenab
  2. Jhelum
  3. Beas Correct answer.
  4. Ravi

Explanation

The Beas rises in the Himalayas and flows through Himachal Pradesh and Punjab; it joins the Sutlej at Harike before the border. The Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum all continue into Pakistan.

Question 12General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Under the Constitution, who is the constitutional head of the state government of Punjab, acting on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers?

  1. The Chief Minister
  2. The Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
  3. The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha
  4. The Governor Correct answer.

Explanation

Article 153 provides a Governor for each state, and Article 154 vests executive power in the Governor, exercised on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. The Chief Minister heads the government, but the Governor is its constitutional head.

Question 13General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab, is a Union Territory that also serves as the capital of which neighbouring state?

  1. Uttarakhand
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Haryana Correct answer.
  4. Rajasthan

Explanation

Chandigarh is a Union Territory administered through an Administrator and serves as the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana. It was planned after the partition of Punjab in 1947 to serve both states.

Question 14General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which treaty, signed in March 1846, ended the First Anglo-Sikh War between the British and the Sikh Empire?

  1. Treaty of Peshawar
  2. Treaty of Amritsar
  3. Treaty of Ferozepur
  4. Treaty of Lahore Correct answer.

Explanation

The Treaty of Lahore was signed on 9 March 1846 after the British victory in the First Anglo-Sikh War. It imposed a war indemnity and territorial cessions on the Sikh state and set the stage for British residency control.

Question 15General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which Sikh Guru founded the city of Amritsar and began the excavation of the tank that became the Harmandir Sahib complex?

  1. Guru Arjan Dev
  2. Guru Ram Das Correct answer.
  3. Guru Hargobind
  4. Guru Amar Das

Explanation

Guru Ram Das founded the settlement of Ramdaspur, which grew into Amritsar, and began the sacred tank that became the Harmandir Sahib complex. Guru Arjan Dev later completed the Harmandir and compiled the Adi Granth.

Question 16General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

The Kandi belt in Punjab is characterized by which of the following features?

  1. Waterlogged marshland along the Sutlej
  2. Undulating foothill terrain cut by seasonal choes Correct answer.
  3. Sandy desert dunes with very low rainfall
  4. Flat alluvial plains served by perennial canals

Explanation

The Kandi tract is the sub-montane zone along the Shivalik foothills, mainly in Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur and Rupnagar. Its sloping terrain and seasonal choes cause rapid runoff and serious soil erosion.

Question 17General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

In Punjab's three-tier Panchayati Raj system, which body functions at the district level?

  1. Panchayat Samiti
  2. Gram Sabha
  3. Gram Panchayat
  4. Zila Parishad Correct answer.

Explanation

Punjab's three-tier Panchayati Raj system has Gram Panchayats at the village level, Panchayat Samitis at the block level, and Zila Parishads at the district level. The Gram Sabha is the assembly of all registered voters of a village, not a tier of elected councils.

Question 18General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which politician from Punjab served as the first Sikh President of India?

  1. Pratap Singh Kairon
  2. Buta Singh
  3. Giani Zail Singh Correct answer.
  4. Manmohan Singh

Explanation

Giani Zail Singh, a Sikh leader from Faridkot in Punjab, served as President of India from 1982 to 1987. He was the first Sikh to hold the office.

Question 19General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

The Treaty of Amritsar (1809) between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company fixed which river as the southern boundary of Ranjit Singh's territories?

  1. Sutlej Correct answer.
  2. Jhelum
  3. Ravi
  4. Chenab

Explanation

The Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 between Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company recognized the Sutlej as the boundary of his territories. It checked his eastward expansion and made the Sutlej a political frontier between the Sikh empire and British India.

Question 20General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

As per Census 2011, which district of Punjab recorded the highest sex ratio (females per 1,000 males)?

  1. Hoshiarpur Correct answer.
  2. Amritsar
  3. Ludhiana
  4. Bathinda

Explanation

Census 2011 recorded Punjab's overall sex ratio at 895 females per 1,000 males. Hoshiarpur district had the highest ratio at about 961, while Bathinda had one of the lowest.

Question 21General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which animal is the officially declared state animal of Punjab?

  1. Hog deer
  2. Nilgai
  3. Chinkara
  4. Blackbuck Correct answer.

Explanation

Punjab's state animal is the blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), a fast antelope of the dry plains that appears on the state's official symbols. The state bird is the northern goshawk, locally called baaz.

Question 22General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which city of Punjab is popularly called the 'Manchester of Punjab' owing to its dense concentration of hosiery and textile units?

  1. Jalandhar
  2. Batala
  3. Amritsar
  4. Ludhiana Correct answer.

Explanation

Ludhiana earned the nickname because of its large textile, hosiery and cycle-parts manufacturing base, which made it Punjab's foremost industrial city. The comparison refers to Manchester's historical role as a cotton-textile hub.

Question 23General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

How many seats is Punjab allotted in the Rajya Sabha?

  1. 13
  2. 4
  3. 9
  4. 7 Correct answer.

Explanation

Punjab elects 7 members to the Rajya Sabha, the state's share of the Council of States. The figure of 13 refers instead to Punjab's Lok Sabha seats, so the two numbers are often confused.

Question 24General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Guru Nanak Dev founded the town of Kartarpur, now associated with the Kartarpur Corridor, on the bank of which river?

  1. Ravi Correct answer.
  2. Beas
  3. Sutlej
  4. Chenab

Explanation

Guru Nanak spent his final years at Kartarpur, which he established on the right bank of the Ravi in present-day Pakistan's Narowal district. The town is the site of his samadhi and the gurdwara reached through the corridor from Dera Baba Nanak.

Question 25General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

The Bhakra Dam, a principal source of irrigation water and hydropower for Punjab, is constructed on which river?

  1. Beas
  2. Sutlej Correct answer.
  3. Ravi
  4. Ghaggar

Explanation

Bhakra Dam stands on the Sutlej in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh and impounds the Gobind Sagar reservoir. Water released from it feeds the Bhakra canal system that irrigates large parts of Punjab.

Question 26General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

In Punjab's three-tier Panchayati Raj structure, the Gram Sabha is composed of which of the following?

  1. Only the elected panches of the village
  2. The sarpanch and the panches acting together
  3. Only landowners and cultivators of the village
  4. All registered voters of the village Correct answer.

Explanation

The Gram Sabha is the assembly of all persons whose names appear in the electoral rolls of the village, making it the broadest body in the Panchayati Raj system. It is distinct from the elected Gram Panchayat, which is its executive arm.

Question 27General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Bhangra, the best-known folk dance of Punjab, is most closely associated with which festival, which marks the wheat harvest in mid-April?

  1. Baisakhi Correct answer.
  2. Karwa Chauth
  3. Teej
  4. Lohri

Explanation

Baisakhi falls around 13-14 April and celebrates the wheat harvest, and Bhangra is performed to the beat of the dhol at this time. It also marks the founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.

Question 28General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

The First Anglo-Sikh War of 1845-46 opened with which battle, fought in December 1845?

  1. Aliwal
  2. Mudki Correct answer.
  3. Ferozeshah
  4. Sobraon

Explanation

The Battle of Mudki on 18 December 1845 was the first engagement of the war, followed by Ferozeshah, Aliwal and finally Sobraon. The defeat at Sobraon in February 1846 forced the Sikh state into the Treaty of Lahore.

Question 29General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

The Bist Doab, a historical region of Punjab, lies between which pair of rivers?

  1. Beas and Sutlej Correct answer.
  2. Ravi and Beas
  3. Sutlej and Ghaggar
  4. Chenab and Ravi

Explanation

Doab literally means the land between two rivers, and the Bist Doab is the tract between the Beas and the Sutlej, roughly covering the Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur belt. It is also called the Jalandhar Doab and is the most easterly of the Punjab doabs.

Question 30General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which Sikh general, remembered for carrying the Khalsa frontier to the Khyber Pass, served as governor of both Kashmir and Peshawar under Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

  1. Mahan Singh Mirpuri
  2. Hari Singh Nalwa Correct answer.
  3. Chattar Singh Attariwala
  4. Diwan Mulraj

Explanation

Hari Singh Nalwa was Ranjit Singh's most celebrated commander, holding Kashmir and later Peshawar and dying in battle at Jamrud in 1837. His campaigns secured the empire's north-western frontier as far as the Khyber Pass.

Question 31General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

The Punjab Legislative Assembly is composed of how many elected members?

  1. 117 Correct answer.
  2. 120
  3. 112
  4. 125

Explanation

Punjab has a unicameral legislature. The Vidhan Sabha consists of 117 members elected from single-member territorial constituencies for a term of five years, unless dissolved earlier.

Question 32General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

Which Sikh Guru compiled the first canonical edition of the Adi Granth, the scripture later expanded into the Guru Granth Sahib?

  1. Guru Nanak Dev
  2. Guru Gobind Singh
  3. Guru Hargobind
  4. Guru Arjan Dev Correct answer.

Explanation

Guru Arjan Dev compiled the Adi Granth in 1604 and installed it in the Harmandir Sahib. Guru Gobind Singh later added the hymns of Guru Tegh Bahadur, giving the final Guru Granth Sahib.

Question 33General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

The Punjab Land Alienation Act of 1900 was introduced by the British primarily to do which of the following?

  1. Applying the Permanent Settlement to Punjab's villages
  2. Extending canal irrigation to the canal colonies
  3. Barring land sales to non-agricultural moneylenders Correct answer.
  4. Abolishing the zamindari system throughout Punjab

Explanation

The Act created categories of agricultural tribes and restricted the transfer of their land to non-agriculturists, especially professional moneylenders. It was a response to rising peasant indebtedness and aimed to preserve the rural agrarian order.

Question 34General Awareness and Punjab General Knowledge (history, geography, polity, current affairs)

According to the Köppen classification, which climate type best describes most of Punjab?

  1. Semi-arid steppe (BSh) Correct answer.
  2. Mediterranean (Csa)
  3. Tropical monsoon (Am)
  4. Humid subtropical (Cwa)

Explanation

Most of Punjab experiences a semi-arid steppe climate, with very hot summers, mild winters and low, erratic rainfall. Monsoon influence increases eastward, but the dominant Köppen type remains BSh.

Question 35English Language

In a revenue report, the patwari's entry was described as terse: it listed only the khasra number, the area and the owner, with nothing else added. What does terse mean here?

  1. Long and detailed
  2. Brief and to the point Correct answer.
  3. Outdated and cancelled
  4. Illegible and smudged

Explanation

Terse describes language that is brief and to the point, with no unnecessary words. A terse record entry therefore states only the essential facts, which matches the limited details listed in the stem.

Question 36English Language

The patwari's report stated that the plot had remained fallow for three seasons. Which word is the most exact antonym of fallow in this agricultural context?

  1. Waterlogged
  2. Barren
  3. Cultivated Correct answer.
  4. Disputed

Explanation

Fallow land is deliberately left uncultivated for a period, so its direct opposite is land that is cultivated and under active cropping. The other options describe different conditions of land, not the absence of cultivation.

Question 37English Language

Which of the following is the correctly spelt word that a patwari might use while writing an official note about a repeated delay?

  1. Occurence
  2. Occurrence Correct answer.
  3. Occurrance
  4. Ocurrence

Explanation

The correct spelling is 'occurrence', with a double c, a double r and the ending -ence. Words of this pattern must not be confused with the -ance ending found in words such as 'assistance'.

Question 38English Language

In a lease deed recorded in the revenue office, the person who takes the land on lease and pays rent to the owner is called the

  1. mortgagee
  2. lessee Correct answer.
  3. lessor
  4. landlord

Explanation

A lessee is the party who takes property on lease and pays rent, while the lessor is the owner who grants the lease. The suffix -ee generally marks the person who receives the right or benefit.

Question 39English Language

Neither the patwari nor the villagers ______ aware of the revised demarcation of the field boundaries.

  1. was
  2. has been
  3. were Correct answer.
  4. is

Explanation

When two subjects are joined by 'neither ... nor', the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it. The nearer subject here is the plural noun 'villagers', so the plural verb 'were' is required.

Question 40English Language

The clerk was accused ______ tampering with the mutation register to favour a relative.

  1. from
  2. of Correct answer.
  3. for
  4. with

Explanation

The verb 'accuse' is followed by the preposition 'of' before the offence charged: accused of tampering. This is a fixed collocation and other prepositions do not fit this construction.

Question 41English Language

During an inquiry into missing revenue stamps, the inspector said that someone had tried to cook the books. What does the idiom mean?

  1. to audit an office thoroughly without prior notice
  2. to falsify records dishonestly Correct answer.
  3. to destroy old records that are no longer required
  4. to prepare the account books neatly for inspection

Explanation

The idiom 'to cook the books' means to falsify financial or official records, usually to conceal money or avoid liability. It carries a clear sense of dishonest alteration rather than routine account work.

Question 42English Language

Identify the grammatically correct version of the following sentence: "One of the main reason for the delay in the consolidation proceedings were the missing khasra numbers."

  1. One of the main reason for the delay in the consolidation proceedings were the missing khasra numbers.
  2. One of the main reasons for the delay in the consolidation proceedings was the missing khasra numbers. Correct answer.
  3. One of the main reason for the delay in the consolidation proceedings was the missing khasra numbers.
  4. One of the main reasons for the delay in the consolidation proceedings were the missing khasra numbers.

Explanation

The subject of the clause is 'one', which is singular, so the verb must be 'was'. In the phrase 'one of the main reasons', the noun after 'of' must be plural, giving 'one of the main reasons'.

Question 43English Language

Choose the correct passive form of the sentence: "The clerk must verify the entries before he signs the register."

  1. The entries must be verified by the clerk before the register will have been signed by him.
  2. The entries must be being verified by the clerk before the register gets signed.
  3. The entries must be verified by the clerk before the register is signed. Correct answer.
  4. The entries must verify by the clerk before the register is signed by him.

Explanation

In a passive construction with a modal, the pattern is modal + be + past participle, giving 'must be verified'. The object 'the entries' becomes the subject, and the doer is introduced with 'by'.

Question 44English Language

The patwari is expected to be ______ in his dealings with landowners and must not accept favours from any party.

  1. impartial Correct answer.
  2. corrupt
  3. partial
  4. negligent

Explanation

Impartial means unbiased and fair, which fits the expectation that a patwari must not favour any party. The second half of the sentence, about not accepting favours, signals honesty and neutrality.

Question 45English Language

While sending the demarcation report to the tehsildar, the patwari was asked to put the details in black and white. This means that the details had to be supplied ______.

  1. in a sealed cover
  2. through a junior clerk
  3. in writing Correct answer.
  4. by word of mouth

Explanation

The idiom 'in black and white' means in written or printed form rather than orally. A patwari's demarcation details are therefore expected to be recorded in writing so that they can be verified later.

Question 46English Language

In the revenue administration, the patwari is responsible ______ maintaining the village map and the record-of-rights.

  1. with
  2. to Correct answer.
  3. for
  4. of

Explanation

The adjective 'responsible' is followed by the preposition 'for' when it introduces a duty, especially before a gerund such as 'maintaining'. Thus the patwari is responsible for maintaining the records.

Question 47English Language

The patwari is ______ honest official who is expected to record land details without favour.

  1. an Correct answer.
  2. a
  3. the
  4. no article

Explanation

The word 'honest' begins with a vowel sound because the initial 'h' is not pronounced, so the indefinite article 'an' is required. 'A' is used before consonant sounds, while 'the' would wrongly suggest a specific official already identified.

Question 48English Language

Each of the revenue officials ______ required to sign the mutation register before it is sent to the tehsildar.

  1. were
  2. is Correct answer.
  3. are
  4. have been

Explanation

The subject of the sentence is 'Each', which is singular, so the verb must be singular: 'is required'. The phrase 'of the revenue officials' does not change the number of the subject.

Question 49English Language

Choose the correct passive form of the sentence: "The tehsildar has approved the mutation of the ancestral land."

  1. The mutation of the ancestral land is being approved by the tehsildar.
  2. The mutation of the ancestral land has been approved by the tehsildar. Correct answer.
  3. The mutation of the ancestral land was approved by the tehsildar.
  4. The mutation of the ancestral land has approved by the tehsildar.

Explanation

The present perfect active 'has approved' becomes 'has been approved' in the passive, and the object 'the mutation' becomes the subject. The agent is introduced by 'by'.

Question 50English Language

The patwari said to the landowner, "I will submit the correction report tomorrow." Choose the correct indirect speech.

  1. The patwari told the landowner that he will submit the correction report the next day.
  2. The patwari told the landowner that he would submit the correction report the next day. Correct answer.
  3. The patwari told the landowner that he would submit the correction report tomorrow.
  4. The patwari told the landowner that I would submit the correction report the next day.

Explanation

In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'would' and 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day' when the reporting verb is in the past. The pronoun 'I' changes to 'he' to match the speaker.