Q.In Maharashtra, the powers of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies for the State are, at the highest level, exercised by the officer designated as the:

This tests the key fact that, in Maharashtra, the head of the department and the statutory Registrar are the same officer.

This objective question tests the understanding that in Maharashtra the administrative head of the Co-operation Department and the statutory Registrar for the State are one and the same officer. The correct answer is option (c), the Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Co-operative Societies.

Under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, the State Government appoints the Registrar of Co-operative Societies for the State, and in Maharashtra this senior post is designated the "Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar of Co-operative Societies." At the highest level, therefore, it is this officer who holds and directs the powers of the Registrar for the whole State, which is why option (c) is correct. …