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Chapters
1. |
Panchayati Raj institutions and Municipalities in India signifies |
A. | Direct democracy |
B. | Indirect Democracy |
C. | Dictatorship |
Answer» A. Direct democracy |
2. |
The statement “The state shall take steps to organised village panchayats and endow them to function as unit of self-government” is written in |
A. | Article 40, Directive Principle of State Policy |
B. | Fundamental Rights |
C. | Fundamental Duties |
Answer» A. Article 40, Directive Principle of State Policy |
3. |
Mahatma Gandhi had advocated the concept of |
A. | Industrialization |
B. | Village Republic |
C. | Urbanization |
Answer» B. Village Republic |
4. |
The question of grassroot level democracy became important with the formation of |
A. | Third Five Year Plan in 1960 |
B. | Second Five Year Plan in 1955 |
C. | First Five Year Plan in 1951 |
Answer» C. First Five Year Plan in 1951 |
5. |
The introduction of Community development programme was on |
A. | 1950 |
B. | 1952 |
C. | 1947 |
Answer» B. 1952 |
6. |
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was set up in |
A. | 1955 |
B. | 1956 |
C. | 1959 |
Answer» B. 1956 |
7. |
Local self-government is impossible without |
A. | Decentralization |
B. | Centralization |
C. | Dictatorship |
Answer» A. Decentralization |
8. |
Part IX of the Indian Constitution envisage |
A. | Four tier system of Panchayat |
B. | Two tier system of Panchayat |
C. | Three tier system of Panchayat |
Answer» C. Three tier system of Panchayat |
9. |
73rd Amendment Act was passed in |
A. | 1994 |
B. | 1992 |
C. | 1995 |
Answer» B. 1992 |
10. |
Local self-government are the subject of |
A. | Union List |
B. | Concurrent List |
C. | State List |
Answer» C. State List |
11. |
Panchayati raj Institution is under the |
A. | 7th Schedule of India Constitution |
B. | 5th Schedule of India Constitution |
C. | 8th Schedule of India Constitution |
Answer» A. 7th Schedule of India Constitution |
12. |
All member of Panchayat are |
A. | Indirectly elected by the people |
B. | Directly elected by the people |
C. | Elected by officials only |
Answer» B. Directly elected by the people |
13. |
The reservation under Panchayat system shall be in proportion to |
A. | Their religion |
B. | Their income |
C. | Their population |
Answer» C. Their population |
14. |
One third of the seats at all level shall be reserved for |
A. | Women |
B. | Scheduled Tribe |
C. | Schedule caste |
Answer» A. Women |
15. |
The normal term of Panchayat is |
A. | 3 years |
B. | 5 years |
C. | 6 years |
Answer» B. 5 years |
16. |
Every Panchayat shall continue for 5 years from the date of its |
A. | Second meeting |
B. | Third meeting |
C. | First Meeting |
Answer» C. First Meeting |
17. |
The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act,1992, relating to Panchayat are contain in |
A. | 243 – 243-O |
B. | 343-343-O |
C. | 543-543-O |
Answer» A. 243 – 243-O |
18. |
The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act,1992 relating to Municipalities are contain in |
A. | 342-434 |
B. | 243P-243ZG |
C. | 543-544 |
Answer» B. 243P-243ZG |
19. |
Article 243D provides that seats are to be reserved for |
A. | Schedule Caste & Schedule Tribe |
B. | Retired Army |
C. | War veteran |
Answer» A. Schedule Caste & Schedule Tribe |
20. |
73rd Amendment Act,1992 exempted the following whole state of NE India |
A. | Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram |
B. | Tripura only |
C. | Assam only |
Answer» A. Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram |
21. |
What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati raj system called? |
A. | Gram Sabha |
B. | Zila Parishad |
C. | Panchayat Samiti |
Answer» C. Panchayat Samiti |
22. |
The three tier system of Panchayats |
A. | Uniformly applicable to all state |
B. | Need not be strictly followed in states with population below 20 lakh |
C. | Has been replaced with four tier system |
Answer» B. Need not be strictly followed in states with population below 20 lakh |
23. |
Who is to conduct the election to the Panchayat and Municipalities? |
A. | State Election Commission |
B. | Central Government |
C. | State Government |
Answer» A. State Election Commission |
24. |
The main source of income to Panchayati raj institution is |
A. | Regional Fund |
B. | Service tax |
C. | Government grant |
Answer» C. Government grant |
25. |
A person to be qualified for contesting in a Panchayat election must have been attained |
A. | 18 years |
B. | 21 years |
C. | 35 years |
Answer» B. 21 years |
26. |
The election to Panchayat are to be held |
A. | Every five years |
B. | Every three years |
C. | Every four years |
Answer» A. Every five years |
27. |
Functions to be assigned to Panchayats by 73rd amendment of the constitution are mentioned in |
A. | 10th Schedule |
B. | 11th Schedule |
C. | 12th Schedule |
Answer» B. 11th Schedule |
28. |
Functions to be assigned to Municipalities by 74th amendment of the constitution are mentioned in |
A. | 11th Schedule |
B. | 10th Schedule |
C. | 12th Schedule |
Answer» C. 12th Schedule |
29. |
Which of the following committee recommended for according constitutional provision of Panchayati raj? |
A. | LM Shingvi Committee |
B. | Rao Committee |
C. | Asok Mehta Committee |
Answer» A. LM Shingvi Committee |
30. |
In 1977, under whose chairmanship, the Panchayati raj committee was formed |
A. | Balwant Rai Mehta Committee |
B. | Ashok Mehta Committee |
C. | Madhu Committee |
Answer» B. Ashok Mehta Committee |
31. |
Who is the Father of Modern India Local Self Government |
A. | Sir Stafford Cripps |
B. | Lord Mounbatten |
C. | Lord Rippon |
Answer» C. Lord Rippon |
32. |
Who was the first state to establish the institution of Panchayati raj Institution? |
A. | Rajasthan |
B. | Maharastra |
C. | Karnataka |
Answer» A. Rajasthan |
33. |
73rd Amendment Act of 1992 gives Panchayati Raj Institution to |
A. | Subject to state ratification |
B. | Constitutional status |
C. | Ordinary law |
Answer» B. Constitutional status |
34. |
LM Shingvi Committee was appointed in |
A. | 1996 |
B. | 1976 |
C. | 1986 |
Answer» C. 1986 |
35. |
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was appointed in |
A. | 1957 |
B. | 1979 |
C. | 1986 |
Answer» A. 1957 |
36. |
The system of urban local government was constitutionalized through |
A. | 73rd Amendment |
B. | 74th Amendment |
C. | 72nd Amendment |
Answer» B. 74th Amendment |
37. |
74th Amendment Act,1992 has added a new |
A. | Part X |
B. | Part XII |
C. | Part IX-A |
Answer» C. Part IX-A |
38. |
The provision of Part IX of the Constitution relating to Panchayat are not applicable to |
A. | Fifth Schedule Areas |
B. | Sixth Schedule Ares |
C. | Seventh Schedule Ares |
Answer» A. Fifth Schedule Areas |
39. |
Panchayat Extension to the Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act was passed in |
A. | 1998 |
B. | 1996 |
C. | 1995 |
Answer» B. 1996 |
40. |
Municipal Corporation is for |
A. | Town area |
B. | Small urban area |
C. | A larger urban area |
Answer» C. A larger urban area |
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