LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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| Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad |
I. MUNICIPALITY
1. Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up?
a) Bombay
b) Calcutta
c) Delhi
d) Madras
2. Provisions regarding Municipalties and Panchayats was made in the Indian Constitution in which year?
a) 1991
b) 1993
d) 2000
3. The Constitution (74th) Amendment Act, 1993 mentions of the:
a) Composition of the National Development Council
b) Functions of the State Finance Commission
c) Functions of the Kaveri Water Authority
d) The Municipalities
4. Power, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities are listed in which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India?
a) Ninth
b) Tenth
c) Eleventh
d) Twelfth
Answer:
1. d), 2. b), 3. d), 4. d)
II. PANCHAYATI RAJ
1. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj?
a) Article 36
b) Article 39
c) Article 40
d) Article 48
2. Which one of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj?
a) 42nd
b) 44th
c) 73rd
d) 86th
3. The 73rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution deals with:
a) Panchayati Raj
b) Compulsory Primary Education
c) Nagar Palikas
d) Minimum age of marriage
4. The Constitution of India mandates that the elections of the Panchayati Raj should be held regularly after a gap of:
a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 4 years
d) 5 years
5. What is the middle unit in the three-tier Panchayati Raj system?
a) Gram Panchayat
b) Panchayat Samiti
c) Zila Parishad
d) Union Board
6. When and where Panchayati Raj system in India was introduced?
a) July 5, 1957; Firozabad (UP)
b) October 2, 1959; Nagor (Rajasthan)
c) November 14, 1959; Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
d) December 3, 1960; Bhopal (MP)
7. Functions to be assigned to Panchayats by 73rd Amendment of the Constitution are mentioned in:
a) 10th Schedule
b) 11th Schedule
c) 12th Schedule
d) 13th Schedule
8. Which Committee had first of all recommended three-tier Panchayati Raj in India in 1957?
a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
b) Ashok Mehta Committee
c) Setalwad Committee
d) Hanumantayya Committee
9. Three-tier system of Panchayati Raj consists of:
a) Gram Panchayat, Panchayati Samiti, Block Samiti
b) Gram panchayat, Block Samiti, Zila Parishad
c) Block Samiti, Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti
d) Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad
10. Panchayati Raj System in India is laid down under:
a) Fundamental Rights
b) Directive Principle of State
c) Fundamental Duties
d) Election Commission Act Policy
11. The Constitutional status has been given to panchayats under Article:
a) 219
b) 226
c) 239
d) 243
12. Which of the following Indian States has no Panchayat Raj Institution?
1. Nagaland
2. Manipur
3. Meghalaya
4. Mizoram
a) 1 only
b) both 2 & 3
c) 1, 3 & 4
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4
13. The decision to conduct Panchayat Elections is taken by which of the following?
a) The central Government
b) The State Government
c) The District Judge
d) The Election Commission
14. The main purpose of Panchayati Raj is:
a) to create employment
b) to increase agricultural production
c) to make people politically conscious
d) to make people participate in developmental administration
15. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:
a) one month
b) three month
c) six month
d) one year
16. The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institution in the country, provides for which of the following:
1. Constitution of District Planning Committees
2. State Election Commission to conduct all Panchayat elections
3. Establishment of State Finance Commission
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
17. In the areas covered under the Panchayat (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, what is the role / power of Gram Sabha?
1. Gram Sabha has the power to prevent alination of land in the Scheduled Areas
2. Gram Sabha has the ownership of minor forest produce
3. Recommendation of Gram Sabha is required for granting prospecting lincence or mining lease for any mineral in the Scheduled Areas.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer:
1. c), 2. c), 3. a), 4. d), 5. b), 6. b), 7. b), 8. a), 9. d), 10. b), 11. d), 12. c), 13. b), 14. d), 15. c), 16. c), 17. d)
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