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Question : Which of the following Rural Local Government system exists in Haryana?
(a) Two-tier system
(b) One-tier system
(c) Three-tier system
(d) Four-tier system

Answer  : C
 
Question : Which factors are responsible for the growth of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Amendments
(b) Laws
(c) Judicial Decisions
(d) All of the above
 
Answer :  D
 
Question : Article 368 of the Indian constitution provides that
(a) An amendment bill can be introduced in either house of parliament
(b) Provision for free and compulsory education for children
(c) Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in every Municipality
(d) Uniform civil code for the citizens
 
Answer :  A
 
Question : The amendment of the constitution can be initiated in
(a) President’s office
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) Any Houses of the Parliament
 
Answer :  D

Question : In India, the women Sarpanch at the Gram Panchayat level are
(a) 5000
(b) Less than 20,000
(c) Approx. 50,000
(d) More than 80,000

Answer :  D
 
Question : Which Constitutional Article defines the duration of the Panchayat---
(a) Article 243N
(b) Article 243O
(c) Article 243E
(d) Article 243B
 
Answer : C 
 
Question : The term of each Panchayat body is
(a) 3 months
(b) 2 years
(c) 6 months
(d) 5 years

Answer : D
 
Question : The National Panchayati Diwas is celebrated on –
(a) 10th April
(b) 14th April
(c) 24th April
(d) 25th April
 
Answer :  C
 
Question : According to 73rd Amendment, the tenure of Panchayats in all states is:
(a) Six years
(b) Three years
(c) Five years
(d) Four years

Answer :  C
 
Question : ______ government is about the government closest to the common people.
(a) Local
(b) Union
(c) State
(d) Provincial

Answer :  A
 
Question : Which state has no Panchayati Raj institution at all?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Manipur
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Tripura

Answer :  A
 
Question : The first State in the country to adopt the Panchayati Raj System on 2nd October 1959 was
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(d) Orrisa

Answer :  B
 
Question : Which of the following are recommendations of the Ashok Mehta Committee?
1) The Panchayati Raj institutions should have compulsory powers of taxation so as to mobilize their own financial resources.
2) Recommended three-tier system of Panchayati Raj.
3) Zilla Parishad should be made responsible for planning at the district level.
4) A district should be the first point for decentralization under popular supervision below the state level.
(a) 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2
(d) All of the above
 
Answer :  B
 
Question : The Article related to Panchayat Raj.
(a) article 243
(b) article 324
(c) article 124
(d) article 73
 
Answer :  A
 
Question : Which of the following system is established on the basis of direct election?
(a) Gram Panchayat
(b) Block Committee
(c) ZilaParishad
(d) Both b and c
 
Answer :   A
 
Question : What is an important reason for revival of Panchayati Raj system in India?
(a) It is very economical and advantageous.
(b) It has come down to us since ancient times
(c) It helps participation of democratic bodies at the grass root level.
(d) It adds efficiency to village administration.
 
Answer :  C
 
Question : In the total revenue collection of India, the contribution of the rural local bodies is
(a) 0.10%
(b) 0.18%
(c) 0.20%
(d) 0.24%

Answer :  D
 
Question : Which of the following are the recommendation/recommendations of the L. M. Singhvi Committee?
1) Nyaya Panchayats should be created for a cluster of villages.
2) Constitutional recognition for Panchayati Raj institutions.
3) More financial resources for village Panchayats.
(a) 2, 3
(b) 1, 3
(c) 1, 2
(d) All of the above
 
Answer :  D
 
Question : Which schedule was added to the Constitution by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment?
(a) 6th
(b) 7th
(c) 9th
(d) 11th
 
Answer :  D
 
Question : In 1989, P.K. Thungon Committee recommended the constitutional recognition of
(a) Local government bodies
(b) Consumer courts
(c) Planning commission
(d) Financial commission for states

Answer :  A
 
Question : Which is not a Panchayati Raj Institution –
(a) Gram Sabha
(b) Gram Panchayat
(c) Gram Cooperative Society
(d) Nyaya Panchayat
 
Answer :  C
 
Question : The election to constitute a Panchayat should be completed before the expiration of a period of______ from the date of its dissolution.
(a)  two months
(b)  one year
(c)  six months
(d)  eight months
 
Answer :  C
 
Question : The magazine ‘Panchayat Darpan’ was launched to monitor the progress of which Yojana?
(a) Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana
(b) Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
(c) BhamashahYojana
(d) Pradhan Mantri Jan-DhanYojana
 
Answer :  B
 
Question : Which is/are true regarding features of PESA Act, 1996?
1) Gram Sabha shall identify beneficiaries under poverty alleviation programs.
2) The recommendations of the Gram Sabha is mandatory prior to grant of prospecting license for minor minerals.
3) Gram Sabha owns minor forest produce.
4) Every Panchayat at the village level shall be required to obtain from the Gram Sabha a certification of utilisation of funds.
- Published on 10 Mar 17

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) All of the above

Answer : D
 
Question : In which five year plan, the Panchayati Raj System was introduced in India for the first time?
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 5th
(d) 6th
 
Answer :  B
 
Question : Which state first reserve 50 per cent of seats for Women?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
 
Answer :  D
 
Question : The maximum duration of Municipalities is
(a) 3 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 6 years

Answer :  B
 
Question : Which one of the following was not proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?
(a) Thirty percent seats in all elected rural local bodies will be reserved for women candidates at all levels
(b) The States will constitute their Finance Commissions to allocate resources to Panchayati Raj institutions
(c) The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children
(d) The elections will be held in six months' time if Panchayati Raj bodies are superceded or dissolved by the State government
 
Answer :  C
 
Question : Consider the following statements.
1. BalwantRai Mehta Committee was appointed in 1957.
2. Ashok Mehta Committee was set up in 1977.
3. L.M. Singhvi Committee was set up in 1986.
4. G.V.K. Rao committee was set up in 1989.
Which of the statement given above is / are correct.
(a) 1, 2 & 3 only
(b) 1, 2 & 4 only
(c) 1, 3 & 4 only
(d) All of the above
 
Answer :  D
 
Question : The Three tier system of Panchayti Raj was adopted by which State for the first time?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Karnataka
 
Answer :  A
 
Question : Aymanamhas become the first digitalized Panchayat ward in Indi(a) It is located in which state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Telangana
 
Answer :  A
 
Question :  In Bolivia, the law that decentralized the power at the local level is
(a) Presidential Law
(b) Decentralized Law
(c) Popular Participation Law
(d) Popular Decentralized Law

Answer :  C
 
Question . Panchayats have been established in:
(a) Villages
(b) Town
(c) Small city
(d) Big city

Answer :  A
 
Question : A 3-tier system is prescribed by the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 for states with population less than
(a) 10 lakhs
(b) 5 lakhs
(c) 20 lakhs
(d) none of the above
 
Answer :  C
 
Question : Which one of the following is not correct?
(a) Part IX of the Constitution of India pertaining to the Panchayats provided for setting up of a Finance Commission.
(b) Part IX of the Constitution of India pertaining to the Panchayats provided for vesting all elections to the Panchayats in a State Election Commission.
(c) Part IX of the Constitution of India pertaining to the Panchayats provided for reservation of posts of chairpersons at the village level or any other level for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women.
(d) Organisation of Village Panchayats is not included in the Directive Principles of State Policy.
 
Answer :  D
 
Question : Which of the following committee recommended 2 tier Panchayat Raj System?
(a)  Balwantrai Mehta Committee
(b)  Ashok Mehta Committee
(c)  Vasantrao Naik Committe
(d)  L. M. Singhavi Committe
 
Answer :  B
 
Question : Which of the following Committees is not concerned with Panchayati Raj?
(a) V.K.R.V. Rao Committee
(b) BalwantRai Mehta Committee
(c) Ashok Mehta Committee
(d) Santhnam Committee
 
Answer :  D
 
Question : Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats? (NDA 2008)
(a) Article 19
(b) Article 21
(c) Article 40
(d) Article 246
 
Answer :  C
 
Question : The Ashok Mehta Committee laid greater emphasis on
(a) Gram Sabha
(b) Zilla Parishad
(c) Taluka Panchayat Samiti
(d) Mandal Panchayat
 
Answer :  D
 
Question : Which constitutional amendment provided reservation to women in Panchayats ?
(a) 72nd
(b) 73rd
(c) 74th
(d) 75th
 
Answer :  B
 
Question : In which year the Rajasthan Panchayat Act was enacted?
(a) 1949
(b) 1953
(c) 1956
(d) 1959
 
Answer :  D
 
Question : Who make composition of Panchayat under Constitutional Article 243 c)
(a) State Assembly
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) Council of State
(d) Legislature of State
 
Answer :   D
 
Question : Consider the following statements:
1. Courts have no jurisdiction to examine the validity of a law relating to delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats in respect of Panchayats.
2. An election to a Panchayat can be called in question only by an election petition, which should be presented to such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Election Commission.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) only 1
(b) only 2
(c) both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2.
 
Answer :  A
 
Question : Which of the following States in India is exempted from reservation for Scheduled Castes in Panchayati Raj institutions?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Assam
(c) Arunanchal Pradesh
(d) Sikkim
 
Answer :  C
 
Question : Special representation in Panchayati Raj Institutions is given to:
(a) women
(b) co-operativesocieties
(c) backwardclasses
(d) Alloftheabove
 
Answer :  D
 
Question :  Which of the following is not an institution of Rural Local Government?
(a) Panchayat
(b) Zila Parishad
(c) Municipal Corporation
(d) Gram Sabha

Answer :  C
 
Question : Which state first started the Panchayat Raj System in India?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Bihar
 
Answer :  A
 
Question : Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the Village Panchayats? (RRB 1991)
(a) Property Tax
(b) HouseTax
(c) Land Tax
(d) Vehicles Tax
 
Answer :  A
 
Question : Who among the following is not a member of the Panchayat Samiti?
(a) Sarpanchas of all the Panchayats
(b) Elected members of the State Legislature belonging to that area
(c) Members of the Union Parliament belonging to that area
(d) All of the above
 
Answer :  D
 
Question : Consider the following statements:
1. According to Article 243D, one-third of the seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in every Panchayat.
2. Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved for the SCs and STs in every Panchayat are reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, or as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes.
3. Not less than one-third of the total number of offices of chairpersons in Panchayats at each level are reserved for women.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer :  B
 
Question : Which of the following Committees had recommended the Panchayat Raj Finance Corporation?
(a) Balwantrai Mehta Committee (1957)
(b) K. Santhanam Committee (1963)
(c) Ashok Mehta Committee (1978)
(d) G.V.K. Rao Committee (1985)
 
Answer :  B
 
Question : Which of the following is the first State in India to fix minimum qualification to participate in Panchayat elections?
(a) Assam
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Haryana
(d) New Delhi
 
Answer :  B
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