Indian Constitution - Local Self Government (Panchayet Raj & Municipality)

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1) On which date, National Panchayat Raj Day is observed? Panchayats?

a) January 28 b) February 26 a) Establishment & Maintenance of local markets
c) March 11 d) April 24 b) Transport Facilities
2) In which Five Year plan, the Panchayet Raj System was c) Prevention on contagious diseases
introduced in India for the first time? d) Lighting of village streets
a) 1st b) 2nd c) 5th d) 6th 16) If a Panchayet is dissolved, elections are to be held within
3) The three tier system of Panchayat Raj was adopted by ____.
which state for the first time? a) Six months from the date of dissolution
a) Rajasthan b) Andhrapradesh b) Twelve months from the date of dissolution
c) Bihar d) Karnataka c) Two months from the date of dissolution
4) A three tier Panchayat is envisaged for states having d) One month from the date of dissolution
population above _____? 17) Who function as a Chief Executive Officer of Janapad
a) 10 Lakhs b) 15 Lakhs Panchayat?
c) 20 Lakhs d) 25 Lakhs a) Chairperson of the Janpad Panchayat
5) Which among the following are included in Nagar b) An official of the state Government
Panchayat? c) A member of Legislative Assembly
a) Notified Area Committee only d) Secretary of the Panchayet
b) Town Area Committee only 17) Which of the following is/are NOT the objectives of
c) Both Notified Area Committee & Town Area Committee Panchayet Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act,
d) None of the above 1996?
6) Which among the following schedules is related to the a) To provide self-rule to the tribal population
responsibilities of Municipalities?> b) To preserve the traditions and customs of tribal
a) 9th b) 10th c) 11th d) 12th communities
7) Which among the the following parts of constitution deals c) To establish an autonomous council in the tribal areas
with Municipalities? d) To extend the provisions of Part IX in the Schedule
a) Part IX b) Part IX A Areas with certail modification
c) Part IX B d) Part X 18) The fundamental object of ‘Panchayat Raj’ system is to
8) What is the number of items in 12th schedule added by ensure which among the following?
74th Amendment of the Constitution? a) People’s participation in development
a) 11 b) 16 c) 18 d) 20 b) Political accountability
9) Which among the following is not correctly matched c) Democratic decentralization
a) Fundamental Rights - Article 12-35 d) Financial mobilisation
b) Directive Principles - Article 36-51 19) To review the annual statement of accounts and annual
c) Municipalities - Article 243-245 progress report of the panchayat is the main function of
d) Official Language - Article 343-351 a) Gram Panchayat b) Gram Sabha
10) Panchayet Raj Institutions came into existence under the c) Jill Parishad d) Collector
a) 42nd and 43rd Amendments Acts 20) Which one of the following Articles directs the State
b) 86th and 87th Amendments Acts Governments to organize the Panchayats?
c) 63rd and 64th Amendment Acts a) Article 33 b) Article 40
d) 73rd and 74th Amendments Acts c) Article 48 d) Article 50
11) Who is the Chief Officer in Panchayet Samiti? 21) Who is responsible for calling the meeting of Gram Sabha?
a) Dissemination officer b) Development Officer a) Panchs of Gram Panchayat
c) Accountant d) Office Superintendent b) President of Gram Sabha
12) The three-tier system of local government does NOT c) Secretary of the Gram Panchayat
include the _____. d) None of these
a) Panchayat Samiti b) Village Committee 22) Which committee recommended for three tier Panchayat
c) Gram Panchayat d) Zila Parishad Raj System in India?
13) Who can dissolve a Zilla Parishad? a) Balwant Rai Mehta b) Ashok Mehta
a) Zilla Panchayet president c) Hanumant Rao d) GB. K. Rao
b) State Government 23) Which tax can be imposed by Nagar Nigam?
c) Central Government a) Entertainment Tax b) Toll Tax
d) Chairperson of Panchayat Samiti c) House Tax d) All of the above
14) The State Finance Commission is a 24) Who elects the Chairman of the Municipality?
a) Legal body b) Non-statutory body a) Educated citizens of the town
c) Constitutional body d) None of the above b) Tax-payers of the town
15) Which of the following is NOT a function of Gram c) Elected ward members
d) Members of the Legislative Assembly
25) In which year the 12th schedule containing the provisions d) Elected members of Panchayat
of the Municipal Corporation was added to the 40) The State Election Commission conducts, controls and
Constitution? supervises Municipal elections under -
a) 1989 b) 1951 c) 1985 d) 1992 a) Article 240 (1) b) Article 243 (ZA)
26) In India the First Municipal Corporation was set up in c) Article 243 (K) d) Article 245 (D)
which one among the following places? 41) Which is an example of direct democracy in India?
a) Calcutta b) Madras a) Zila Parishad b) Nagar Panchayat
c) Bombay d) Delhi c) Gram Sabha d) Kshetra Panchayat
27) Who among the following is responsible for revenue 42) Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution?
sharing between the State Government and the Local a) Gram Sabha
Government? b) Gram Panchayat
a) The Chief Minister c) Gram Cooperative Society
b) The Governor d) Nyaya Panchayat
c) State Finance Commission 43) Panchayat Raj system has an intermediate tier known as
d) None of the above a) Gram Panchayat b) Zila Parishad
28) Which of the following amendment is related to Urban c) Sarpanch Panchayat d) Panchayat Samiti
Local Government? 44) Which of the following is not a matter of Local
a) 44th b) 73rd c) 24th d) 84th Government?
29) Who is the founder of Panchayat Raj? a) Public Health b) Cleanliness
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Law and order d) Public Utility services
c) B. R. Ambedkar d) Sardar Patel 45) Democratic Decentralization means -
30) What should be the age of the candidate for the Panchayat a) Union Government
election? b) Parliamentary Government
a) 21 years b) 25 years c) 35 years d) 30 years c) Democratic Government
31) What type of elections were made for Panchayati Raj d) Local Government
Institution in the 73rd Amendment?’ 46) Reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
a) Indirect and Secret Voting Tribes in the services has been provided in the Indian
b) Direct and Open Voting Constitution under
c) Direct and Secret Voting a) Article 375 b) Article 315
d) Secret Voting c) Article 335 d) Article 365
32) The powers and functions of Gram Sabha are conferred 47) Article 39(A) of the Indian Constitution “Equal Justice
by the law of the sate under which article? and free legal aid” deals with
a) Article 243C b) Article 243 A a) The State Government
c) Article 243G d) Article 243I b) The directive principles of state policy
33) What is the smallest unit of Panchayati Raj? c) The Union Government
a) Village Panchayat b) Nagar Sabha d) The fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
c) Village Sabha d) Village Committee 48) Who can be called the father of local self government in
34) Which of the following states does not have a Panchayati India?
Raj system? a) Lord Minto b) Lord Curzon
a) Himachal Pradesh b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Lord Defferin d) Lord Ripon
c) Uttar Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh 49) Local Government is a mentioned in the State List under
35) What is the tenure of the Panchayati Raj Institution? the _____
a) 6 years b) 5 years c) 4 years d) 3 years a) 7th Schedule b) 8th Schedule
36) Who decides for election to Panchayat? c) 9th Schedule d) 10th Schedule
a) State Government 50) Panchayat Raj form of rural local government was adopted
b) Central Government first by (in the order) :
c) State & Central Government a) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
d) Central Election Commission b) Andhra Pradesh & West Bengal
37) Which state does not have Panchayati Raj? c) Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh
a) West Bengal, Meghalaya & Goa d) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan
b) Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar 51) The Panchayat Raj institutions in India get their funds
c) Nagaland, Meghalaya & Mizoram mainly from
d) Nagaland, Delhi & Madhya Pradesh a) Voluntary Contribution b) Property Tax
38) District collector is also known as c) Local Taxes d) Government grants
a) Landowner b) Superintendent 52) Nyana Panchayat are expected to
c) District Magistrate d) Zamindar a) deal with all crimes committed in the villages
39) The term ‘Gram Sabha” denotes b) met out justice to villagers so that litigation is minimum
a) Senior citizens of a Village c) settle disputes through persuasion
b) Population of a Village d) try petty civil suits and minor offences
c) Electoral College of Panchayat