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1. The 73rd constitutional amendment is related to which of the following factors?
  1. Women will have 33% reservation in PRIs
  2. Women will have 33% reservation in urban local bodies
  3. Women will have reservation in jobs
  4. None of the above

Answer: Women will have 33% reservation in PRIs

2. According to 73rd Amendment, the tenure of Panchayats in all states is:
  1. Six years
  2. Three years
  3. Five years
  4. Four years

Answer: Five years

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3. The maximum duration of Municipalities is
  1. 3 years
  2. 5 years
  3. 4 years
  4. 6 years

Answer: 5 years

4. Who can be called the father of local self government in India
  1. Lord Minto
  2. Lord Curzon
  3. Lord Defferin
  4. Lord Rippon

Answer: Lord Rippon

5. How many subjects related to various tasks and responsibilities have been assigned to the Panchayats by the Bihar government?
  1. 19
  2. 29
  3. 39
  4. 49

Answer: 29

6. Which of the following is NOT a function of Gram Panchayats?
  1. Establishment & Maintenance of local markets
  2. Transport facilities
  3. Prevention of contagious diseases
  4. Lighting of village streets

Answer: Transport facilities

7. Village' under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act means?
  1. a village specified by the Pesident by public notification
  2. a village specified by the Governor by public notification
  3. a village specified by the Prime Minister by public notification
  4. a village specified by the Chief Minister by public notification

Answer: a village specified by the Governor by public notification

8. Balwant Raj Mehta Committee is its report suggested
  1. a three tier system of Panchayat Raj
  2. a one tier system of Panchayat Raj
  3. a four tier system of Panchayat Raj
  4. a two tier system of Panchayat Raj

Answer: a one tier system of Panchayat Raj

9. Who can dissolve a Zilla Parishad?
  1. Zilla panchayat president
  2. State Government
  3. Central Government
  4. Chairperson of Panchayat Samithi

Answer: State Government

10. In 1989, P.K. Thungon Committee recommended the constitutional recognition of
  1. Local government bodies.
  2. Consumer courts.
  3. Planning commission.
  4. Financial commission for states.

Answer: Local government bodies.

11. The three-tier system of local government does NOT include the _________.
  1. Panchayat Samiti
  2. Village Committee
  3. Gram Panchayat
  4. Zila Parishad

Answer: Village Committee

12. Which one of the following is incorrect in respect of Local Government in India?
  1. According to the Indian Constitution, Local government is not an independent tier in the federal system.
  2. 30% of the seats in local bodies are reserved for women.
  3. Local Government finances are to be provided by a Commission.
  4. Elections to local bodies are to be determined by a Commission.

Answer: According to the Indian Constitution, Local government is not an independent tier in the federal system.

13. Panchayats have been established in:
  1. Villages
  2. Town
  3. Small city
  4. Big city

Answer: Villages

14. ______ government is about government closest to the common people.
  1. Local
  2. Union
  3. State
  4. Provincial

Answer: Local

15. Local Government is a mentioned in the State List under the _________
  1. 7th Schedule
  2. 8th Schedule
  3. 9th Schedule
  4. 10th Schedule

Answer: 7th Schedule

16. Who monitors the quality implementation of schemes at the ward level?
  1. Gram Panchayat
  2. Panchayat Samiti
  3. Ward Sabha
  4. Monitoring Committee

Answer: Monitoring Committee

17. In India, the women Sarpanch at the Gram Panchayat level are
  1. 5000.
  2. Less than 20,000.
  3. Approx. 50,000.
  4. More than 80,000.

Answer: More than 80,000.

18. Which is the first state to establish Panchayati Raj after 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992
  1. Rajasthan
  2. Gujarat
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Karnataka

Answer: Rajasthan

19. Who provides necessary support and guidance to the Panchayats at the district level?
  1. District Panchayat Raj Officer
  2. Block Development Officer
  3. Gram Panchayat Secretary
  4. Village Head

Answer: District Panchayat Raj Officer

20. Who is the Chief Officer in Panchayati Samiti
  1. Dissemination officer
  2. Development officer
  3. Accountant
  4. Office Superintendent

Answer: Development officer

21. Panchayats are given constitutional status by
  1. 72nd Amendment
  2. 73rd Amendment
  3. 74th Amendment
  4. 75th Amendment

Answer: 73rd Amendment

22. The wards committees are found in:
  1. Gram Sabha
  2. Gram Panchayat
  3. Zila Parishad
  4. Municipalities

Answer: Municipalities

23. If a particular area is brought under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements best reflects the consequence of it?
  1. This would prevent the transfer of land of tribal people to non-tribal people.
  2. This would create a local self-governing body in that area.
  3. This would convert that area into a Union Territory.
  4. The State having such areas would be declared a Special Category State.

Answer: This would prevent the transfer of land of tribal people to non-tribal people.

24. The basic purpose of Panchayat Raj is
  1. to give posts for party members
  2. democratic decentralisation
  3. to collect taxes directly
  4. to give employment to local people

Answer: democratic decentralisation

25. In Bolivia, the law that decentralized the power at the local level is
  1. Presidential Law.
  2. Decentralized Law.
  3. Popular Participation Law.
  4. Popular Decentralized Law.

Answer: Popular Participation Law.

26. Who deals with matters relating to elections to the municipalities?
  1. Election Commission of India
  2. State Election Commission
  3. Planning Commission
  4. Governor

Answer: State Election Commission

27. Which of the following Rural Local Government system exists in Haryana?
  1. Two-tier system
  2. One-tier system
  3. Three-tier system
  4. Four-tier system.

Answer: Three-tier system

28. Which one of the following Constitution (Amendment) Acts provided for the formation of the Metropolitan Planning Committee?
  1. 42nd Constitution Amendment Act
  2. 44th Constitution Amendment Act
  3. 73rd Constitution Amendment Act
  4. 74thConstitution Amendment Act

Answer: 74thConstitution Amendment Act

29. In the total revenue collection of India, the contribution of the rural local bodies is
  1. 0.10%
  2. 0.18%
  3. 0.20%
  4. 0.24%

Answer: 0.24%

30. The first State in the country to adopt the Panchayati Raj System on 2nd October, 1959 was
  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Bihar
  4. Orrisa

Answer: Rajasthan

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