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(21) Where was the first Municipal Corporation set up in India?
[A] Bombay
[B] Calcutta
[C] Madras
[D] Surat
Answer: Madras
(22) Which of the following are urban local government bodies?

1) Pollution Control Boards.

2) Township.

3) Port Trust.

4) Town Area Committee.

5) Urban Development Authorities.

[A] 1, 2, 4 and 5
[B] 2, 3 and 4
[C] 2 and 3 only
[D] All of the above
Answer: All of the above

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(23) Which of the following are true?

1) Notified area committee is neither elected body nor a statutory body.

2) Cantonment Board is setup under Cantonments Act, 2006.

3) There are 5 types of Cantonment boards.

4) The Vice-President of cantonment board is elected for a term of 5 years.

5) The executive officer of the cantonment board is appointed by the President of India.

[A] 1, 2, 4 and 5
[B] 1, 3 and 5
[C] 1 and 3
[D] All of the above
Answer: 1, 2, 4 and 5
(24) Which of the following are true regarding Municipal Corporation and Municipality?

1) Mayor is mostly elected for one year.

2) Municipal Commissioner is indirectly elected by the elected members of the Municipal Corporation.

3) President of Municipality has executive powers.

[A] 1, 2
[B] 2, 3
[C] 1, 3
[D] All of the above
Answer: 2, 3
(25) Central Council of Local Government was setup in -
[A] 1882
[B] 1993
[C] 1992
[D] 1954
Answer: 1954
(26) Which of the following are true?

1) District Planning Committees are not mentioned in the constitution.

2) 2/3rd of the members of a metropolitan planning committee should be elected by the elected members of the municipalities and chairpersons of the Panchayats in the metropolitan area.

3) 4/5th of the members of a district planning committee should be elected by the elected members of the Panchayat at district level and municipalities in district.

[A] 1, 2
[B] 1, 3
[C] 2, 3
[D] All of the above
Answer: 2, 3
(27) Which of the following are features of the 74th Amendment Act, 1992?

1) There are 3 types of municipalities.

2) Wards committee can be constituted, consisting of one or more wards, within the territorial area of a municipality having population of five lakhs or more.

3) Article 243 P to 243 ZG deal with the municipalities.

[A] 1, 2
[B] 1, 3
[C] 2, 3
[D] All of the above
Answer: 1, 3

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