| Option | a-1 | incorrect |
| Option | b-2 | correct |
| Option | c-3 | incorrect |
| Option | d-4 | incorrect |
| Solution | The Panchayat Act of 1973 replaced the four-tier panchayat system with a three-tier system. Lt. Governor Sir Ashley Eden passed the Bengal Self-Government Act III in 1885. The West Bengal Panchayat Act of 1957 marked the first instance of implementing adult franchise in rural self-governing bodies. In 1963, the West Bengal Zila Parishad Act introduced the Anchalik Parishad and the Zila Parishad. | |
