#1. The implementation of Jawahar Rozgar Yojana rests with:

Gram Panchayat

District Collector

State Government

Union Government

#2. The Constitution of India mandates that the elections of the Panchayati Raj should be held regularly after a gap of :

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

7 years

#3. The Ashok Mehta Committee laid greater emphasis on:

Gram Sabha

Mandal Panchayat

Taluka Panchayat Samiti

Zila Parishad

#4. Which Amendment of the Constitution provided constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions?

71st Amendment

73rd Amendment

74th Amendment

76th Amendment

#5. The Panchayati Raj system was first started in India in the states of Rajasthan and _____ ?

Andhra Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat

Haryana

#6. The main purpose of Panchayati Raj is:

to create employment

to increase agricultural production

to make people politically conscious

to make people participate in developmental administration

#7. Which of the following Committee recommended for according a constitutional position to the Panchayati Raj?

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

Ashok Mehta Committee

Rao Committee

L.M. Singhvi Committee

#8. When and where was the Panchayati Raj system in India introduced?

July 5, 1957; Firozabad (U.P)

October 2, 1959; Nagaur (Rajasthan)

November 14, 1959; Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

December 3, 1960; Bhopal (M.P)

#9. What is the middle unit in the three-tier Panchayati Raj system?

Gram Panchayat

Panchayat Samiti

Zila Parishad

Union Board

#10. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:

one month

three month

six month

one year

#11. Which Committee had first of all recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj in India in 1957?

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

Ashok Mehta Committee

Setalwad Committee

Hanumantayya Committee

#12. Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayat Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of:

West Bengal

Jammu and Kashmir

Maharashtra

Bihar

#13. The decision to conduct Panchayat Elections is taken by which of the following?

The Central Government

The State Government

The District Judge

The Election Commission

#14. Which of the following is NOT a recommendation of the Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj?

Open participation of political parties in Panchayati Raj affairs

Creation of a three-tier system

Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Compulsory powers of taxation to Panchayati Raj institution

#15. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of:

the village, the block and the district levels

the mandal and the district levels

the village, the district and the State levels

the village, the mandal, the district and the state levels

#16. A Committee appointed in 1977 to review the working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by?

Balwant Rai Mehta

Ashok Mehta

K. N. Katju

Jagjivan Ram

#17. When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India?

1945

1950

1959

1962

#18. In the context of Panchayati Raj, which one of the following is true about Gram Sabha?

This is the top most tier of the Panchayati Raj

It consists of all the voters residing in the jurisdiction of a village panchayat

It is the executive body consisting of selected representatives from village panchayat

It consists of all adult males of the village panchayat

#19. Panchayati Raj in India represents:

decentralisation of powers

participation of the people

community development

all of these

#20. Who among the following are directly elected by the people? 1. Pradhan. 2. Block Pramukh. 3. Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh. 4. Sarpanch. 5. Panch. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1, 2 and 3

1, 2 and 5

1, 4 and 5

1 and 5

#21. The constitutional status has been given to Panchayats under Article:

219

226

239

243

#22. Eleventh schedule of the constitution of India is related to-

Panchayati Raj

Municipality

Centre-State relation

None of these

#23. The Panchayati Raj institution at the block level is known as:

Gram Panchayat

Panchayat Samiti

Zila Parishad

None of these

#24. Functions to be assigned to Panchayats by 73rd Amendment of the constitution are mentioned in :

Tenth Schedule

Eleventh Schedule

Twelfth Schedule

Thirteen Schedule

#25. Which of the following Indian States has no Panchayat Raj institution?

Assam

Tripura

Kerala

Nagaland

#26. Three-tier system of Panchayati Raj consists of:

Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Block Samiti

Gram Panchayat, Block Samiti, Zila Parishad

Block Samiti, Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti

Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad

#27. Which one of the following States started the Panchayati Raj institutions soon after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act was passed?

Karnataka

Bihar

West Bengal

Orissa

#28. What was the reason for Gandhiji’s support to decentralisation of power?

Decentralisation ensures more participation of the people into democracy

India had decentralisation of power in the past

Decentralisation was essential for the economic development of the country

Decentralisation can prevent communalism

#29. All day-to-day functions of the Panchayat in which of the following states are being operated on an electronic system and are web-based ? (This is being done for the first time in India for a Panchayat.)

Kerala

Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh

Maharashtra

None of these

#30. Which is not enough to powers of Panchayati Raj institution in India?

Implementation of Land Reforms

Judicial Review

Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Programmes

None of these

#31. Who was the President of the committee on whose recommendation was the Panchayati Raj established in India?

Balwant Rai Mehta

Ashok Mehta

Dr. Iqbal Narayan

Jeevraj Mehta

#32. Consider the following sources of Revenue of the Panchayats: 1. Local Authority Grant by Finance Commission. 2. Assistance by Central Co-operative Banks. 3. Allocations for centrally sponsored schemes. 4. Allocation from State Finance Commission. 5. NABARD. Of the above the correct sources of Finance for Panchayat would be:

Only 1 and 2

1, 2 and 4

1, 2, 3 and 4

1, 2, 4 and 5

#33. Panchayati Raj is organised at the :

Block level

Village, block, district and state level

Village, block and district level

Village and block level

#34. The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institution in the country, provides for which of the following: 1. Constitution of District Planning Committees. 2. State Election Commission to conduct all Panchayat elections. 3. Establishment of State Finance Commission. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1 only

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

#35. Provisions regarding Panchayats and Municipalities were made in the Indian Constitution in which year?

1991

1993

1995

2000

#36. Which one of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj?

42nd

44th

73rd

86th

#37. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj?

Article 36

Article 39

Article 40

Article 48

#38. The 73rd Amedment of the Indian Constitution deals with:

Panchayati Raj

Compulsory Primary Education

Nagar Palikas

Minimum age of marriage

#39. Consider the following statements : Assertion (A): The 73rd Amendment granted constitutional status to the Gram Sabha. Reason (R) : The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee mentioned the Gram Sabha. Codes :

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and Rare true but R is not a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

#40. Panchayati Raj system in India is laid down under:

Fundamental Rights

Directive Principles of State

Fundamental Duties

Election Commission Act Policy

#41. In the areas covered under the Panchayat (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, what is the role/power of Gram Sabha ? 1. Gram Sabha has the power to prevent alienation of land in the Scheduled Areas. 2. Gram Sabha has the ownership of minor forest produce. 3. Recommendation of Gram Sabha is required for granting prospecting licence or mining lease for any mineral in the Scheduled Areas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

#42. Which of the following is NOT a Panchayati Raj institution?

Gram Sabha

Gram Panchayat

Nyaya Panchayat

Gram Co-operative Society

#43. A Panchayat Samiti at the block level is?

An advisory body

An administrative authority

A consultant committee

A supervisory authority

#44. 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1993 refers to the:

generation of gainful employment for the unemployed and the under-employed men and women in rural area

generation of employment for the able bodied adults who are in need and desirous of work during the lean agricultural reason

laying the foundation for strong and vibrant Panchayati Raj institution in the country

guarantee of right to life, liberty and security of person equality before law and equal protection without discrimination.

#45. Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up?

Bombay

Calcutta

Delhi

Madras

#46. A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that:

he obtains permission from the Principal of his college

he is a member of a political party

his name figures in the Voters list

his files a declaration owing allegiance to the Constitution of India

#47. The Constitution (74th) Amendment Act, 1993 mentions of the:

Composition of the National Development Council

Functions of the State Finance Commission

Functions of the Kaveri Water Authority

The Municipalities

#48. Power, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities are listed in which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India?

Ninth

Tenth

Eleventh

Twelfth

#49. Provisions regarding Municipalities and Panchayats were made in the Indian Constitution in which year?

1991

1993

1995

2000

Panchayati Raj And Municipality MCQ Questions and Answers

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#1. The implementation of Jawahar Rozgar Yojana rests with:

#2. The Constitution of India mandates that the elections of the Panchayati Raj should be held regularly after a gap of :

#3. The Ashok Mehta Committee laid greater emphasis on:

#4. Which Amendment of the Constitution provided constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions?

#5. The Panchayati Raj system was first started in India in the states of Rajasthan and _____ ?

#6. The main purpose of Panchayati Raj is:

#7. Which of the following Committee recommended for according a constitutional position to the Panchayati Raj?

#8. When and where was the Panchayati Raj system in India introduced?

#9. What is the middle unit in the three-tier Panchayati Raj system?

#10. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:

#11. Which Committee had first of all recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj in India in 1957?

#12. Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayat Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of:

#13. The decision to conduct Panchayat Elections is taken by which of the following?

#14. Which of the following is NOT a recommendation of the Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj?

#15. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of:

#16. A Committee appointed in 1977 to review the working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by?

#17. When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India?

#18. In the context of Panchayati Raj, which one of the following is true about Gram Sabha?

#19. Panchayati Raj in India represents:

#20. Who among the following are directly elected by the people? 1. Pradhan. 2. Block Pramukh. 3. Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh. 4. Sarpanch. 5. Panch. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

#21. The constitutional status has been given to Panchayats under Article:

#22. Eleventh schedule of the constitution of India is related to-

#23. The Panchayati Raj institution at the block level is known as:

#24. Functions to be assigned to Panchayats by 73rd Amendment of the constitution are mentioned in :

#25. Which of the following Indian States has no Panchayat Raj institution?

#26. Three-tier system of Panchayati Raj consists of:

#27. Which one of the following States started the Panchayati Raj institutions soon after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act was passed?

#28. What was the reason for Gandhiji’s support to decentralisation of power?

#29. All day-to-day functions of the Panchayat in which of the following states are being operated on an electronic system and are web-based ? (This is being done for the first time in India for a Panchayat.)

#30. Which is not enough to powers of Panchayati Raj institution in India?

#31. Who was the President of the committee on whose recommendation was the Panchayati Raj established in India?

#33. Panchayati Raj is organised at the :

#35. Provisions regarding Panchayats and Municipalities were made in the Indian Constitution in which year?

#36. Which one of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj?

#37. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj?

#38. The 73rd Amedment of the Indian Constitution deals with:

#39. Consider the following statements : Assertion (A): The 73rd Amendment granted constitutional status to the Gram Sabha. Reason (R) : The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee mentioned the Gram Sabha. Codes :

#40. Panchayati Raj system in India is laid down under:

#42. Which of the following is NOT a Panchayati Raj institution?

#43. A Panchayat Samiti at the block level is?

#44. 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1993 refers to the:

#45. Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up?

#46. A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that:

#47. The Constitution (74th) Amendment Act, 1993 mentions of the:

#48. Power, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities are listed in which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India?

#49. Provisions regarding Municipalities and Panchayats were made in the Indian Constitution in which year?

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