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Consider the following statements :Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Eleventh Schedule was inserted in the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Seventy Third Amendment) Act, 1992.
  2. The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India corresponds to Article 243 W of the Constitution of India.

    ANone of these

    Bi only

    Ci, ii

    DAll

    Answer:

    B. i only

    Read Explanation:

    The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, introduced the Eleventh Schedule to the Indian Constitution, listing 29 functions assigned to Panchayats to promote self-governance and decentralized administration in rural areas.


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