Which of the following are within the mandate of the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India?
Disqualification provision for Panchayat membership
Setting up of a State Finance Commission
Empowering the State Election Commission to hold periodic local government elections
Constitution of a District Planning Committee
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Match List I (Features) with List II (Related to) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Democratic Decentralisation | 73rd Amendment |
Nagar Panchayats | 74th Amendment |
Panchayati Raj Elections | B.R. Mehta Committee |
Two Tier System | Ashok Mehta Committee |
Who among the following are among those who comprise the Zila Parishad?
Chairmen / Presidents of the Panchayat Samities within the jurisdiction of the district
MPs, MLAs and MLCs whose constituencies are in the district
Representatives of co-operative societies, municipalities, notified area committees, etc.
Health care specialists
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Consider the following features:
Panchayats have now been brought under the direct supervision of the Governor.
Finance Commission of the State now determines the distribution of taxes and duties between the State and Panchayats.
Panchayats are now entitled to receive grants-in-aid directly from the Central Government.
1/3 of the seats in the Panchayats are now reserved for women.
According to the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution, which of these are correct features of Panchayats?
Assertion (A): Reservation of seats for women in Panchayati Raj bodies will pave the way for their political empowerment.
Reason (R): Empowerment of women is essential for the achievement of democracy and development.
Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act that provided for the establishment of Panchayats also made which of the following provisions?
Addition of a new Schedule (XI) to the Constitution listing 29 subjects which are to be handled by the Panchayats.
Addition of a new Schedule (XI) to the Constitution listing 18 subjects which are to be handled by the Panchayats.
Bar on the courts to question the validity of laws relating to delimitation of constituencies.
Reservation of not less than one-third of the total number of seats in Panchayats for women (excluding the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes).
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Which of the following statements are correct?
Village Panchayats are responsible for:
Agricultural production
Rural industrial development
Maternity and child welfare
Higher vocational education
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Match List I (States) with List II (Intermediate Panchayats) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Madhya Pradesh | Taluka Panchayat |
West Bengal | Kshetra Panchayat |
Uttar Pradesh | Block Panchayat |
Gujarat | Panchayat Samiti |
Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India?
Constitutional status to Panchayats
Reservation of seats for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes
Providing permanent structures for district planning.
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Which of the following provisions can be made by law by a State Legislature?
Representation of the members of the House of People in Panchayats subject to fulfilling certain conditions
Reservation of seats in any Panchayat in favour of backward class of citizens
Authorising a Panchayat to levy, collect and appropriate taxes
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Consider the following statements with respect to the 73rd Constitutional Amendment:
It envisages the Gram Sabha as the foundation of the Panchayati Raj System.
It provides that Panchayat bodies will have a duration of five years.
It stipulates that the Chairperson of a Panchayat shall be elected by and from amongst the elected members thereof.
It has reserved 33 percent of the seats to Other Backward Classes in Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Assertion (A): The Constitution of India now provides a mechanism for regular flow of funds to Panchayati Raj institutions.
Reason (R): The Panchayati Raj institutions have been greatly handicapped in the performance of their assigned duties by paucity of funds.
Consider the following statements:
The Chairperson of a Panchayat at district level is elected in such manner as the Legislature of the State may provide.
Legislature of a State may provide for representation of members of the Legislative Assembly of the State representing constituencies which comprise wholly or partly a Panchayat area at a level other than the village level, in such Panchayat.
The Lok Sabha may provide for the representation of its members representing constituencies which comprise wholly or partly a Panchayat area at a level other than the village level, in such Panchayat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Match List I (Amendments / Committees) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
73rd Constitutional Amendment | Administrative Arrangement for Rural Development |
74th Constitutional Amendment | State Finance Commission |
G.V.K. Rao Committee | Constitutional status to Panchayati Raj |
L.M. Singhvi Committee | Municipal Councils |
Consider the following statements:
In the post-73rd Amendment era, there has to be decentralisation of:
Decision-making powers
System as a whole
Judicial powers
Administrative powers
Which of these statements are correct?
On which of the following subjects, does the Finance Commission of a State constituted under the Part IX of the Constitution of India make recommendations to the Governor?
Distribution between the State and the Panchayats of the net proceeds of the taxes by the State.
Determination of the taxes which may be assigned to or appropriated by the Panchayats.
Grants-in-aid to the Panchayats from the Consolidated Fund of the State.
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Consider the following statements:
According to Article 243D, one-third of the seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in every Panchayat.
Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved for the SCs and STs in every Panchayat are reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, or as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes.
Not less than one-third of the total number of offices of chairpersons in Panchayats at each level are reserved for women.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements:
The Eleventh Schedule was inserted in the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Seventy Third Amendment) Act, 1992.
The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India corresponds to Article 243-W of the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
Consider the following statements:
Courts have no jurisdiction to examine the validity of a law relating to delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats in respect of Panchayats.
An election to a Panchayat can be called in question only by an election petition, which should be presented to such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Election Commission.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
Consider the following statements:
A Panchayat elected in the place of a dissolved one, does not enjoy the full period but remains in office for the remaining period after the dissolution.
In Panchayats, seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women but not for Backward Classes of citizens.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.
Reason (R) : The British sovereign appointment the last Governor-General of free India.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?