Consider the following objectives:

1. Bringing about uniformity in the structure of local governments throughout the country

2. Ensuring regular and rational flow of funds from the State’s revenue

3. Having properly elected governments at regular intervals

4. Having single unified authority for the city’s management and development

Which of these did the 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India, try to inject into the working of urban local bodies?

According to the Constitution of India, it is obligatory to constitute ‘Ward Committees’ in the area of a municipality. The population of such municipality should be:

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Which one of the following Constitution (Amendment) Acts provided for the formation of the Metropolitan Planning Committee?

Which one of the following functions is not the concern of the Local Government in India?

‘A transitional area’, ‘a smaller urban area’ or ‘a larger urban area’ in the context of a Nagar Panchayat, a Municipal Council or a Municipal Corporation, are specified by the Governor after considering which of the following:

1. Density of population

2. Percentage of employment in non-agricultural activities

3. Number of hospitals in the area

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The sources of revenue of urban local bodies in India are:

1. Taxes

2. Fees and fines

3. Grants

4. Loans

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Which one of the following is not correct? Part IX-A of the Constitution of India pertaining to the Municipalities provides

As per the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, Legislatures of States have not been conferred the power to empower municipalities with the responsibility of:

Consider the following:

1. District Board

2. Municipal Corporation

3. Notified Area Authority and Town Area Committee

4. Township Committee and Port Trust

Which of these is/are urban local body / bodies in India?

Which of the following statements regarding the Seventy-Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India are correct?

1. It provides for the insertion of a new Schedule to the Constitution.

2. It restructures the working of the municipalities.

3. It provides for the reservation of seats for women and Scheduled Castes in the municipalities.

4. It is applicable only to some specified states.

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Consider the following statements:

1. In an urban area where municipal services are being provided by an industrial establishment, it is still mandatory to constitute a Municipality under the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act.

2. It is obligatory to constitute Ward Committees for one or more wards within the territorial area of a Municipality having a population of 3 lakhs or more.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Chairperson of every District Planning Committee shall forward the development plan as recommended by such Committee to the Governor of the State.

2. Not less than two-thirds of the total number of members of the District Planning Committee shall be elected, from amongst, the elected members of the Panchayat at the district level and the Municipalities in the district.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

Consider the following Committees set up to study the structure, powers and functions to be as- signed to Panchayati Raj Institutions:

1. Santhanam Committee

2. Ashok Mehta Committee

3. Balwantrai Mehta Committee

4. G.V.K. Rao Committee

Which one of the following is their correct chronological order?

Which one of the following provisions has been left to the will of the State Governments in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act?

As per Article 243-H of 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, the Legislature of a State, may by law, provide for making grants-in-aid to the Panchayats from:

Consider the following statements with respect to the 73rd Constitutional Amendment:

1. For 27% reservation to the Other Backward Classes.

2. That the chairperson of the panchayat at intermediate/district level shall be elected by, and from amongst the elected members thereof.

3. For reservation for SCs/STs.

4. For uniform five-year term for local bodies.

Which of these is/are correct?

The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats contains:

The Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) was recommended for the establishment of:

Which of the following are provided for in the 73rd Constitutional Amendment?

1. Elections through the Chief Election Commissioner.

2. Devolution of functions by the state government.

3. Creation of the State Finance Commission.

4. Setting up a three-tiered Indian Federation.

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Who recommends to the Governor the principles which should govern the distribution between the State and the Panchayats of the net proceeds of the taxes, tolls and fees leviable by the state which may be divided between them?

Which one of the following committees recommended the separation of regulatory and development functions at the district level?

In which part of the Indian Constitution, has the provision for panchayats been made?

Consider the following statements:

73rd Amendment of the Constitution has provided constitutional sanction for:

1. Building a three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj

2. Reservation of seats for women

3. Withdrawal of the right of governments to hold elections to Panchayats

4. Taking away the right of State Governments to give grants to Panchayats.

Which of these statements are correct?

Under which provision does the Governor of a State constitute a State Finance Commission to review the financial position of Panchayats?

Consider the following with respect to the revolutionary features of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment:

1. Bestowal of Constitutional status on Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).

2. Mandatory elections to PRIs.

3. Introduction of third tier of Government with powers in rural India.

4. 33% reservation of seats and chairpersonships for women in the Panchayats at each level.

Which of these are correct?

Which one of the following government documents first suggested for having elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions on political party basis?

Consider the following with reference to 73rd Constitutional Amendment in respect of Panchayati Raj:

1. Direct elections of members at all levels

2. Direct elections of chairpersons at the village level

3. Indirect election of chairpersons at the intermediate levels and district levels mandatory provision for holding elections

Which of the above are correct?

• Statement I: The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act is the culmination of the process of democratic decentralisation.

• Statement II: The state should take steps to organize village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government.

Which one of the following committees had recommended people’s participation in community development programmes?

Consider the following statements in reference to the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act

1. The Governor of a State shall constitute a Finance Commission every fifth year to review the financial position of the Panchayats.

2. The superintendence, direction and control of all elections to the Panchayats are vested in a State Election Commission.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act provided:

2. For 27% reservation of seats in the Panchayats for the Other Backward Castes (OBCs).

3. That the Chairpersons of the Panchayats at intermediate or district level, shall be elected by, and from amongst the elected members thereof.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

Which of the following is not a feature of Ashok Mehta Committee recommendations on Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)?

The members of a Panchayat Samiti are:

Under Article 243-D, which one of the following categories enjoys reservation for Panchayat membership in proportion to their population?

Which of the following are within the mandate of the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India?

1. Disqualification provision for Panchayat membership

2. Setting up of a State Finance Commission

3. Empowering the State Election Commission to hold periodic local government elections

4. 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?

1. Chairmen / Presidents of the Panchayat Samities within the jurisdiction of the district

2. MPs, MLAs and MLCs whose constituencies are in the district

3. Representatives of co-operative societies, municipalities, notified area committees, etc.

4. Health care specialists

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The 73rd Amendment Act emanates from the:

The Panchayati Raj is included in the:

Consider the following features:

1. Panchayats have now been brought under the direct supervision of the Governor.

2. Finance Commission of the State now determines the distribution of taxes and duties between the State and Panchayats.

3. Panchayats are now entitled to receive grants-in-aid directly from the Central Government.

4. 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.

Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution lays down that the State shall take steps to organise Village Panchayats?

Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act that provided for the establishment of Panchayats also made which of the following provisions?

1. Addition of a new Schedule (XI) to the Constitution listing 29 subjects which are to be handled by the Panchayats.

2. Addition of a new Schedule (XI) to the Constitution listing 18 subjects which are to be handled by the Panchayats.

3. Bar on the courts to question the validity of laws relating to delimitation of constituencies.

4. 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 one of the following States was the first to introduce the Panchayati Raj system?

Which of the following statements are correct?

Village Panchayats are responsible for:

1. Agricultural production

2. Rural industrial development

3. Maternity and child welfare

4. Higher vocational education

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In 1977, under whose chairmanship, the Panchayati Raj Committee was formed?

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

Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, the State Legislatures delegate powers and functions to the Panchayats?

Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India?

1. Constitutional status to Panchayats

2. Reservation of seats for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes

3. Providing permanent structures for district planning.

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