Practice MCQs
Q.1) Which one of the following statements regarding the Gram Sabha is correct?
(a) It consists of all elected members of the Gram Panchayat.
(b) It consists of the adult population of the village registered in the electoral rolls.
(c) It consists only of women members of the village.
(d) It is an advisory body without any statutory basis.
Q.2) Who conducts elections to the Panchayats?
(a) State Election Commission
(b) Election Commission of India
(c) District Collector
(d) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Q.3) Which one of the following is mandated by the Constitution for Panchayats?
(a) Reservation of seats for SCs, STs and OBCs
(b) Reservation of one-third of seats for women
(c) Reservation of seats for religious minorities
(d) Reservation of seats for landless labourers
Q.4) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The DPC consolidates plans prepared by Panchayats and Municipalities in a district.
2. The MPC prepares a draft development plan for metropolitan areas.
Select the correct answer:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.5) Which of the following is a mandatory provision under the 73rd and 74th Constitutional
Amendments?
(a) Devolution of all 29 subjects under the Eleventh Schedule
(b) Creation of State Election Commission
(c) Devolution of financial powers to Panchayats
(d) Creation of State Finance Commission for every district
Q.6) Which one of the following functions is assigned to Panchayats under the Eleventh
Schedule?
(a) Urban planning
(b) Fire services
(c) Promotion of cottage and small-scale industries
(d) Regulation of land-use in metropolitan areas
Q.7) Consider the following statements:
1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder
period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Q.8) Which of the following is / are mandatory provisions under the 73rd and the 74th
constitutional amendment act?
1. Regular Elections
2. Reservation to OBC in Local Bodies
3. Reservation to women in Local Bodies
4. Devolution of powers & finances
Choose the correct answers from the codes given below
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1, 3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Q.9) The State Election Commissioners can be removed by
a) Governor of the state
b) State legislature concerned
c) President of India
d) Chief Minister of the state
Local Bodies
73rd CAA, 1992
• Part IX (Article 243-243O)
• Schedule XI - contains functional items (29)
example - Fisheries, roads, animal husbandry, sanitation, etc.
• Article 243G
74th CAA 1992
• Part IX-A (Article 243 P-243ZG)
• Schedule XII - contains 18 functional items
example - urban planning, urban poverty, fire services, registration
of births and deaths.
• Article 243W
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PYQs
Q.1) Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in
(a) Federalism
(b) Democratic decentralization
(c) Administrative delegation
(d) Direct democracy
Q.2) Consider the following statements:
1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder
period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.3) The fundamental object of Panchayati Raj system is to ensure which among the
following?
1. People’s participation in development
2. Political accountability
3. Democratic decentralization
4. Financial mobilization
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q.4) The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the
Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following?
1. Constitution of District Planning Committees.
2. State Election Commissions to conduct all panchayat elections.
3. Establishment of State Finance Commissions.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
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