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1. The subject of Panchayati Raj is in _______.
A. Concurrent List
B. Union List
C. State List
D. Residual List
ANSWER: C.State List
SOLUTION : Part IX of the Constitution contains Article 243 to Article 243 O. The Amendment Act provides shape to Article 40 of the Constitution, (directive principles of state policy), which directs the state to organise the village panchayats and provide them powers and authority so that they can function as self-government.
2. The elections to Panchayats are to be held after _________.
A. Every four years
B. Every five years
C. Every six years
D. At the Government ‘s descretion
ANSWER:B.Every five years
SOLUTION:Every five years In India, the Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) is a system of local self-government in rural areas.
3. Who among the following is authorized to make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayats?
A. Governor of State
B. Legislature of State
C. Parliament of India
D. President of India
ANSWER :B.Legislature of State
SOLUTION:According to Article 243C of the Indian Constitution, the state legislature is authorized to make provisions for the composition of Panchayats. This includes the territorial area of the Panchayat, how seats in a ward committee are filled, and the constitution of additional committees.
4. The decision to conduct Panchayat Elections is taken by which of the following?
A. The Central Government
B. The State Government
C. The District Judge
D. The Election Commission
ANSWER:B.The State Government
SOLUTION: The State Government
5. Which one of the following functions is not the concern of Local Self Government?
A. Public Health
B. Sanitation
C. Public Utility Services
D. Maintenance of Public Order
ANSWER:D.Maintenance of Public Order
SOLUTION:The correct answer is Maintenance of Public Order.
6. Who was the Prime Minister of India at the time of 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution of India pertaining to Panchayats and Nagarpalikas?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Rajeev Gandhi
C. P.V. Narsimha Rao
D. V.P. Singh
ANSWER: C.P.V. Narsimha Rao
SOLUTION: Panchayati Raj system means rural local self-government. This system in India was constitutionalised through the 73rd Amendment Act under the Narasimha Rao government in 1992.
7. The provision regarding panchayats and Municipalties was made in the Indian Constitution in _________.
A. 1991
B. 1995
C. 2000
D. 1993
ANSWER:D.1993
SOLUTION:Constitution of Municipalities. 1Ins. by the Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992, s. 2 (w.e.f 1-6-1993).
8. Under which of the following Constitutional Amendments, 30% seats in the village panchayatshave been reserved for women in India?
A. 70th Amendment
B. 71st Amendment
C. 73rd Amendment
D. 74th Amendment
ANSWER: C.73rd Amendment
SOLUTION:The Constitution 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts, enacted when P V Narasimha Rao was Prime Minister, mandated the reservation of one-third of seats for women in Panchayati Raj institutions and offices of the chairperson at all levels of Panchayati Raj institutions, and in urban local bodies respectively.
9. Reservation of seats in Panchayat elections for Scheduled Castes shall not apply to the State of _______.
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Assam
C. Arunchal Pradesh
D. Haryana
ANSWER:C.Arunchal Pradesh
SOLUTION: The 83rd Constitutional Ame ndment was enacted to amend Article 243M. This clause states that “Nothing in article 243D, relating to reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes, shall apply to the State of Arunachal Prad esh”.
10. Local self – government can be best explained as an exercise in _________.
A. Federalism
B. Democratic decentralisation
C. Administrative delegation
D. Direct democracy
ANSWER:B.Democratic decentralisation
SOLUTION:
Rajya Sabha by majority of not less than two-thirds of its members present and voting.