Polity (Panchayati Raj and Community Development) MCQ Part – 1

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Subject — Indian Polity
Topic — Panchayati Raj and Community Development
Total Question in This Set — 40

Indian Polity (Panchayati Raj and Community Development) MCQ 

1. Percentage of Hindi speaking Indians is about.
(A) 50
(B) 45
(C) 40
(D) 35

2. The subject of Panchayati Raj is in
(A) Concurrent List
(B) Union List
(C) State List
(D) Residual List

3. Consider the following languages.
1. Gujarati
2. Kannada
3. Telugu
Which of the language(s) given above has/have been declared as ‘Classicial Language’ by the Government?
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 3
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3

4. 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

5. 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

6. Which one of the following is not concerned with the Panchayats?
(A) The State Election Commission will conduct Panchayat elections
(B) The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act
(C) There shall be a fixed five year term for all the Panchayats
(D) Fresh elections would have to be held within six months of the dissolution of a Panchayat

7. 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

8. Who among the following constitutes ‘Finance Commission’ to review the financial position of Panchayats?
(A) Chief Minister of the concerned State
(B) Finance Minister of the concerned State
(C) The Governor of the concerned State
(D) Panchayati Raj Minister of the concerned State

9. 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

10. The provision regarding Panchayats and Municipalities was made in the Indian Constitution in
(A) 1991
(B) 1995
(C) 2000
(D) 1993

11. 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

12. Which of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution, provides Constitutional status to ‘Panchayati Raj System’?
(A) 71st Amendment
(B) 72nd Amendment
(C) 73rd Amendment
(D) 75th Amendment

13. In which Article, the provision on reservation of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes to Panchayat has been given?
(A) 243A
(B) 243B
(C) 243C
(D) 243D

14. Reservation of seats in Panchayat elections for Scheduled Castes shall not apply to the State of
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Haryana

15. Under which of the following Constitutional Amendments, 30% seats in the village panchayats have been reserved for women in India?
(A) 70th Amendment
(B) 71st Amendment
(C) 73rd Amendment
(D) 74th Amendment

16. ‘Gram Sabha’ means
(A) Persons of the territorial area of a Panchayat
(B) Persons specified by the notification of the District Authority
(C) Persons registered in electoral rolls related to a Panchayat area at the village level
(D) Members of Panchayats

17. Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in
(A) Federalism
(B) Democratic decentralisation
(C) Administrative delegation
(D) Direct democracy

18. Which Article of the Indian Constitution directs State Government to organize village Panchayats?
(A) Article 32
(B) Article 40
(C) Article 48
(D) Article 51

19. Who presides over the meeting of Gram Sabha in Scheduled Areas?
(A) Sarpanch
(B) Deputy Sarpanch
(C) Sarpanch or Deputy Sarpanch
(D) Schedule Tribe member present who is elected by Gram Sabha

20. Panchayati Raj is organized as a unit of Self-Government under
(A) Fundamental Rights of Indian Constitution
(B) The Preamble of the Indian Constitution
(C) Directive Principles of State Policy
(D) 73rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution