- If the Panchayati Raj Institutions dissolves before the end of their five -year term, fresh elections should ordinarily be held within – 6 Months
- Twelfth Schedule of the Indian Constitution is related to – Urban local bodies
- The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution relating to Panchayat contains – 29 subjects
- As per Article 243 B, Panchayats cannot be formed in a state with a population of less than twenty lakhs at – Intermediate level
- Two-tier Panchayat Raj system was recommended by – Ashok Mehta Committee
- Chairman of Municipal Corporation, Municipal Board and District Board is an – Elected functionary
- The formation of Gram Panchayats by the state is mentioned in – Article 40
- The headquarters of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj is located in – New Delhi
- Ministry of Panchayati Raj was created in -May 2004
- Provisions regarding Constitution of Panchayats are mentioned under – Article 243B
- The lowest level of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system – village or Gram Panchayat
- Article 243E of the Indian Constitution is related to – Duration of Panchayat
- Provision related to Municipalities are mentioned in constitution under – Part IXA
- Provisions related to the Panchayats are mentioned in – Part IX
- The minimum age required to be the member of Panchayat – 21 years Articles 243 to 243 O of the Constitution deal with – The Panchayats
- According to Indian constitution, Provisions related to Panchayat is mentioned in – Part IX
- Panchayat means an institution of self government for rural areas, constituted under – Article 243B
- The organisation of village panchayats is mentioned in – Article 40
- If a Gram Panchayat is dissolved, The election to constitute a new panchayat shall be completed before – 6 months
- The Panchayati Raj is based on the principle of – Decentralization of power
- A meeting of all the eligible voters of the Panchayat area is called – Gram Sabha
- As per Article 243-I, State Finance Commission will be established by the Governor in – Every 5 years
- The elections to the Panchayati Raj institutions are conducted by the – State election commission
- Superintendence, control and conduct of election to municipalities is responsibility of – State Election Commission
- From the date appointed for its first meeting, a Panchayat continues for – 5 years
- The provisions for audit of accounts of Panchayats are mentioned in – Article 243J
- Municipalities are categorised into three Categories under – Article 243Ǫ
- Article 243K of the Indian constitution is deals with – Election to the Panchayats
- Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats are mentioned in – Article 243G
- Elections to rural and urban local bodies are held – After every five years
- Panchayati Raj established in all Union territories of India except – Delhi
- The Panchayati Raj system exists in all states except – Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram
- PART IX, Articles 243 to 243O and the 11th schedule is related to – Panchayati Raj system
- Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and District Panchayat are part of – Panchayati Raj system
- National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on – 24th April
- Municipal Corporation was established in Calcutta by a royal charter in – 1726
- The head of the Municipal Corporation is – Mayor
- The elected head of a Village Panchayat is Called – Sarpanch
- Sarpanch is elected by ward members for the period of – 5 years
- “The Municipalities” are mentioned in – Part IXA, Articles 243-P to 243-ZG
- The area undergoing transition from rural to urban area is controlled by – City Council
- The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (1992)is related to – Municipalities
- The role of intermediary between the state government and the municipal corporation is played by – Municipal Commissioner
- Apex institution of Panchayati Raj System is – Zilla Parishad
- First State to offer a 50% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions – Bihar
- An urban local body which administers a urban area with a population of more than 10 lakhs is called – Municipal Corporation
- 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts came into force in – 1993
- The Panchayati Raj system was inaugurated on 2 October 1959 at – Nagaur (Rajasthan)
- Reserved seats for SC/ST women in panchayats shouldn’t be less than – One third of reserved seats for SC/ST
- No. of sarpanch in each Gram Panchayat is – One
- Aldermen in the context of municipal Corporation are – Nominated members
- The State Legislature has the power to make provisions for the Composition of Panchayats under – Article 243 C
- The only permanent unit in the Panchayati Raj System is the – Gram Sabha
- Part IX A of the constitution deals with the – Municipality
- The meetings of a municipal corporation is presided by – Mayor
- The minimum age requirement to become a member of a Panchayat is – 21 years
- Local government bodies for the urban areas are known as – Municipalities
- Panchayati Raj Institutions are primarily the institutions of – Self-Government
- The power to legislate on all matters relating to election to Panchayats lies with – The State Legislatures
- Reservation of seats in Panchayat elections for Scheduled Castes shall not apply to the state of – Arunachal Pradesh
- One-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Panchayat shall be reserved for women, mentioned in – Article 243D (3)
- The Panchayat Samiti operate Panchayati Raj structure at – Block-level body
- The Community Development Program was launched in India, on – October 2, 1952
- The National Extension Service was launched in – 1953
- The land record officer of a village is also known as – Patwari
- The Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act was passed by Indian Parliament in – 1996
- The third tier in the form of Panchayati Raj was established by – 73rd Amendment Act of 1992
- Municipalities, Municipal corporations, and panchayats are created by – State Government
- The chairperson of Gram Panchayat is – Sarpanch (Mkuhiya)
- The chairperson of Panchayat Samiti is – Chairman (Pramukh
- The chairperson of Zila Parishad is – President (Adhyaksha)
- Minimum population of a municipality to constitute a ward committees should be – 3 lakhs or above
- The Chairman of the Block Panchayat Samiti is elected by the – Members of the samiti
- Municipality, Nagar Panchayat, Municipal Corporation are the body of – Urban local administration
- The minimum age requirement for being a member of panchayat is – 21 years
- 12 th schedule of the constitution relating to municipalities contains – 18 subjects
- The second state to implement the Panchayati Raj system was – Andhra Pradesh (1959)
- According to Article 243V the minimum age required for becoming a member of a Municipality is – 21 years
- Three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj was suggested by the – Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)
- In Panchayati Raj election seats reserved for women are – 1/3
- Panchayats and Municipalities election are conducted by – State Election Commission
- The number of Tiers in a Panchayati Raj structure are – Three
- The seats reserved for women candidates in rural and urban local bodies is – 1/3
TOPIC 09 – Panchayat and Municipalities
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