Panchayat Raj NDA Questions

NDA Indian Polity

Panchayat Raj MCQ Questions


1.
The term 'Panchayati Raj' broadly refers to the system of:
A.
Rural local self-government, involving elected bodies at the village and other levels
B.
The higher judiciary system in rural areas
C.
Centralised administration controlled entirely by the Union Government
D.
The system of land revenue collection under British rule
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ANSWER :
A. Rural local self-government, involving elected bodies at the village and other levels
2.
The first committee to examine and recommend the establishment of a democratic, three-tier Panchayati Raj system in independent India was the:
A.
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)
B.
L. M. Singhvi Committee
C.
G. V. K. Rao Committee
D.
Ashok Mehta Committee
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ANSWER :
A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)
3.
The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) recommended a three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj Institutions consisting of:
A.
Village Panchayat, Municipal Corporation and State Assembly
B.
Only a single-tier Gram Panchayat system
C.
Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad
D.
Gram Sabha, Nagar Palika and Zila Parishad
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ANSWER :
C. Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad
4.
Which state was the first in India to establish and implement the Panchayati Raj system, following the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, in 1959?
A.
Tamil Nadu
B.
West Bengal
C.
Andhra Pradesh
D.
Rajasthan
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ANSWER :
D. Rajasthan
5.
The committee that recommended a two-tier system of Panchayati Raj (Mandal Panchayat at the base and Zila Parishad at the district level) in 1977-78 was the:
A.
G. V. K. Rao Committee
B.
Sarkaria Commission
C.
Ashok Mehta Committee
D.
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
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ANSWER :
C. Ashok Mehta Committee
6.
The G. V. K. Rao Committee (1985), which examined rural development administration, recommended that Panchayati Raj Institutions be viewed as important instruments to:
A.
Manage foreign policy at the local level
B.
Replace the State Governments entirely
C.
Take over the functions of the judiciary
D.
'Get roots' and act as the primary agencies for rural development and management of local affairs
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ANSWER :
D. 'Get roots' and act as the primary agencies for rural development and management of local affairs