Panchayat Raj NDA Questions

Panchayat Raj MCQ Questions

13.
The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, added by the 73rd Amendment, contains a list of:
A.
12 subjects related to foreign affairs
B.
29 subjects that may be entrusted to Panchayats
C.
7 subjects reserved exclusively for the Union
D.
18 subjects that may be entrusted to Municipalities
ANSWER :
B. 29 subjects that may be entrusted to Panchayats
14.
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, formally came into force with effect from:
A.
15 August 1993
B.
1 June 1993
C.
24 April 1993
D.
26 January 1993
ANSWER :
C. 24 April 1993
15.
24 April, the date on which the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act came into force, is officially observed in India every year as:
A.
Constitution Day
B.
Republic Day
C.
National Panchayati Raj Day
D.
Local Self-Government Day
ANSWER :
C. National Panchayati Raj Day
16.
The primary objective of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act was to:
A.
Establish a two-tier system exclusively in urban areas
B.
Transfer all rural administrative powers to the Union Government
C.
Abolish rural local self-government entirely
D.
Provide constitutional status, uniformity and permanence to the Panchayati Raj Institutions across India
ANSWER :
D. Provide constitutional status, uniformity and permanence to the Panchayati Raj Institutions across India
17.
According to Article 243A, the Gram Sabha may exercise such powers and perform such functions as the:
A.
State Legislature may, by law, provide
B.
Union Government may decide
C.
Supreme Court may direct
D.
Election Commission of India may specify
ANSWER :
A. State Legislature may, by law, provide
18.
The Gram Sabha, as defined under Article 243(b), is a body consisting of persons who are:
A.
Only landowners of the village
B.
Registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of a Panchayat at the village level
C.
Only the elected representatives of a village
D.
Only government officials posted in the village
ANSWER :
B. Registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of a Panchayat at the village level