Panchayat Raj TNPSC Group 1 Questions

Panchayat Raj MCQ Questions

13.
Which one of the following articles of the Constitution of India directs state Government to organise village panchayats?
A.
Article 32
B.
Article 40
C.
Article 48
D.
Article 51
ANSWER :
B. Article 40
14.
Which part of the Constitution contains provision for Panchayats?
A.
Part VI
B.
Part VII
C.
Part IX
D.
Part X
ANSWER :
C. Part IX
15.
The lowest unit in the panchayat Raj institution is
A.
Village Panchayat
B.
Panchayat samiti
C.
Zilla parishad
D.
Corporation
ANSWER :
A. Village Panchayat
16.
A three tier panchayati raj system is envisaged for the States which have a population above
A.
25 lakh
B.
20 lakh
C.
10 lakh
D.
15 lakh
ANSWER :
B. 20 lakh
17.
Which one of the following was NOT proposed by the 73rd Constitutional amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?
A.
Thirty percent sets in all elected rural local bodies will be reserved for women candidates at all levels.
B.
States will constitute their Finance Commissions to allocate resources to Panchayati Raj institutions.
C.
The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children.
D.
The elections will be held in six months time if Panchayati Raj bodies are super-seeded or dissolved by the State Government.
ANSWER :
C. The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children.
18.
Panchayat Raj schemeexistd in all the states except
A.
Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
B.
Nagaland,Meghalaya and Mizoram
C.
Goa, Chattisgarh and Uttarkhand
D.
Tripura,Assam and Haryana
ANSWER :
B. Nagaland,Meghalaya and Mizoram