Panchayats UPSC Questions

Panchayats MCQ Questions

7.
_______ Panchayati raj system gram panchayat at the village level.
A.
Two-tier
B.
Three-tier
C.
Six-tier
D.
Five-tier
ANSWER :
B. Three-tier
8.
Panchayat samiti at the block level and zila parishad at the district level are linked through a device of
A.
Indirect elections
B.
Direct elections
C.
Politician
D.
Business law
ANSWER :
A. Indirect elections
9.
The village panchayat should be _______ the panchayat samiti and zila parishad with indirectly elected members.
A.
Member of committee
B.
Election
C.
Directly elected
D.
Indirectly elected
ANSWER :
C. Directly elected
10.

What are the panchayat samiti should be the executive body of the zila parishad:
(i) Advisory
(ii) Coordinating
(iii) Supervisory body

A.

Only (i) and (ii)

B.

Only (ii) and (iii)

C.

Only (i) and (ii)

D.

All of the Above

ANSWER :

D. All of the Above

11.
When was the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee accepted by the National Development Council?
A.
January 1958
B.
January 1953
C.
January 1765
D.
January 1951
ANSWER :
A. January 1958
12.
_________ was the first state to establish Panchayati raj scheme was inaugurated by the prime minister.
A.
Tamilnadu
B.
Rajasthan
C.
Maharashtra
D.
Karnataka
ANSWER :
B. Rajasthan