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This section includes 176 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Polity knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
All day-to-day functions of the Panchayat in which of the following states are being operated on electronic system and are web-based ? (This is being done for the first time in India for a Panchayat) |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» B. Karnataka | |
| 152. |
Which committee had first of all recommended three tier Panchayati Raj in India in 1957 ? |
| A. | Balwani Raj Mehta Committee |
| B. | Ashok Mehta Committee |
| C. | Setalwad Committee |
| D. | Hanumantayya Committee |
| Answer» B. Ashok Mehta Committee | |
| 153. |
Who among the following introduced local self government in India ? |
| A. | Lord Mountbatten |
| B. | Lord Macaulay |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Load Rippon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 154. |
When and where Panchayati Raj system in India was introduced ? |
| A. | July, 5, 1957 : Firozabad (U.P) |
| B. | October 2, 1959 ; Nagar (Rajasthan) |
| C. | November 14, 1959 ; Ahmedaba (Gujarat) |
| D. | December 3, 1960; Bhopal (M.P.) |
| Answer» C. November 14, 1959 ; Ahmedaba (Gujarat) | |
| 155. |
Which is not enough to powers of Panchayati Raj Institution in India ? |
| A. | Implementation of Land Reforms |
| B. | Judicial Review |
| C. | Implementation of Poverty Alleviation programmes |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
In the new |
| A. | A number of added responsibilities in the area of agriculture rural development, primary education and social forestry among other |
| B. | Elections being made mandatory for all posts at the time they are due |
| C. | A statutory representation for women in the panchayats, up to a third of the strength |
| D. | Regular remuneration to the panchayat members, so as to ensure their punctuality and accountability |
| Answer» E. | |
| 157. |
Swaraj Trophy |
| A. | Best district |
| B. | Best Zila Parishad |
| C. | Best metropolitan |
| D. | Best Panchayat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 158. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched twin programmes of |
| A. | encourage birrth and education of girls |
| B. | discourage child marriage |
| C. | promote social harmony |
| D. | develop the infrastructure of educational institutions |
| Answer» B. discourage child marriage | |
| 159. |
In India, according to the |
| A. | 918 girls to 1000 boys |
| B. | 1000 girls to 918 boys |
| C. | 988 girls to 1000 boys |
| D. | 845 girls to 1000 boys |
| Answer» B. 1000 girls to 918 boys | |
| 160. |
To work towards the vision of Gandhiji's |
| A. | October 2, 2014 |
| B. | January 30, 2015 |
| C. | January 1, 2015 |
| D. | November 30, 2014 |
| Answer» B. January 30, 2015 | |
| 161. |
The Prime Minister launched on |
| A. | change Indiaintoan electronically empowered economy |
| B. | connect India digitally with other word's ecomomies |
| C. | link all railways digitally |
| D. | display the government data and statistics by means of displayed digits |
| Answer» B. connect India digitally with other word's ecomomies | |
| 162. |
The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institution in the country, provides for which of the following : |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 2 only |
| C. | 2 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 163. |
'Come, Make in India'- Prime Minister Modi's |
| A. | Single-window clearances |
| B. | minimal procedures |
| C. | cutting out of any red-tapism |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
| A. | 10 per cent |
| B. | 9.1 per cent |
| C. | 12 per cent |
| D. | 8 per cent |
| Answer» C. 12 per cent | |
| 165. |
Which among the following in India have been referred to as |
| A. | Nagar Nighams |
| B. | Union Territories |
| C. | Panchayats |
| D. | States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
Who is |
| A. | Prime Minister |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Rajya Sabha |
| D. | Governor |
| Answer» C. Rajya Sabha | |
| 167. |
Which of the following is not a feature of the |
| A. | Provision of 100 days of guaranteed wage employment for all registered households of the Village Panchayat. |
| B. | Adult members of rural households may register themselves with the village Panchayat. |
| C. | No contractors or machineries are allowed. |
| D. | There is inequality in the wages of men and women. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 168. |
Which of the following articles states that |
| A. | Article 40 |
| B. | Article 30 |
| C. | Article 29 |
| D. | Article 101 |
| Answer» B. Article 30 | |
| 169. |
The entry |
| A. | Union List |
| B. | State List |
| C. | Concurrent List |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Concurrent List | |
| 170. |
Point out the difference between the local government in India before and after the |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 2 only |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 2 and 3 only |
| Answer» C. 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 171. |
73rd constitution amendment Act, 1993 refers to the |
| A. | generation of gainful employment for the unemployed and the under-employed men and women in rural area |
| B. | generation of employment for the able bodied adults who are in need and desirous of work during the lean agricultural reason |
| C. | laying the foundation for strong and vibrant Panchayati Raj institution in the country |
| D. | guarantee of right to life, liberty and security of person equality before law equal protection without discrimination. |
| Answer» D. guarantee of right to life, liberty and security of person equality before law equal protection without discrimination. | |
| 172. |
In the context of Panchatati Raj, which one of the following is true about Gran Sabha ? |
| A. | This is the top most tier of the Panchayati Raj |
| B. | It consists of all the voters residing in the jurisdiction of a village panchayat |
| C. | It is the executive body consisting of selected representatives from village panchayat |
| D. | It consists of all adult males of the village panchayat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 173. |
Who among the following are directly elected by people ? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1, 2 and 5 |
| C. | 1, 4 and 5 |
| D. | 1 and 5 |
| Answer» D. 1 and 5 | |
| 174. |
Balwant Raj Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of |
| A. | the village, the block and the district levels |
| B. | the mandal and the district levels |
| C. | the village, the district and the State levels |
| D. | the village, the mandal, the district and the state levels |
| Answer» B. the mandal and the district levels | |
| 175. |
Consider the following sources of Revenue of the Panchayats |
| A. | Only 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| C. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 4 and 5 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2, 4 and 5 | |
| 176. |
What was the reason for Gandhiji's support to decentralisation of power ? |
| A. | Decentralisation ensures more participation of the people into democracy |
| B. | India had decentralisation of power in the past |
| C. | Decentralisation was essential for the economic development of the country |
| D. | Decentralisation can prevent communalism |
| Answer» B. India had decentralisation of power in the past | |