UPSC Prelims Marathon 19th February – Local Government – 2024

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Local Government

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Question No. 1

Which of the following constitutional amendment is related to “Panchayati Raj”?

AFirst constitutional amendment

BSeventh constitutional amendment

CTwenty fourth constitutional amendment

DSeventy third constitutional amendment

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Question No. 2

Which of the following committee was appointed to examine the working of the Community Development Programme (1952) and the National Extension Service (1953) and to suggest measures for their better working?

AG B Pant committee

BBalwant Rai Mehta Committee

CAshok kumar committee

DChakaborty committee

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Question No. 3

Which of the following was/were recommendation/s of Balwant Rai Mehta Committee?
1.Establishment of a three-tier panchayati raj system.
2.The village panchayat should be constituted with directly elected representatives.
3.The district collector should be the chairman of the zila parishad.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 4

Which of the following state first to establish “Panchayati Raj” system?

AAndhra Pradesh

BRajasthan

CKerala

DTamil Nadu

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Question No. 5

Which of the following was/were recommendation/s of “Ashok Mehta committee”?
1.The three-tier system of panchayati raj should be replaced by the two-tier system.
2.A district should be the first point for decentralization under popular supervision below the state level.
3.Zila parishad should be the executive body and made responsible for planning at the district level.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 6

The “Thungon committee” was related to which of the following?

ADistrict planning

BPrimary healthcare centres

CEducation

DPolice training

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Question No. 7

Which of the following was/were recommendation/s of “Gadgil committee”?
1.A constitutional status should be bestowed on the Panchayati Raj institutions.
2.A three-tier system of Panchayati Raj with panchayats at the village, block and district levels.
3.The term of Panchayati Raj institutions should be fixed at five years.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

AOnly one

BOnly two

COnly three

DNone

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Question No. 8

The “Eleventh schedule” of the Indian constitution related to?

AFunctional items of Panchayats

BRajya sabha seat sharing

CHigh court

DSupreme court

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Question No. 9

Which article describes the “The State shall take steps to organize village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government”?

AArticle 39

BArticle 40

CArticle 44

DArticle 48

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Question No. 10

Consider the following statements:
1.The seventy third constitutional amendment act provides for a Gram Sabha as the foundation of the panchayati raj system.
2.Gram Sabha is a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls of a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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