{"id":593,"date":"2020-11-05T18:50:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T18:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingsbell.com\/study-material\/?p=593"},"modified":"2021-09-26T02:54:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T02:54:57","slug":"indian-polity-part-9-panchayati-raj-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readingsbell.com\/study-material\/indian-polity-part-9-panchayati-raj-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Polity: Part-9 Panchayati Raj System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Indian Polity: Part-9 Panchayati Raj System<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Part 9 of Indian Constitution deals with Panchayati Raj System or local self-government in India. In this Part, we discuss, what is Panchayati Raj, committees, and formations of Panchayati Raj, then we give you multiple choice questions related to the topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Indian Government is divided into three forms:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;\">Central Government<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">State Government<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Local Government(Panchayati Raj)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Panchayati Raj:<\/strong>\u00a0Panchayati Raj is the system of local self-government for villages. The word \u2018Panchayat\u2019 means an assembly, five people. This is an age-old system in villages of the Indian subcontinent. Now in the new era, the government has decentralized several functions to the Panchayati Raj.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the Indian Constitution, Panchayati Raj acts as a system of governance in which the Gram Panchayats are the basic units of local administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are Three Levels of the Panchayati Raj system:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">1. Village Level or Gram Panchayat<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">2. Block Level Panchayat or Janpad Panchayat<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">3. District Level or Zila Parishad<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It was formally formulated by the<strong>\u00a073rd Amendment<\/strong>\u00a0of the Indian Constitution in\u00a0<strong>1992.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>State which has not\u00a0Panchayati Raj system:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At present, the Panchayati Raj system is present in all the state except\u00a0<strong>Nagaland<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Meghalaya<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Mizoram<\/strong>\u00a0and all union territories except\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Delhi<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Seats reserved for women in Panchayati Raj System:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Under<strong>\u00a0Article 243 D<\/strong>\u00a0of the Constitution,\u00a0<strong>1\/3rd<\/strong>\u00a0of the Seats of Panchayati Raj\u00a0<\/span>is<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0reserved for women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The following states have made legal provision for\u00a0<strong>50% reservation for women<\/strong>\u00a0among members and Sarpanches:\u00a0<strong>Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tripura\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Uttarakhand.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mathma Gandhi emphasis on Panchayati Raj:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>&#8220;The future of India lies in its villages&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mahatma Gandhi emphasis on Panchayati Raj as the foundation of India&#8217;s political system, a decentralized form of government in which every village will be responsible for its affairs. The word for this kind of vision was Gram Swaraj (&#8220;village self-government&#8221;). Instead, India developed a highly centralized form of government.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Different committee recommends a different form of Panchayati Raj:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">1. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In\u00a0<strong>1957<\/strong>, the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended for the introduction of a\u00a0<strong>three-tier Panchayati Raj System<\/strong>\u00a0in India. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was appointed by the Central Government of India in 1957.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The important recommendations by recommending by committee:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">i. The Gram-Panchayats at the village level or at the bottom<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ii. The Panchayat Samiti at the block level or in the middle<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">iii. The Zilla Parishad at the district level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Rajasthan (1959) is the first which adopted this system,<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0followed by Andhra Pradesh in the same year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>2. Ashok Mehta Committee(1977-1978):<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The government appointed a committee on Panchayati Raj institutions under the chairmanship of Ashok Mehta. It submitted its report in\u00a0<strong>August 1978.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">recommendations by recommending by committee:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">i. The\u00a0<strong>two-tier system<\/strong>, that is, Zila Parishad at the district level, and below it, the Mandal Panchayat consisting of a group of villages covering a population of the 15000 to 20000.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ii. Zila Parishads should be the executive body and made responsible for planning at the district level.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">iii. Seats for SC and ST should be reserved on the basis of their population.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>3. G.V.K. Rao Committee:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">G.V.K. Rao Committee was recommended by the Planning Commission in\u00a0<strong>1985<\/strong>. It recommended the revival of Panchayati Raj institutions and highlighted the need to transfer power to the democratic bodies locally.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This committee gave two important suggestions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">i. Zila Parishad to be given prime importance and all developmental programs at that level to be handed to it.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ii. Post of District Development Commissioner to be created acting as the chief executive officer of the Zila Parishad.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">iii. Reduction in the development role of the district collector.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>4. L M Singhvi Committee:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 1986 L.M. Singhvi Committee to prepare a concept paper on the revitalization of the Panchayati Raj system.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Its recommendations were:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">i. Constitutional recognition for PRI institutions.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ii. Nyaya Panchayats to be established for clusters of villages<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>64th Constitutional Amendment<\/strong>\u00a0bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in\u00a0<strong>1989<\/strong>\u00a0itself, Rajya Sabha opposed it. It was only during the Narasimha Rao government\u2019s term that the idea finally became a reality in the form of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment acts, 1992.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">5. Thungan Committee:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In\u00a0<strong>1988<\/strong>, a sub-committee of the Advisory Committee of the Parliament was constituted under the chairmanship of Thungan, this committee gave several suggestions for the purpose of strengthening the Panchayati Raj system &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">i. Panchayati Raj institutions should get constitutional recognition.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ii. The formation of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system, which should have a fixed term of 5 years.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">iii. The District Council should be the centre of the Panchayati Raj System and work as an institution of Construction and Development Planning in the district.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">iv. Reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) and reservation for women should also be made according to the population at three levels in Panchayats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">6. Gadgil committee:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In\u00a0<strong>1988<\/strong>, under the chairmanship of\u00a0<strong>V.N. Gadgil committee<\/strong>\u00a0was formed whose task was to consider how to make the Panchayati Raj institutions effective. Whose main recommendations were &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">i. Panchayati Raj institutions should get constitutional recognition.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ii. The formation of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system, which should have a fixed term of 5 years.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">iii. People should be directly elected on the three levels of three-tier panchayats.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">iv. Reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) and reservation for women should also be made according to the population at three levels in Panchayats.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">v. Constitution of the Finance Commission for Panchayats.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">vi. Panchayats should have the right to tax and recover.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">73rd Amendment Act 1992:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In\u00a0<strong>1992<\/strong>\u00a0two new\u00a0<strong>parts IX and IXA<\/strong>\u00a0were added in Indian Constitution. It included two new<strong>\u00a0schedules 11 and 12<\/strong>\u00a0which include the list of functional items of panchayats and municipalities. Three Tier System was finally approved in the constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Articles come under Panchayati Raj:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>1. Article 243:<\/strong>\u00a0Definition of Panchayati Raj.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>2. Article 243A:<\/strong>\u00a0Gram Sabha<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>3. Article 243B:<\/strong>\u00a0Constitution of Panchayats<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>4. Article 243C:<\/strong>\u00a0Composition of Panchayats<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>5. Article 243D:<\/strong>\u00a0Reservation of seats<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>6. Article 243E:<\/strong>\u00a0Duration of Panchayats, etc.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>7. Article 243F:<\/strong>\u00a0Disqualifications for membership<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>8. Article 243G:<\/strong>\u00a0Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>9. Article 243H:<\/strong>\u00a0Powers to impose taxes by, and Funds of, the Panchayats<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>10.Article 243I:<\/strong>\u00a0Constitution of Finance Commission to review the financial position<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>11.Article 243J:<\/strong>\u00a0Audit of accounts of Panchayats<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>12.Article 243K:<\/strong>\u00a0Elections to the Panchayats<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>13.Article 243L:<\/strong>\u00a0Application to Union territories<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>14.Article 243M:<\/strong>\u00a0Part not to apply to certain areas<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>15.Article 243N:<\/strong>\u00a0Continuance of existing laws and Panchayats<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>16.Article 243O:<\/strong>\u00a0Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Part-9 Panchayati Raj System-MCQ&#8217;s<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Which among the following legislation gives constitutional status to three-tier Panchayati Raj System?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. 72nd constitutional amendment, 1992<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. 73rd constitutional amendment, 1993<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. 74th constitutional amendment, 1993<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. 75th constitutional amendment, 1994<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; B<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Which of the following committee recommended three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Punchhi Samiti<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Balwantrai Mehta Committee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Singhvi Committee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. None of the following<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; B<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong>\u00a0Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was made for Panchayati Raj system in India; which submitted its report in 1957.\u00a0<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Which of the following is\/are true regarding Balwant Rai Mehta Committee?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Recommended establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. There should be direct elections for Panchayat Samiti.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Establishment of the scheme of democratic decentralization.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. District collector should be the chairman of the Zila Parishad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. 1, 2, 3<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. 1, 3, 4<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. 2, 3, 4<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. 1, 2, 4<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; A<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong>\u00a0Rajasthan was the first state to establish Panchayati Raj. It was established in 1959 in Nagaur district.Next was Andhra Pradesh, which also adopted the system in 1959.\u00a0West Bengal adopted the four-tier system.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">Tamil Nadu adopted the two-tier system.<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. How many tiers are in the Panchayati Raj system of India?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. One tier<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Two tier<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Three tier<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Four tier<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong>\u00a0Three tier system is arranged in:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">Gram Panchayat<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">Panchayat Samiti<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">Zila Parishad.<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. Which of the following system is established on the basis of a direct election?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Gram Panchayat<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Block Committee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Zila Parishad<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Both B\u00a0and\u00a0C<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; A<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6. Which of the following statements is not correct?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Panchayati Raj was established in India by Jawahar Lal Nehru<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Madhya Pradesh was the first state which implemented The Panchayati Raj system in India<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. 73rd Constitutional amendment was implemented in 1992<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Tamil Nadu has adopted a bicameral method<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; B<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong>\u00a0First of all the Panchayati Raj system was established in Rajasthan (2 October 1959) after which Andhra Pradesh adopted this system.<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7. Which of the following Article is related to Panchayati Raj?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Article 243<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Article 324<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Article 124<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Article 73<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; A<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8. Which of the following are the recommendation\/recommendations of the L. M. Singhvi Committee?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1) Nyaya Panchayats should be created for a cluster of villages.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2) Constitutional recognition for Panchayati Raj institutions.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3) More financial resources for village Panchayats.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. 2, 3<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. 1, 3<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. 1, 2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. All of the above\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; D<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9. The source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj institution is:\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. local taxes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. regional funds<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. government grants<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. share in Union Govt. revenue<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10. Which is at the top of the three-tier system of Panchayati Raj<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Gram Sabha<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Gram Panchayat<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Zila Parishad<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Panchayat Samiti<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11. which of the following states, Panchayati Raj was introduced for the first time?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Rajasthan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Gujarat<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. U.P.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Bihar<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; A<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong>\u00a0In 1959 Nagaur district in Rajasthan was the first state to establish Panchayati Raj.<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12. Mandal Panchayats were recommended by:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Narasimhan Committee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Ashok Mehta Committee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Vengal Rao Committee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">13. The Panchayati Raj System was adopted to: [I. Tax 1991]<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. make people aware of politics<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Decentralise the power of democracy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Educate the peasants<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. None of the above<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; B<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">14. Panchayati Raj was started in the country in:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. 1957<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. 1959<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. 1952<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. 1951<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">15. Who is to conduct the elections to the Panchayats and Municipalities?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. State Government<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Central Government<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. State Election Commission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Central Election Commission<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16. A Municipal Corporation is set up in a city with a population of not less than:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. 1 lakh<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. 12 lakh<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. 10 lakh<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. 5 lakh<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">17. Which of the following States has no Panchayati Raj Institution at all?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Assam<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Kerala<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Tripura<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Nagaland<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; D<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong>\u00a0All-Union Territories except Delhi have no Panchayati Raj.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram have no Panchyati\u00a0rule because they give exemption under\u00a0<strong>Article 243 M (2)<\/strong>.<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">18. The Gram Panchayats are elected by Gram Sabhas consisting of:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Every citizen living in a village<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Entire male and female population of the village<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Every adult male living in a village<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Every farmer in the village<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; A<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">19. Gram Sabha consists of:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. 5 to 10 elected Ward Panchas of the Village Panchayats<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. All the voters of the Village Panchayat<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. All the Chairmen of Village Panchayats of the Block<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. All the Chairmen of Block level institutions of the district<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; B<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">20. The local self-governing institution for a town with a population of twelve thousand and above is known as :<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Municipal Corporation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. National Area Committee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Municipal Committee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Zila Parishad<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!--nextpage--><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">21. A person to be qualified for standing in a panchayat election must have attained the age of:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. 21 years<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. 18 years<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. 25 years<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. 30 years<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; A<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">22. The elections to Panchayats are to be held:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Every four years<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Every five years<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. When the State Government decides to do so<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. At the Centres directive<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; B<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">23. Father of local self-government in India is :<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Lord Mayo<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Acharya Vinoba Bhave<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Lord Ripon<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Mahatma Gandhi<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">24. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the Village Panchayats?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Property-Tax<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. House Tax<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Land Tax<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Vehicles Tax<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; A<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">25. Every Village Panchayat is headed by a Sarpanch who is elected by:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Gram Sabha<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Members of Village Panchayat from among citizens of the village<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Members of Village Panchayat from among themselves<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Not elected but nominated by Collector<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">26. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India makes specific mention of Village Panchayats?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Article 19<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Article 21<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Article 40<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Article 246<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong>\u00a0Article40 in 1949 Organisation of village panchayats 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.<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">27. Which one of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj?\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. 42nd<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. 44th<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. 73rd<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. 86th<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; C<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">28. In which part of the Constitution Is the State enjoined to establish Panchayati Raj institutions?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Directive Principles<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. Fundamental Rights<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. Preamble<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Seventh Schedule<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; A<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">29. Which schedule was added to the constitution by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. 6th<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. 7th<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. 9th<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. 11th<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; D<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">30. How many posts are reserved for women at all levels in the Panchayati Raj system?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. 1\/3<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">B. 1\/2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">C. 2\/3<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. 1\/4<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><h3 class='azc_tsh_toggle' style=''><a href='#' style=''>Click to show\/hide<\/a><\/h3><div class='azc_tsh_toggle_container' style=''> Answer &#8211; A<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong>\u00a0Article 243 D of the Constitution, 1\/3rd of the Seats of Panchayati Raj are reserved for women.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">The following states have made legal provision for 50% reservation for women among members and Sarpanches: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tripura and Uttarakhand.<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Polity: Part-9 Panchayati Raj System Part 9 of Indian Constitution deals with Panchayati Raj System or local self-government in India. 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