Local Government: Panchayati Raj & Municipality - Free MCQ Practice Test

Consider the following pairs for Urban Local Body creation:

1. Municipal Corporation : Act of State Government
2. Notified Area Committee : Notification in government Gazette
3. Cantonment Board : Act of Central Government

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

For the following categories: 1. Fifth Schedule States, 2. Sixth Schedule States, and 3. Special Category States, to how many of the above-mentioned areas can the provisions of Part IX of the constitution be extended?

In relation to the Metropolitan Planning Committee created under Part IX-A of the Constitution, evaluate the following statements:

1. It is responsible for drafting a development plan for the entire Metropolitan area.
2. Two-thirds of the members of the Metropolitan Planning Committee should be elected by the elected representatives of the municipalities and the chairs of the panchayats within the metropolitan area, chosen from among themselves.

Which of the statements above is/are correct?

Consider the statements below:

1. The term Gram Sabha is defined in the Constitution.
2. It comprises all the adult population of a panchayat.

Which of the statements above is/are correct?

Take into account the following items: 1. Municipal Corporation 2. Nagar Panchayat 3. Municipal Council 4. Industrial Township. Which of these are the types of municipalities mentioned under the Constitution of India?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Constitution allows reserving up to one-third of the total seats for women.
2. At least one-third of the total number of offices of chairpersons in the panchayats at each level shall be reserved for women.
3. Currently, 21 States and 2 Union Territories have enacted provisions, in their respective State Panchayati Raj Acts/Rules, for 50% reservation for women in Panchyats.

Consider the following statements about the organs of Municipal Corporations:

1. The Council of Municipal Corporation is led by a Mayor who serves as its chief executive.
2. Standing committees are formed to aid the council's functioning, given its large size.
3. The Municipal Commissioner is appointed by the state government and is a member of the IAS.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding cooperative societies:

1. The board of directors of a cooperative society shall not exceed twenty-one in number.
2. Members in a cooperative society have equal voting rights irrespective of their capital contributions.
3. There is no provision for reserving seats for women on the board of the cooperative society.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Direct elections for the post of chairperson in panchayats at all levels
2. Providing representation to the chairpersons of village panchayats in the intermediate panchayats
3. Granting financial powers to the panchayats
4. Fixing a tenure of five years for panchayats at all levels

How many of the above are the compulsory provisions under the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992?

Evaluate the following statements about the District Planning Committee:

1. It integrates the plans prepared by the Panchayats and the Municipalities within the district.
2. The completed draft development plan is then forwarded to the governor, who subsequently submits it to the state legislature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to local self governance in India, which of the following events occurred earliest?

Under the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, the Gram Sabha has mandatory functions to:

1. Approve plans, programmes and projects for social and economic development.
2. Identify persons as beneficiaries under the poverty alleviation and other programmes.
3. Issue a certificate of utilisation of funds by the Panchayat for the plans.

How many of the above are correct?

Evaluate the following statements:

1. The Balwantrai Mehta Committee recommended granting constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions.
2. The first Panchayati Raj Institution in independent India was inaugurated during Lal Bahadur Shastri's tenure as Prime Minister.
3. The GVK Rao Committee highlighted the bureaucratization of development and the alienation of Panchayati Raj Institutions from it.

How many of these statements are correct?

With regard to Panchayat elections, consider the following statements:

1. The State Election Commission holds superintendence, direction, and control over the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of all elections to the panchayats.
2. The State Legislature is empowered to make provision with respect to all matters relating to elections to the panchayats, subject to constitutional provisions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?