Local Government MCQs

MCQs

Please refer to Local Government MCQs with Answers provided below. Students should practice the questions and answers given below as they will be asked in the upcoming competitive exams for UPSC, IAS, etc. Our team of expert faculty members has developed these objective-based questions with solutions based on the latest examination guidelines issued. Go through the MCQ Questions for Indian Polity and Constitution below to get excellent marks in your exams.

Multiple Choice Questions for Local Government with Answers

Question. Which of the following is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats?
(a) Income Tax
(b) Sales Tax
(c) Professional Tax
(d) Duties

Answer

D

Question. Which one of the following states started the Panchayati Raj institution soon after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act was passed?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Bihar
(c) West Bengal
(d) orissa

Answer

A

Question. Panchayati Raj in India is laid down under:
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Directive Principle of State Policy
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) Election Commission Act Policy

Answer

B

Question. The Constitution of India mandates that the elections of the Panchayati Raj should be held regularly after a gap of:
(a) 2 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 5 years

Answer

D

Question. The 73rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution deals with
(a) Panchayati Raj
(b) Compulsory primary education
(c) Nagar Palikas
(d) Minimum age of marriage

Answer

A

Question. The decision to conduct Panchayat Elections is taken by which of the following?
(a) The Central Government
(b) The State Government
(c) The District Judge
(d) The Election Commission

Answer

B

Question. A Panchayat Samiti at the block level is
(a) An advisory body
(b) An administrative authority
(c) A consultant committee
(d) A supervisory authority

Answer

D

Question. The main purpose of Panchayati Raj is
(a) To create employment
(b) To increase agricultural production
(c) To make people politically conscious
(d) To make people participate in development administration

Answer

C

Question. The Ashok Mehta Committee laid greater emphasis on
(a) Gram Sabha
(b) Mandal Sabha
(c) Taluka Panchayat Samiti
(d) Zila Parishad

Answer

D

Question. Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayti Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of
(a) West Bengal
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Bihar

Answer

B

Question. Three-tier system of Panchayati Raj consists of
(a) Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Block Samiti
(b) Gram Panchayat, Block Samiti, Zila Parishad
(c) Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad
(d) Gram Panchayat, Zila Parishad, Block Samiti

Answer

C

Question. Who was the president of the committee on whose recommendation was the Panchayati Raj established in India?
(a) Balwant Rai Mehta
(b) Ashok Mehta
(c) Dr. Iqbal Narayan
(d) Jeevraj Mehta 

Answer

A

Question. The Panchayati Raj system was first started in India in the states of Rajasthan and…
(a) andhra Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujrat
(d) Haryana

Answer

A

Question. Panchayati Raj in India represents:
(a) Decentralization of powers
(b) Participation of the people
(c) Community development
(d) All of these

Answer

D

Question. Which of the following Indian states has no Panchayati Raj institution?
(a) Assam
(b) Tripura
(c) Kerala
(d) Nagaland

Answer

D

Question. When and where Panchayati Raj system in India was introduced?
(a) July5, 1957; Firozabad (U.P)
(b) October 2, 1959; Nagor (Rajasthan)
(c) Nov 14, 1959; Ahmedabad (Gujrat)
(d) December 3, 1960; Bhopal (M.P)

Answer

B

Question. Which committee had first of all recommended three-tier Panchayati Raj in India in 1957?
(a) Balwant Rai Committee
(b) Ashok Mehta Committee
(c) Setalwad Committee
(d) Hanumantayaa Committee

Answer

A

Question. The constitutional status has been given to Panchayats under Article.
(a) 219
(b) 226
(c) 239
(d) 243

Answer

D

Question. Functions to be assigned to panchayats by 73rd amendment of the Constitution are mentioned in
(a) Tenth schedule
(b) Eleventh schedule
(c) Twelfth schedule
(d) Thirteenth schedule

Answer

B

Question. Panchayati Raj is organised at the
(a) block level
(b) village, block, district and state level
(c) village, block and district level
(d) village and block level

Answer

C

Question. Provision regarding panchayats and municipalities was made in the Indian Constitution in which year?
(a) 1991
(b) 1992
(c) 1995
(d) 2000

Answer

B

Question. The Panchayati Raj institution at the block level is known as:
(a) Gram Panchayat
(b) Panchayat Samiti
(c) Zila Parishad
(d) None of these

Answer

B

Question. The Panchayati Raj is included in the
(a) Union list
(b) State list
(c) Concurrent list
(d) Residuary list

Answer

B

Question. Panchayati Raj is based on the principles of
(a) decentralisation
(b) deconcentration
(c) decmocratic centralization
(d) democratic decentralisation

Answer

D

Question. What is the middle unit in the three tier Panchayati Raj System?
(a) Gram Panchayat
(b) Panchayat Samiti
(c) Zila Parishad
(d) Union Board

Answer

B

Question. Which of the following committees is not concerned with
Panchayati Raj?
(a) Santhanam Committee
(b) Ashok Mehta Committee
(c) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
(d) V.K.R.V. Rao Committee

Answer

A

Question. Which one of the following models was suggested by the Ashok Mehta Committee for the Panchayati Raj in India?
(a) Three-tier model
(b) Mandal Panchayat model
(c) Two-tier model
(d) Gram Panchayat model

Answer

C

Question. Which one of the following Articles provides for the reservation of seats for the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes in the Panchayat?
(a) Article 243(a)
(b) Article 243(b)
(c) Article 243(c)
(d) Article 243(d)

Answer

D

Question. Which one of the following Directive principles is nearer to Gandhi’s philosophy?
(a) Equal pay for equal work
(b) Separation of executive from judiciary
(c) Strengthening of Gram Panchayats
(d) Equal justice and free legal aid

Answer

C

Question. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:
(a) One month
(b) Three months
(c) Six months
(d) One year

Answer

C

Question. Which of the following committees recommended that the elections to Panchayati Raj bodies should be held on party lines?
(a) Balwant Rai Mehta committee
(b) Ashok committee
(c) Dhar Committee
(d) VKRV Rao committee

Answer

B

Question. A committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayti Raj was chaired by
(a) Balwant Rai Mehta
(b) Ashok Mehta
(c) K.N. Katju
(d) Jagjivan Ram

Answer

B

Question. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the institution of Panchayti Raj?
(a) Article 36
(b) Article 39
(c) Article 40
(d) Article 48

Answer

C

Question. Which one of the following is not a Panchayati Raj institution?
(a) Gram Sabha
(b) Gram Panchayat
(c) Nyaya Panchayat
(d) Gram Co-operative Society

Answer

D

Question. When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India?
(a) 1945
(b) 1950
(c) 1959
(d) 1962

Answer

C

Question. Which one of the following is not the concern of local government?
(a) Public health
(b) Sanitation
(c) Public utility service
(d) Maintenance of public order

Answer

D

Question. Elections in the Panchayati Raj Institutions in India are conducted by
(a) State Election Commissioner
(b) Election Commission of India
(c) State Government
(d) Central Government

Answer

A

Question. Which article of the Constitution lays down that state shall take steps to organise village Panchayats?
(a) Article 36
(b) Article 73
(c) Article 24
(d) Article 40

Answer

D

Question. After elections, vote of no-confidence against the sarpanch can be proposed only after
(a) 3 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 1 year
(d) 2 years

Answer

D

Question. In which year, the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (1972) was assented by the President?
(a) 1990
(b) 1991
(c) 1993
(d) 1994

Answer

C

Question. In which year, Ashok Mehta Committee was appointed to review the working of Panchayati Raj institution?
(a) 1977
(b) 1978
(c) 1979
(d) 1980

Answer

A

Question. Which of the following articles in the shape of the directive principles mentions the organisation of the village panchayats?
(a) Article 40
(b) Article 43
(c) Article 44
(d) Article 47

Answer

A

Question. In the new Panchayati Raj Bill enacted in 1993, there are several fresh provisions deviating from the past. Which one of the following is not one such provisions?
(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

D

Question. Swaraj Trophy is associated with which of the following
(a) Best district
(b) Best Zila Parishad
(c) Best metropolitan
(d) Best Panchayat

Answer

A