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Which one of the following was not proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?

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  1. Thirty percent seats in all elected rural local bodies will be reserved for women candidates at all levels

  2. The States will constitute their Finance Commissions to allocate resources to Panchayati Raj institutions

  3. The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children

  4. The elections will be held in six months' time if Panchayati Raj bodies are superceded or dissolved by the State government

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayat Raj states following

Thirty per cent seats in all elected rural local bodies will be reserved for women candidates at all levels.

The States will constitute their Finance Commissions to allocate resources to Panchayat Raj institutions.

The elections will be held in six months' time if Panchayat Raj bodies are superseded or dissolved by the State government.

A few Gram Panchayats are grouped together to form what is usually called _________.

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  1. Panchayat Samiti

  2. Block Samiti

  3. Mandal Samiti

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • A few Gram Panchayats are grouped together to form Panchayat Samiti.
  • It is also called as a block or Mandal Samiti.
  • The Panchayat Samiti collects all the prospective plans prepared at Gram Panchayat level and processes them for funding and implementation by evaluating them.

Which institution, among the following, reserves seats for women?

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  1. Lok Sabha

  2. Rajya Sabha

  3. Vidhan Sabha

  4. Panchayats

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

As per article 243 D, 1/3 seats of Panchayati Raj Institutions and 1/3 offices of chairperson at all level of Panchayati Raj Institutions are reserved for women. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, Tripura, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa have implemented 50% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj Institution.

A council consisting of several ward members, often called panch, and a president or Sarpanch is called _______.

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  1. Gram Sabha

  2. Gram Panchayat

  3. Gram Parishad

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • A council consisting of several ward members, often called Panch is called Gram Panchayat.
  • The rural local self-governing bodies are called panchayats. Mahatma Gandhi advocated panchayat raj as the foundation of India's political system. 
  • The head of panchayat is Sarpanch.

In India, seats are reserved for women in _________.

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  1. Lok Sabha

  2. State Legislative Assemblies

  3. Cabinets

  4. Panchayat Raj bodies

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • In India, seats are reserved for women in Panchayat Raj bodies which are local self-governing bodies.
  • According to 73rd amendment out of the total number of seats to be filled by the direct elections for local self-governing bodies, 1/3rd have to be reserved for women. 

The need of establishing Panchayati Raj institutions is prescribed in _______.

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  1. Directive Principles of the Constitution

  2. Fundamental Rights

  3. Preamble of the Constitution

  4. Seventh Schedule of the Constitution

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • The Directive Principles of State Policy are the guidelines or principles given to the central and state governments of India, to be kept in mind while framing laws and policies. 
  • The need of establishing Panchayat Raj institutions is prescribed in Directive Principles of state policy.

You want to cast vote in Panchayat Election of your area, for this what should be your minimum age?

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  1. 25 years

  2. 21 years

  3. 30 years

  4. 18 years

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

People of India get right to vote which is universal adult franchise.

Universal adult franchise is the right to vote which is given to all adults irrespective of caste, creed, race etc

In India people get right to vote from the age of 18.

Therefore to cast vote in panchayat raj elections minimum one should have is 18.

Match List I with List II.

A. Union of India I President
B. State II Sarpanch
C. Municipal Corporation  Ill Governor
D. Gram Panchayat IV Mayor
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  1. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

  2. A-III, B-ll, C-IV, D-I

  3. A-I, B-Ill, C-IV, D-II

  4. A-IV, B-Ill, C-II, D-I

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • President: President is the Head of the country.
  • Governor: Governor is the nominal head of state. Any decision at the state level is made with his approval.
  • Mayor: He is the highest-ranking official at the municipal level. He heads Municipal Corporation.
  • Sarpanch is an elected head of a village-level statutory institution of local self-government called the panchayat.

Panchayati Raj system is _________________.

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  1. An organisation which works according to the Central Government statue

  2. A Constitutional establishment

  3. Established to assist the working of the government

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

In the Panchayati Raj system the 'Panchayat Samiti' is constituted at the _________.

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  1. Village level

  2. Block level

  3. City level

  4. District level

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • A few gram panchayats are grouped together to form Panchayat Samiti.
  • It is also called as a block or Mandal Samiti.
  • The Panchayat Samiti collects all the prospective plans prepared at Gram Panchayat level and processes them for funding and implementation by evaluating them.