Polity Panchayats & Municipalities MCQ (Set- 1) 1. Which amendments added the third tier of local government? 42nd & 44th 73rd & 74th 86th & 91st 52nd & 61st 2. The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments were enacted in 1990 1991 1992 1993 3. Article 40 of the Constitution deals with: Municipalities Panchayats Fundamental Rights Judiciary 4. Which article empowers state legislatures to legislate on local self-government? Article 32 Article 246 Article 368 Article 356 5. The 11th Schedule contains provisions related to the following: Municipalities Panchayats Judiciary Emergency 6. The 11th Schedule was added by which amendment? 42nd 44th 73rd 86th 7. How many subjects are included in the 11th Schedule? 18 22 29 30 8. Panchayati Raj was first implemented in: Maharashtra Rajasthan Gujarat Bihar 9. Panchayati Raj was first implemented on 15 August 1950 2 October 1959 26 January 1952 1 April 1960 10. The first district where Panchayati Raj was implemented: Jaipur Nagaur Ajmer Udaipur 11. National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on: 26 January 15 August 2 October 24 April 12. Part IX of the Constitution is related to the following: Municipalities Panchayats Fundamental Duties Emergency 13. Who is known as the father of local self-government in India? Mahatma Gandhi Lord Ripon Nehru Ambedkar 14. Gram Sabha consists of: Elected members MPs All registered voters Panchayat officials 15. Panchayat elections are conducted by: Election Commission of India Governor State Election Commission Parliament 16. Elections to a Panchayat must be completed within ___ months after dissolution. 3 6 9 12 17. The tenure of Panchayats is 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 18. Panchayati Raj follows a ___ system. Two-tier Three-tier Single-tier Federal 19. Which committee recommended the three-tier Panchayati Raj system? Ashok Mehta Balwant Rai Mehta G.V.K Rao L.M. Singhvi 20. The Ashok Mehta Committee recommended the following: Three-tier system Two-tier system Single-tier system No system 21. Zila Parishad operates at: Village level Block level District level State level 22. Which committee recommended constitutional status to Panchayats? Gadgil Committee Thungon Committee L.M. Singhvi Committee Rao Committee 23. Minimum age to contest municipal elections: 18 21 25 30 24. Part IX-A of the Constitution deals with the following: Panchayats Municipalities Judiciary Finance 25. The 74th Constitutional Amendment relates to the following: Panchayats Municipalities Elections Emergency 26. The 12th Schedule contains how many subjects? 18 22 29 30 27. A municipal corporation is meant for Rural areas Small towns Large urban areas Villages 28. Nagar Panchayat is for the following: Rural areas Transitional areas Metro cities Villages 29. The mayor is the Real executive head Titular head Governor Collector Your score is Restart quiz Send feedback