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Panchayati Raj and Community Development (Part-I)

📆 October 23, 2024

Total Questions: 60

21. Who among the following is authorized to make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayats? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Legislature of State
Solution:According to Article 243-C(1) of the Indian Constitution, the legislature of a state may, by law, make provision on the composition of Panchayat.

22. Which of the following is not correct with respect to the composition of Panchayat? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Each State will constitute Panchayat at the village, intermediate and district level.
Solution:According to Article 243 C, the legislature of a state may, by law, make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayats. Article 243 A states that - A Gram Sabha may exercise power and function at the village level, and Article 243 B (2) provides Panchayat at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a state having a population not exceeding 20 lakh. Thus, statement (a), (b), and (d) are correct and (c) is wrong. Therefore (c) is not correct among the given statements.

23. What is the system of governance in the Panchayati Raj set up? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (c) The three-tier structure of local self-government at the village, block, and district levels.
Solution:The Panchayati Raj set up is a three-tier structure (village, block, and district level). However, Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a state having a population not exceeding twenty lakhs [Article 243 B(2)].

24. What is the minimum population below, which at the intermediate level the Panchayats are not constituted as per provisions of the Indian Constitution (73rd Amendment Act)? [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

Correct Answer: (b) 20 Lakh
Solution:

The 73rd Amendment Act of 1992 has added a new Part-IX to the constitution of India, consisting of Provisions from Article 243 to 243 O.

The Act has given a practical shape to Article 40 of the constitution. The act provides for a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj in every state. However, a state having a population not excluding 20 lakh may not constitute panchayats at the intermediate level.

25. With reference to Panchayats which of the statements is/are correct? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

1. Fifty percent of seats shall be reserved for the women of SC/ST categories.

2. Gram Sabha is a body consisting of all persons living in the village.

3. There will be a Panchayat at the intermediate level.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (d) 3 only
Solution:According to Article 243 - "Gram Sabha" means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level. So, statement (2) is wrong.

Article 243B(1) states that there shall be constituted in every state Panchayats at the village, intermediate, and district levels in accordance with the provisions of this part. In Article 243B(2), Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a state having a population not exceeding 20 lakhs. So, statement (3) is correct.

Article 243D provides for not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes. So, statement (1) is incorrect. The correct option for the answer will be (d).

26. The tenure of every Panchayat in India is five years from: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) The scheduled date of its first meeting
Solution:According to Article 243E, every Panchayat shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless sooner dissolved, under any law for the time being in force. In the case where the Panchayat is dissolved before the completion of five years, the election to constitute a Panchayat shall be completed six months before the expiration date of its dissolution.

27. Election was held on 20 January, 2014 for a Gram Panchayat. Its first meeting was called on 10 February 2014. Thereafter Gram Panchayat was dissolved on 20th February, 2016. Election was held on 15th May, 2016 for New Gram Panchayat and, its first meeting was called on 25th May, 2016. What shall be the tenure of the newly constituted Gram Panchayat? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (c) 15th May, 2021
Solution:

73rd Amendment act of 1992, provides for a five-year term office to the panchayat at every level. However, it can be dissolved before the completion of its term. Moreover, a Panchayat constituted upon the dissolution of a panchayat, before the expiration of its duration shall continue only for the remainder of the period for which the dissolved panchayat would have continued if it had been the case.

28. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within– [I.A.S. (Pre) 2009, U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2015, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (c) six months
Solution:

According to Article 243E, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force, Panchayats shall continue for five years from the date appointed. If the Panchayat is dissolved, the election is to be held before the expiration of 6 months from the date of dissolution provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Panchayats would have continued is less than 6 months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election for constituting Panchayat for such period.

29. What is not correct about Gram Panchayat? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

i. The maximum strength is 20 panchs in a Gram Panchayat.

ii. If 15 panchs are elected in Gram Panchayat, then 5 panchs are nominated.
iii. The President of Janpad Panchayat nominates 5 panchs.
iv. The strength may be 10 panchs in a Gram Panchayat.
v. In case of equal votes in the election of panchs it is decided by lott.
vi. Nominated members participate in the meeting and can vote.

Correct Answer: (c) ii, iii, vi
Solution:

Gram Panchayats are the smallest unit of local self-governance, at the village level. According to Chhattisgarh Panchayati Raj Act, (1993), each Gram Panchayat area is divided into not less than 10 and not more than 20 wards and each ward elects one Panch. The Gram Panchayat consists of the elected Panchs plus a Sarpanch who is the head of the Gram Panchayat. Thus all members are elected, not nominated. So option (ii), (iii) and (vi) are wrong.

30. Which one of the following functions is not the concern of Local Self Government? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (d) Maintenance of Public Order
Solution:Maintenance of Public Order is not the concern of Local Self Government. Public Health, Public Utility Services, sanitation, Roads and Bridges, Developmental Schemes etc. are related to Local self Government. Article 243G provides for the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats. Likewise Article 243W provides for powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities.
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