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Panchayati Raj and Community Development (Part-II)

📆 October 23, 2024

Total Questions: 60

31. The nomenclature of rural local governments as 'Panchayati Raj' was the result of the suggestion of which Indian leader? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]

Correct Answer: (d) M. K. Gandhi
Solution:Mahatma Gandhi suggested the nomenclature of rural local governments as ‘Panchayati Raj’. He wanted to see each village a little republic, self-sufficient in its vital wants and enjoying the maximum freedom of deciding the affairs of the locality.

32. Name the Committee which was set up by the NDC in 1957 for the reorganization of CDP and NES, which suggested a three-tier system of rural local government: [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Solution:The Community Development Programme (CDP) was started in 1952, and National Extension Scheme (NES) was started in 1953. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was constituted in 1957 by National Development Council for the reorganization of CDP and NES. This Committee recommended three-tier local-self government under Panchayati Raj System.

33. The Committee which recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj System in India was – [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005, M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

Correct Answer: (b) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Solution:The Community Development Programme (CDP) was started in 1952, and National Extension Scheme (NES) was started in 1953. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was constituted in 1957 by National Development Council for the reorganization of CDP and NES. This Committee recommended three-tier local-self government under Panchayati Raj System.

34. Which kind of Panchayati Raj System was recommended by the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Three-tier
Solution:The Community Development Programme (CDP) was started in 1952, and National Extension Scheme (NES) was started in 1953. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was constituted in 1957 by National Development Council for the reorganization of CDP and NES. This Committee recommended three-tier local-self government under Panchayati Raj System.

35. Which one of the following States was the first to set-up Panchayati Raj institutions in accordance with the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (c) Rajasthan
Solution:The Community Development Programme (CDP) was started in 1952, and National Extension Scheme (NES) was started in 1953. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was constituted in 1957 by National Development Council for the reorganization of CDP and NES. This Committee recommended three-tier local-self government under Panchayati Raj System.

36. The Chairman of the Committee set up for the recommendation of Panchayati Raj in India was – [38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]

Correct Answer: (a) Balwant Rai Mehta
Solution:The Community Development Programme (CDP) was started in 1952, and National Extension Scheme (NES) was started in 1953. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was constituted in 1957 by National Development Council for the reorganization of CDP and NES. This Committee recommended three-tier local-self government under Panchayati Raj System.

37. The committee on whose recommendation, the ‘Panchayati Raj System’ was introduced in the Country, was headed by – [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2007, Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2006, 47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005, M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (b) Balwant Rai Mehta
Solution:The Community Development Programme (CDP) was started in 1952, and National Extension Scheme (NES) was started in 1953. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was constituted in 1957 by National Development Council for the reorganization of CDP and NES. This Committee recommended three-tier local-self government under Panchayati Raj System.

38. Which of the following committees recommended ‘Three-Tier Panchayati Raj System’? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

Correct Answer: (a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Solution:In January 1957, the Government of India appointed a Committee to examine the working of the Community Development Program (1952) and the National Extension Service (1953) and for suggest measures of their better working. The Chairman of this committee was Balwant Rai G Mehta. The committee submitted its report in November 1957 and recommended the establishment of the scheme of ‘Democratic decentralisation’ which came to be known as Panchayati Raj. It recommended a three-tier system i.e Gram Panchayat at village level, panchayat samiti at the block Level and Zila Parishad at the district level.

39. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists : [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013]

 

List-I (Committees)List-II (Suggestion)
A. Balwant Rai Mehta1. Two-tier system
B. Ashok Mehta2. Three-tier System
C. L.M. Singhvi3. Improvement in representative character
D. G. V. K. Rao4. Local Self-government System

 

Code:
ABCD
(a)1234
(b)4321
(c)2143
(d)3412
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was constituted in 1957 and recommended a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj. Ashok Mehta Committee was constituted in 1977 and submitted its report in 1978. Mehta committee recommended replacing three-tier system by two-tier system. In 1985 D. V. K. Rao Committee was constituted and it recommended for improvement in representative character of Panchayat. L. M. Singhvi Committee was constituted in 1986, which recommended local self-government and allocation of more financial resources to village Panchayats. In 1983 Hanumantha Rao Committee was constituted and it recommended for the decentralization of functions, powers and finance, setting up of district planning bodies and district planning cells.

40. Who is considered as the 'Architect of Panchayati Raj' in India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) B. R. Mehta
Solution:Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was constituted in 1957 and recommended a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj. Ashok Mehta Committee was constituted in 1977 and submitted its report in 1978. Mehta committee recommended replacing three-tier system by two-tier system. In 1985 D. V. K. Rao Committee was constituted and it recommended for improvement in representative character of Panchayat. L. M. Singhvi Committee was constituted in 1986, which recommended local self-government and allocation of more financial resources to village Panchayats. In 1983 Hanumantha Rao Committee was constituted and it recommended for the decentralization of functions, powers and finance, setting up of district planning bodies and district planning cells.
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