Panchayati Raj and Community Development (Part-III)

Total Questions: 40

11. Which of the following have been covered by 73rd Amendment of the Constitution? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2010]

1. Zila Panchayat

2. Kshetra Panchayat

3. Gram Panchayat

4. Nagar Panchayat

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 1, 2 and 3
(a) Only 1 and 2
(d) All the four

Correct Answer: (b) Only 1, 2 and 3

Solution:Gram Panchayat, Kshetra Panchayat and Zila Parishad have been covered in 73rd Amendment of the Constitution of India, whereas Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Palika Parishad and Nagar Nigam have been covered under 74th Amendment Act-1992.

12. Territory of a Kshetra Panchayat (Panchayat at intermediate level) is determined by – [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]

(a) State Election Commission
(b) State Government
(c) Divisional Commissioner
(d) District Magistrate

Correct Answer: (b) State Government

Solution:Territory or an area of Kshetra Panchayat and all other Panchayats is determined by the State Government. According to Article 243-C (2), All the seat in Panchayat shall be filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the Panchayat area and for this purpose, each Panchayat area shall be divided into territorial constituencies in such manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it shall, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the Panchayat area.

13. Who notify the alteration in limits of Block and Zila Panchayat? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) Governor

Solution:According to the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, Section 127, the Governor may, by notification, change the headquarters of a Block or alter the limits of a Block by including or excluding any local area.

14. Match list-I and List-II and give correct answer using code given below: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]

List-I (Local Bodies)	List-II (State, according to status of the year 1999)
A. Zila Parishad at Sub divisional level	1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Mandal Praja Parishad	2. Assam
C. Janajati Parishad	3. Mizoram
D. The absence of Gram Panchayats	4. Meghalaya

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	4	3
(b)	1	2	4	3
(c)	3	2	1	4
(d)	2	1	3	4

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The matched order of List-I and List-II is as follows:

Zila Parishad at sub-division level: Assam
Mandal Praja Parishad: Andhra Pradesh
Janajati Parishad: Meghalaya
Absence of Gram Panchayat: Mizoram

15. Which of the following States does not have any Panchayati Raj Institution? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

(a) Assam
(b) Kerala
(c) Nagaland
(d) Tripura

Correct Answer: (c) Nagaland

Solution:At present, there is no Panchayati Raj Institution in the State of Mizoram, Nagaland, and Meghalaya.

16. Which State does not have Panchayat system? [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re-Exam), 2022]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Solution:Part IX of the Indian Constitution has provisions related to Panchayats from Articles 243 to 243O. As per clause (2) of Article 243 M, the provisions relating to panchayats shall not apply to the hill areas of the states of Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram and the state of Manipur where district councils exist. Hence the correct answer to this question is (e) i.e. "More than one of the above."

17. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

List-I (Names of the Panchayat Samities)	List-II (Names of the related provinces of India)
A. Janpad Panchayat	1. West Bengal
B. Kshetra Panchayat	2. Gujarat
C. Taluka Parishad	3. Madhya Pradesh
D. Anchalik Parishad	4. Uttar Pradesh

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	3	4
(b)	4	3	1	2
(c)	3	4	2	1
(d)	1	2	4	3

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correct match of List-I with List-II is as follows:

Janpad Panchayat: Madhya Pradesh
Kshetra Panchayat: Uttar Pradesh
Taluka Parishad: Gujarat
Anchalik Parishad: West Bengal

18. The Members of Panchayat Samiti are: [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Directly elected by the public
(b) Elected by the members of Panchayat
(c) Nominated by District Magistrate
(d) Recruited on the basis of open competition

Correct Answer: (a) Directly elected by the public

Solution:

The Panchayat Samiti in Jharkhand is constituted under Section 32 of the Jharkhand Panchayati Raj Act, 2001. Its members are elected directly by the public.

19. The members of the Panchayat Samiti are - [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2013]

(a) Nominated by the Block Development Officer
(b) Nominated by the Chairman of Zila Panchayat
(c) Directly elected by the people.
(d) Indirectly elected by the members of the Village Panchayat .

Correct Answer: (c) Directly elected by the people.

Solution:Panchayat Samiti is an intermediary (Block) level of three-tier Panchayati Raj System. Its members are elected by the public directly. In Uttar Pradesh, the Panchayat Samiti is known as Kshetra Panchayat.

20. In Panchayati Raj System, the Panchayat Samiti is constituted at the - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Village level
(b) Block level
(c) District level
(d) State level

Correct Answer: (a) Village level

Solution:The correct answer is option (a) Block-level body. It is important to mention here that the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 provides for three-tier local self-government, at the village (gram panchayat), block (panchayat samiti) and district (zila parishad) level. Gram Panchayat at the village level. Block Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti at the intermediate level i.e. the block level. Zila Panchayat at the District level. Significantly, Panchayat Samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil level in India.

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