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Panchayati Raj and Community Development (Part-IV)

📆 October 24, 2024

Total Questions: 48

1. If a candidate expired before polling in Panchayat election, then what shall be happened? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(i) Polling shall be postponed.

(ii) Polling shall not be postponed.

(iii) If remained only one candidate, then polling will be postponed.

(iv) If remained more than one, then polling will not be postponed.

Correct Answer: (c) iii, iv
Solution:As per section-46 of the Chhattisgarh Panchyat Nirvachan Niyam, 1995, if a candidate expires before polling in Panchyat election, and more than one candidate remain in election, then polling shall not be postponed. But if only one candidate remained, then polling will be postponed. 162. What is correct about Panchayat election? 1. There is one district election officer. ii. There are one or more returning officers. iii. State election commission appoints returning officer.

2. What is correct about Panchayat election? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) - 2017]

i. There is one district election officer.

ii. There are one or more returning officers.

iii. State election commission appoints returning officer.

iv. With the consent of Commission District Election Officer can appoint returning officer.

v. Naib Tehsildar may be returning officer for Janpad Panchayat.

vi. Naib Tehsildar may be returning officer for Gram Panchayat.

vii. Naib Tehsildar may be returning officer for Zila Panchayat.

viii. District election officer himself only returning officer.

Correct Answer: (a) i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi
Solution:
In a Panchayat election-

(a) There is one district election officer.

(b) There are one or more returning officers.

(c) State election commission appoints returning officer.

(d) With the consent of commission District Election officer can appoint returning officer.

(e) Naib Tehsildar may be a returning officer for Janpad Panchayat.

(f) Naib Tehsildar may be a returning officer for Gram Panchayat.

3. Which statement is correct about Panchayati Raj? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (c) Election of the Panchayati Raj Institutions is conducted under the supervision of the State Elections Commission.
Solution:

Zila Parishad is the body that lies at the apex of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system. Significantly Zila Parishad consists - Heads of all departments of district, (Ex-officio member, head/ chair person of all Panchayat samitis of that district, member of Parliament and member of Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of the district, Representatives of SC, ST, women Co-operative societies etc. So, it is clear that all members are not constituted with directly elected members. Significantly, minimum age is 21 years to contest the election at the Panchayat level. Notably election of the Panchayati Raj Institutions is conducted under the supervision of the State Election Commission.

4. A person can contest the Panchayat election, if he has attained the age of - [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (c) 21 years
Solution:

According to Article 243-F (1) a person who has attained the age of 21 years, shall be qualified for being chosen as a member of a Panchayat.

5. The minimum age for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions should be how many years according to the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act? [68th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (b) 21 years
Solution:

Decentralization is the process in which power is divided among many units. As for the local self-government’s structure in India, Panchayati Raj Institution is a system of local self-government in rural areas of the Indian subcontinent. Local Self Government helps in the management of local affairs. It is important to mention here that such local bodies have representatives who have been elected by the local people and hence have a better understanding of grass-root level issues. The minimum age that a person should have for contesting elections is 21 years. The 73rd Amendment Act 1992 added Part IX in the Constitution of India and was titled “The Panchayats”. Furthermore, Part IXA of the Constitution, titled “The Municipalities”, was added by the 74th Amendment Act 1992.

6. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2016]

1.The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only
Solution:The minimum age to be a member of a Panchayat is 21 years. Thus statement (1) is not correct. According to Article 243E, 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. So statement (2) is correct.

7. A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (c) His name figures in the voter's list.
Solution:A person will be eligible for being elected to the Municipal Council if his name appears in the electoral rolls of that Municipal Council.

8. Who among the following constitutes "Finance Commission" to review the financial position of Panchayats? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (c) The Governor of the concerned State
Solution:According to Article 243(I) of the Constitution, the Governor of a State shall, as soon as may be within one year from the commencement of the Constitution (73-Amendment) Act, 1992, and thereafter at the expiration of every fifth year, constitute a Finance Commission to review the financial position of the Panchayats and to make recommendations to the President.

9. Who has been authorized to constitute Finance Commission to review finance position of Panchayat? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (a) The Governor of a State
Solution:According to Article 243(I) of the Constitution, the Governor of a State shall, as soon as may be within one year from the commencement of the Constitution (73-Amendment) Act, 1992, and thereafter at the expiration of every fifth year, constitute a Finance Commission to review the financial position of the Panchayats and to make recommendations to the President.

10. To review the financial position of Panchayats, the State Government constitutes every five years a/an: [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2021]

Correct Answer: (a) Finance commission
Solution:The state Government constitutes a finance commission every five years to review the financial condition of Panchayats. There is a provision for the constitution of the finance commission under Article 243 I of the constitution. Under this, the finance commission is constituted by the governor.
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