INDIAN POLITY MCQS SET 78

INDIAN POLITY MCQS SET 78

771) The Constitution (74th) Amendment Act, 1993 mentions the
A) composition of the National Development Council
B) functions of the State Finance Commission
C) functions of the Kaveri Water Authority
D) Municipalities
Answer:  Municipalities
   
772) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists.
List I      List II
A. Rural Local Bodies       1. Home Ministry
B. Cantonment Boards      2. Rural Development Ministry
C. Urban local bodies       3. Defence Ministry
D. Local Government Union Territories      4. Urban in Development Ministry
Below the Codes are given in A B C D order
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 3 2 4 1
D) 3 4 1 2
Answer:  2 3 4 1
   
773) Provisions regarding Municipalities and Panchayats was made in the Indian Constitution in which year?
A) 1991
B) 1993
C) 1995
D) 2000
Answer:  1993
   
774) Consider the following statements about the 74th Amendment Act of 1992
1. It added Part IX A to the Constitution of India.
2. It is entitled as 'Municipalities'.
3. It consists of provisions from Article 243-P to 243-ZG.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
A) 1 and 2
B) Only 2
C) 1 and 3
D) All of these
Answer:  1 and 3
   
775) The 1st Municipal Corporation in India was set up at Madras in
A) 1767
B) 1687
C) 1667
D) 1678
Answer:  1687

776) 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
A) he obtains permission from the Principal of his college
B) he is a member of a political party
C) his name figures in the Voter's list
D) he files a declaration owing allegiance to the Constitution of India
Answer:  his name figures in the Voter's list
   
777) Which Constitutional Article defines 'Municipalities'?
A) Article-243 P
B) Article-243 Q
C) Article 243 T
D) Article 343 U
Answer:  Article-243 P
   
778) The correct statements about municipalities include
1. They are known by various other names in different states.
2. They are controlled by the the State Government.
3. Vesting of the executive authority in the Chairman.
4. They are statutory bodies
A) 1, 2 and 4
B) 1, 2, 3 and 4
C) 1 and 2
D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer:  1, 2 and 3
   
779) A Panchayat Samiti at the block level is
A) an advisory body
B) an administrative body
C) a consultant committee
D) a supervisory authority
Answer:  an administrative body
   
780) A Municipal Council is situated in which the area?
A) larger urban area
B) urban area
C) smaller urban area
D) None of the above
Answer:  smaller urban area