INDIAN POLITY MCQS SET 80

INDIAN POLITY MCQS SET 80

791) Which of the following functions devolved to urban local bodies
1. reads and bridges
2. slum improvement and upgradation
3. public health, sanitation and solid waste management
4. urban planning
5. planning for economic and social development
A) 4 and 5
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 2 and 4
D) All of these
Answer:  All of these
   
792) Which article of the Indian Constitution Provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj?
A) Article 36
B) Article-39
C) Article-40
D) Article-48
Answer:  Article-40
   
793) What was the reason for Gandhiji's support to decentralisation of power?
A) Decentralisation ensures more participation of the people into democracy
B) India had decentralisation of power in the past
C) Decentralisation was essential for the economic development of the country
D) Decentralisation can prevent communalism
Answer:  Decentralisation ensures more participation of the people into democracy
   
794) Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj institution?
A) Gram Sabha
B) Gram Panchayat
C) Nayak Panchayat
D) Gram Cooperative Society
Answer:  Gram Cooperative Society
   
795) Under the Panchayati Raj system Gram Sabha consist of
A) Elected executives of a village
B) Persons who is registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village
C) The village Sarpancha and the persons nominated by him/her
D) Elected executives of a village and officials nominated by him/her
Answer:  Persons who is registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village

796) The implementation of Jawahar Rozgar Yojana rests with
A) Gram Panchayat
B) District Collector
C) State Government
D) Union Government
Answer:  State Government
   
797) When was the Panchayati Raj system introduced in India?
A) 1945
B) 1950
C) 1959
D) 1962
Answer:  1959
   
798) Which of the following is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats?
A) Income tax
B) sales tax
C) Professional tax
D) Levy duties
Answer:  Levy duties
   
799) Which one of the following committee is not associated with Panchayati Raj in India
A) Sadia Ali Committee
B) Dinesh Goswami Committee
C) L. M. Singhvi Committee
D) P. K. Thungan Committee
Answer:  Dinesh Goswami Committee
   
800) The Constitution of India mandates that the elections of the Panchayati Raj should be held regularly after a gap of
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years
D) 5 years
Answer:  5 years