Top 1000+ Solved Indian Polity and Constitution MCQ Questions Answer
Q. A Municipal Corporation is set up in a city with a population of not less than:
a. 1 lakh
b. 12 lakh
c. 10 lakh
d. 5 lakh
Q. Which of the following States has no Panchayati Raj Institution at all ?
a. Asom
b. Kerala
c. Tripura
d. Nagaland
Q. Who is the executive head of a Municipal Corporation?
a. Mayor
b. Secretary
c. Commissioner
d. Deputy Mayor
Q. Which of the following is not true about the Village Panchayats ?
a. It consists of members elected by the Gram Sabha from amongst themselves
b. If a member of the Scheduled Caste and a woman member are not elected to it, the Government itself nominates them
c. For election to the Village Panchayat, a candidate need not be a resident of the same village but his name should be. In the voter's list
d. For election to the Village Panchayat, a candidate must be 25 years of age
Q. The Gram Panchayats are elected by Gram Sabhas consisting of:
a. every citizen living in a village
b. entire male and female population of the village
c. every adult male living in a village
d. every farmer of the village
Q. Special representation in Panchayati Raj Institutions is given to: [IFS 1990]
a. women
b. co-operative societies
c. backward classes
d. All of the above
Q. Gram Sabha consists of:
a. 5 to 10 elected Ward Panchas of the Village Panchayats
b. All the voters of the Village Panchayat
c. All the Chairmen of Village Panchayats of the Block
d. All the Chairmen of Block level institutions of the district
Q. The local self-governing institution for a town with a population of twelve thousand and above is known as :
a. Municipal Corporation
b. National Area Committee
c. Municipal Committee
d. Zila Parishad
Q. A person to be qualified for standing in a panchayat election must have attained the ageof:
a. 21 years
b. 18 years
c. 25 years
d. 30 years
Q. The elections to Panchayats are to be held:
a. every four years
b. every five years
c. when the State Government decides to do so
d. at the Centres directive
Q. Father of local self-government in India is :
a. Lord Mayo
b. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
c. Lord Ripon
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Q. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the Village Panchayats ? [RRB1991]
a. Property-Tax
b. House Tax
c. Land Tax
d. Vehicles Tax
Q. The function of the Panchayat Samiti is to: [RRB 1991]
a. deal with administration of justice at the Panchayat level
b. implement community development project schemes
c. deal with financial matters of the Panchayat
d. deal with rural industrialization
Q. 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
Q. Which of the following is not true regarding a Gram Panchayat ?
a. It is constituted in every village with a population over 500
b. It consists of all the adult citizens of the village
c. Its decisions are taken by a majority vote
d. Its decision in petty criminal cases cannot be appealed in any court of Law