Top 1000+ Solved Indian Polity and Constitution MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Every Village Panchayat is headed by a Sarpancha who is elected by:
a. Gram Sabha
b. members of Village Panchayat from among citizens of the village
c. members of Village Panchayat from among themselves
d. not elected but nominated by Collector
Q. Mayor of a Municipal Corporation holds the office for a period of:
a. 1 year
b. 3 years
c. 5 years
d. 4 years
Q. Which of the following functions are obligatory in all municipalities? 1. Registration of births and deaths. 2. Supply of potable water. 3. Planting and maintenance of road side trees. 4. Provision of transport facilities within the municipality.
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. III and IV
d. I, II, III and IV
Q. It is obligatory for all States to have:
a. three-tier system
b. two-tier system
c. some States are exempted from establishing three-tier system
d. it is optional for the States
Q. What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj System called? [NDA 2005]
a. Zlla Parishad
b. Taluka Panchayat
c. Panchayat Samiti
d. Gram Sabha
Q. Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up ? [CDS 2005]
a. Mumbai
b. Kolkata
c. Delhi
d. Chennai
Q. Which of the following is not a recommendation of the Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj? [CDS 2009]
a. Open participation of political parties in Panchayati Raj Affairs
b. Creation of a three-tier system
c. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
d. Compulsory powers of taxation of Panchayati Raj Institution
Q. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats ?[NDA 2008]
a. Article 19
b. Article 21
c. Article 40
d. Article 246
Q. The tenure of every Panchayat shall be for five years from the date of [CDS 2011]
a. its first meeting
b. issue of notification for the conduct of elections to the Panchayat
c. declaration of the election results
d. taking oath of office by the elected Members
Q. Which is not the concern of the local government? [SSC Grad 2011]
a. Public Health
b. Sanitation
c. Law and Order
d. Public Utility Services
Q. The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting thePanchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following? 1. Constitution of District Planning Committees. 2. State Election Commissions to conduct all panchayat elections. 3. Establishment of State Finance Commissions. Select the correct answer using the codes given below: [CSAT 2011]
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q. The Mayor to the Municipal Corporation is elected by:
a. all the elected representatives of the Corporation
b. the elected representatives together with Elder-men who are elected by these representatives
c. the voters of all the constituencies in the city directly
d. elected representatives of the Corporation and the elected members of State Legislative Assemblies
Q. The levying of which one of the following taxes is outside the jurisdiction of MunicipalCorporation?
a. Property Tax
b. Income Tax
c. Profession Tax
d. Education Tax
Q. Who among the following is not a member of the Panchayat Samiti ?
a. Sarpanchas of all the Panchayats
b. Elected members of the State Legislature belonging to that area
c. Members of the Union Parliament belonging to that area
d. All of the above