Top 50+ Solved Local Government MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj institution is: [CDS 1993]
a. local taxes
b. regional funds
c. government grants
d. share in Union Govt. revenue
Q. Which is at the apex of the three tier system of Panchayati Raj?
a. Gram Sabha
b. Gram Panchayat
c. Zila Parishad
d. Panchayat Samiti
Q. Panchayati Raj has received constitutional status with the Amendment Act :
a. 72nd
b. 73rd
c. 74th
d. 75th
Q. The list of items which may be entrusted to the Panchayats is given in the:
a. Eleventh Schedule
b. Twelfth Schedule
c. Seventh Schedule
d. State List
Q. In which of the following States was the Panchayati Raj first introduced?
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. U.P.
d. Bihar
Q. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee suggested that the structure of Panchayati Raj should consist of: [CDS 1992]
a. the village, the block and the district levels
b. the mandal and the district levels
c. the village, the district and the State levels
d. the village, the mandal, the district and the State levels
Q. Mandal Panchayats were recommended by:
a. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
b. Narasimhan Committee
c. Ashok Mehta Committee
d. Vengal Rao Committee
Q. The Panchayati Raj System was adopted to: [I. Tax 1991]
a. make people aware of politics
b. decentralise the power of democracy
c. educate the peasants
d. None of the above
Q. Who is to conduct the elections to the Panchayats and Municipalities?
a. State Government
b. Central Government
c. State Election Commission
d. Central Election Commission
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