Top 50+ Solved Local Government MCQ Questions Answer
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
Q. Which of the following is incorrect in respect of Local Government in India? [IAS 1995]
a. According to the Indian Constitution local government is not an independent tier in the federal system
b. 30% of the seats in local bodies are reserved for women
c. Local government finances are to be provided by a Commission
d. Elections to local bodies are to be determined by a Commission
Q. The tenure of Gram Panchayat and Nagarpalika shall be for:
a. three years
b. four years
c. five years, unless dissolved earlier
d. co-extensive with the term of Legislative Assembly
Q. The Panchayats are authorised:
a. to levy taxes, duties, levy and appropriate the same
b. the Panchayats have no power to levy taxes
c. the Panchayats are entitled to only grants from the Government
d. to levy, collect and appropriate such taxes, duties tolls and fees as they are authorised by the Governments
Q. The three-tier system of Panchayats :
a. is uniformly applicable to all States
b. is applicable only to States with population above 50 lakh
c. need not be strictly followed in States with population below 20 lakh
d. has been replaced with a four-tier one
Q. The electorate for a Panchayat is :
a. the Taluka board
b. all adults of 21 years of above in a village
c. the village and selected Members of Parliament and State Legislature
d. the Gram Sabha