This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Local Government > Panchayati > Panchayati Raj – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Panchayati Raj Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Gram Sabha or village assembly is formed in villages that have a population of ..... people. A) 500. B) 200. C) 300. D) 150. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 500. 2. Which are the three-tiers of the Panchayati Raj in the correct order with names of organs.(a) Village level-Gram Panchayat, Block level-Panchayath samiti, District level-Zilla parishad, or District panchayath.(b) Village level-Gram Sabha. Block level-Village panchayath, District level-Nyaya panchayath. A) A only. B) B only. C) Both a & b. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A only. 3. T Panchayati Raj ..... System A) THREE TEIR. B) TWO TIER. C) FIVE TEIR. D) FOUR TIER. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) THREE TEIR. 4. Percentage of seats reserved in the Panchayati raj for women is A) 40%. B) 33%. C) 50 %. D) 43%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 33%. 5. Sarpanch is elected for how many years? A) Life Time. B) 5 years. C) 6 years. D) 1year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 years. 6. What does the word " Panchayat " means? A) Assembly of five elders. B) Assembly of four elders. C) Assembly of two. D) Assembly of three elders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assembly of five elders. 7. Which of the following is not the rural local self government? A) Panchayat Samiti. B) Zilla Parishad. C) Muncipality. D) Gram Panchayat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muncipality. 8. Which chapter deals with ward majlis and halqa majlis? A) 3A. B) 1A. C) 1. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1A. 9. What is the apex of panchayati raj system A) Gram Panchayat. B) Gram Sabha. C) Zila Parishad. D) Block Samiti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zila Parishad. 10. THE WORK OF GRAM PANCHAYAT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY WHOM? A) GOVERNMENT. B) GRAM SABHA. C) SECRETARY OF GRAM PANCHAYAT. D) NAGAR PANCHAYAT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GRAM SABHA. 11. Which one is wrongly matched? A) Block level-Panchayat Samitis. B) Village level-Zila Parishad. C) Village level-gram Panchayat. D) District level-Zila Parishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Village level-Zila Parishad. 12. Who is the member of Gram Sabha? A) 32+ people. B) 18+ people. C) 6+ people. D) 21+ people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18+ people. 13. WHO CALLS THE MEETING OF THE GRAM SABHA AND GRAM PANCHAYAT? A) CHIEF MINISTER. B) THE SECRETARY. C) SARPANCH. D) PRIME MINISTER. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) THE SECRETARY. 14. WHAT DOES BPL STAND FOR? A) BEHIND THE POVERTY LINE. B) BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. C) BELOW THE POWER LINE. D) BEHIND THE POWER LINE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. 15. THE GRAM PANCHAYAT IS ELECTED FOR A) 4 YEARS. B) 7 YEARS. C) 5 YEARS. D) 6 YEARS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 YEARS. 16. Name the local body at the Block level? A) Gram Panchayat. B) Panchayat Samiti. C) District Panchayat. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Panchayat Samiti. 17. For how many years the Ward members and Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat are elected A) 6 years. B) 5 years. C) Up to the age 60 year. D) 4 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 years. 18. The head of the Panchayat is called a ..... A) MLA. B) SARPANCH. C) COLLECTOR. D) CHIEF MINISTER. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SARPANCH. 19. The executive authority of Zilla Parishad is A) The People. B) The MLA. C) The Panch. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The President. 20. ..... hear land disputes A) District Collector. B) Kanungo. C) Tahsildar. D) Patwari. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tahsildar. 21. ..... works as an essential link between Gram Panchayat & Zila panchayat. A) Block samiti. B) Gram panchayat. C) Zila parishad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Block samiti. 22. The three levels of government (from largest to smallest) are ....., ....., and ..... A) Central, State, Local. B) Local, State, Central. C) Village, Block, District. D) State, Local, Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central, State, Local. 23. From where do the village women have to get water? A) Ganga river. B) Yamuna river. C) Suru river. D) Gomati river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suru river. 24. Which of the following works at Block Level A) Janpad Samitis. B) Zila Parishad. C) Panchayat Samitis. D) Gram Panchayat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panchayat Samitis. 25. Which of the following is not a function of Gram Panchayat? A) The construction and maintenance of water sources, roads, drainage, school buildings and other common property resources. B) Levying and collecting local taxes. C) Look after the health and education and records death and birth in the panchayat. D) Construction of personal building of a rich person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Construction of personal building of a rich person. 26. The ..... is a key factor in making the gram Panchayat play its role and be responsible A) Ward. B) Gram Sabha. C) Sarpanch. D) Persons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gram Sabha. 27. The Nyaya Panchayat solves ..... A) Petty cases. B) Small cases. C) Big criminal cases. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petty cases. 28. Members of which of he following are permanent? A) Panchayat Samiti. B) Gram Panchayat. C) Gram Sabha. D) Zilla Parishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gram Sabha. 29. ..... works at district level. A) Block samiti. B) Zila Parishad. C) Gram. D) Village. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zila Parishad. 30. How many committees does the Zilla Parishad have? A) 5. B) 2. C) 10. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10. 31. Constitution of District planning and development board comes under which section of this Act? A) 45. B) 46. C) 47. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 45. 32. The secretary of gram panchayat is also the secretary of the ..... A) Sarpanch. B) Government. C) Gram sabha. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gram sabha. 33. Which of the following body of local government function at district level? A) Zila Parishad. B) Janpad Saba. C) Panchayat Samiti. D) Gram Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zila Parishad. 34. In rural areas, ..... is the the first tier or level of democratic government A) Panchayat Samiti. B) Gram Panchayat. C) Zilla Parishad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gram Panchayat. 35. Janpad is also known as- A) Panchayat Samiti. B) Zilla Parishad. C) Panchayati Raj. D) Gram Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panchayat Samiti. 36. Panchayati Raj looks after the ..... of people. A) Hospitality. B) Welfare. C) Care need. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Welfare. 37. A Gram Sabha begins with A) Panch. B) Village People. C) A question. D) Panchayat President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panchayat President. 38. Which body off Panchayat Raj Mein development plans at district level? A) Gram Sabha. B) Gram panchayat. C) Zila Parishad. D) Panchayat Samiti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zila Parishad. 39. The Gram Panchayat is elected for how many years? A) 3 years. B) 10 years. C) 6 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 years. 40. The Panch and the Gram Panchayat are answerable to the ..... A) Prime Minister. B) Police. C) Gram Sabha. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gram Sabha. 41. The panchaytathi raj system consists of ..... A) BDO. B) Four institutes. C) Three-tier system. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three-tier system. 42. Block level is also known as ..... A) Gram sabha. B) Gram panchayat. C) Janpad panchayat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Janpad panchayat. 43. The Gram Panchayat is elected for ..... years. A) 7. B) 2. C) 10. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 44. A block consists of ..... to ..... villages in a state A) 70-80 villages. B) 90-110 villages. C) 20-30 villages. D) 20-60 villages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20-60 villages. 45. FOR HOW LONG GRAM PANCHAYAT IS ELECTED FOR? A) 3.5 MONTHS. B) 5 YEARS. C) 3.5 YEARS. D) 5 MONTHS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 YEARS. 46. Functions of sarpanch and main sarpanch comes under which section? A) 20. B) 21. C) 25. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25. 47. Give one word for "head of gram panchayat, whose tenure is for 5 years" A) Head Gaurd. B) Sarpanch. C) Judge. D) Head Villager. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarpanch. 48. In which year the government amanded Panchayati Raj System? A) 1994. B) 1998. C) 1999. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1992. 49. One must be at least ..... years-old to contest election for a seat in the Gram Panchayat. A) 30. B) 21. C) 18. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 21. 50. Gram panchayat is divided into ..... ? A) Zilas. B) Ward. C) Samitis. D) Blocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ward. 51. The ..... appoints the Panchayat Secretary. Fill in the blank. A) Sarpanch. B) Village citizens. C) Memebers of the gram panchayat. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Government. 52. THE SARPANCH IS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF ..... A) LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. B) GRAM PANCHAYAT. C) LOKHA SABHA. D) RAJYA SABHA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GRAM PANCHAYAT. 53. No. Of schedules in j & k panchayati raj Act 1989: A) 5. B) 6. C) 4. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 54. NAME THE OLDEST SARPANCH OF INDIA AND HER AGE. A) RADHA DEVI, 98 YEARS OLD. B) GANGUBAI NAVRUTTI, 94 YEARS OLD. C) AHILYA BAI, 100 YEARS OLD. D) VIDYA DEVI, 97 YEARS OLD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) VIDYA DEVI, 97 YEARS OLD. 55. WHERE ARE ALL THE PLANS FOR THE WORK OF THE PANCHAYAT ARE PLACED BEFORE THE PEOPLE? A) GRAM SEBHA. B) ZILA PARISHAD. C) ZILLA PARISHAD. D) GRAM SABHA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GRAM SABHA. 56. The best example of direct democracy in India A) Block Samiti. B) Gram Sabha. C) Gram Panchayat. D) Zilla Panchayat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gram Sabha. 57. He is responsible for the development of the whole block. Who is he? A) Judge. B) Sarpanch. C) Block development officer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Block development officer. 58. Panchayat president is also called A) Panch. B) Sarpanch. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarpanch. 59. ONE DAY ZAYED WENT TO BATH AND HE SAW THAT HE'S PIPE IS NOT SUPPLYING WATER AND HAD TO VISIT WHOM TO SUPPLY HIM WATER A) GRAM PANCHAYAT. B) WATER DEVELOPMENT. C) SARPANCH. D) NYAYA PANCHAYAT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GRAM PANCHAYAT. 60. Panchayati Raj is ..... tier local governence in rural area A) Two. B) Three. C) Four. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three. 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