This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Local Government > Panchayati > Panchayati Raj – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Panchayati Raj Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. WHO MAKES DEVELOPEMENT PLANS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL? A) GRAM PANCHAYAT. B) GRAM SABHA. C) PANCHAYAT SAMITI. D) ZILA PARISHAD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ZILA PARISHAD. 2. After how many years does the members choose a new president in Zilla Parishad? A) 2 1/2 Years. B) 1 Year. C) 2 Years. D) 5 Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 1/2 Years. 3. The panchayati raj institution was granted legal status through the ..... . A) 73rd amendment act, 1994. B) 72nd amendment act 1993. C) 1992, 73 rd amendment act. D) 1992, 74th amendment act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1992, 73 rd amendment act. 4. Where do people directly participate and seek answers from their elected representatives? A) Gram Panchayat. B) Parliament House. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gram Panchayat. 5. In India all those who are ..... years and above have the right to Vote A) 21. B) 25. C) 19. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18. 6. Zilla Parishad makes developmental plans at the ..... level A) State. B) District. C) Village. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) District. 7. The Panchayati Raj consists of a ..... A) BDO. B) Three tier system. C) 4 institutes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three tier system. 8. Who was the earlier Zamindar? A) Sukhi Bhai. B) Amir Chand. C) Birju. D) Anwar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amir Chand. 9. Watershed development is a method of A) Conserving water and recharging it. B) Deepening hand pumps. C) Digging and cleaning wells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conserving water and recharging it. 10. Whose names should be included, in BPL families? A) Very poor person. B) Middle family person. C) High income group. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very poor person. 11. The work of gram panchayat has to be approved by ..... A) Zila parishad. B) Gram sabha. C) Sarpanch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gram sabha. 12. The three organs of government at the village level are ....., ....., and ..... A) District, Block, Village. B) Gram Panchayat, Gram Sabha, Nyaya Panchayat. C) Executive, Judiciary, Legislature. D) Central, State, Local. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gram Panchayat, Gram Sabha, Nyaya Panchayat. 13. According to the three level of Panchayat, the second tier/ block level consists of ..... A) Gram Panchayat. B) Janpad Panchayat. C) Zila Parishad. D) Zila Panchayat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Janpad Panchayat. 14. Out of the total number of seats this percentage is reserved for women in the Panchayati Raj. A) Three-Fourth. B) Half. C) One-Third. D) Two-Third. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One-Third. 15. Why was the idea of Piping water from Suru and making an overhead tank was rejected? A) It was too Expensive and the village could not afford to lose much money. B) It will only be helpful for a Short Time period. C) It will spoil the land and make it harder for agriculture to thrive. D) It will take a lot of work to maintain the tank and pipes and the villages did not have people or money to do that often leading to improper use and repaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was too Expensive and the village could not afford to lose much money. 16. This person is not an elected person but is appointed by the government A) The ward member. B) Secretary of the gram sabha. C) Panch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secretary of the gram sabha. 17. The sources of fund for the Panchayat are A) Collection of Taxes on houses. B) Government funds. C) Donations. D) All the three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the three. 18. Who is the elected head of a Panchayat? A) Prime minister. B) Block pramukh. C) President. D) Sarpanch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sarpanch. 19. IN WHICH STATE IN INDIA WAS THE PANCHAYATI RAJ SYSTEM ESTABLISHED WHEREAFTER ANDHRA PRADESH ALSO ADOPTED IT AND BECAME 2ND STATE TO ADOPT IT.WHAT IS THE FIRST STATE. A) MADHYA PRADESH. B) PUNJAB. C) UTTAR PRADESH. D) RAJASTHAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RAJASTHAN. 20. AFTER HOW MANY YEARS OLD CAN A BOY JOIN IN GRAM PANCHAYAT A) 19. B) 18. C) 12. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18. 21. In which month the central government amanded Panchayati Raj System A) April. B) June. C) May. D) August. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) April. 22. At which level does Zila Parishad actually make development plans? A) District level. B) Government level. C) Panchayat Samiti. D) Block level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) District level. 23. Who regulates the money distribution among all the Gram Panchayats? A) Gram Sabha. B) Secretary. C) District Panchayat. D) Sarpanch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) District Panchayat. 24. People who elect the people of Gram Panchayat are known as ..... A) Gram Panch. B) Block Samiti. C) Gram Sabha. D) Zila Parishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gram Sabha. 25. Who is responsible for calling the meeting of Gram Sabha? A) Panchs of Gram Panchayat. B) Secretary of Gram Sabha. C) President of Gram Sabha. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secretary of Gram Sabha. 26. Local government in rural area from grassroot level to highest level is (please arrange in acending order) A) Zila Parishad, panchayat samiti, Gram panchayat. B) Panchayat samiti, Gram panchayat, Zila Parishad. C) Gram panchayat, Janpad Panchayat, Zila parishad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gram panchayat, Janpad Panchayat, Zila parishad. 27. The ..... is a meeting of all adults who live in the area covered by a Panchayat. A) Gram Sabha. B) Panchayat Samiti. C) Zila Parishad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gram Sabha. 28. The main function of the Gram Panchayat is to implement ..... A) Irrigation and water work. B) Development programmes for all villages that come under it. C) Construction of tanks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Development programmes for all villages that come under it. 29. Which of the following is a permanent body in the village? A) Panchayat secretary. B) Gram Sabha. C) Ward member. D) Sarpanch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gram Sabha. 30. The Gram Sabha is a key factor in making the ..... play its role and be responsible A) BLOCK SAMITI. B) GRAM PANCHAYAT. C) PANCHAYAT SAMITI. D) ZILA PARISHAD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GRAM PANCHAYAT. 31. 'RIGHT TO VOTE'-RELATED TO ANYONE WHO IS A) BELOW 18 YEARS. B) ABOVE 18 YEARS. C) 18 YEARS. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ABOVE 18 YEARS. 32. The MLA's are a member of the ..... A) Lokhsabha. B) Rajyasabha. C) Vidhan Parishad. D) Vidhan Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vidhan Sabha. 33. Which body of local government makes decisions at Tehsil or Block level? A) Gram Panchayat. B) Zila Parishad. C) Gram Sabha. D) Panchayat Samiti. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panchayat Samiti. 34. Identify which one is correctly matched A) Gram Sabha-Block level. B) Zila Parishad-District level. C) Panchayati Samiti-village level. D) Gram Sabha-elected body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zila Parishad-District level. 35. The gram panchayat is elected in every ..... years A) 5. B) 4. C) 8. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 36. Which one is not the source of funds for the Panchayat? A) Collection of taxes on houses, market places etc. B) Donations for community works etc. C) Donations contributed by the villagers for village welfare works. D) Government scheme funds received through various departments of the governmentthrough the Janpad and Zila Panchayats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Donations contributed by the villagers for village welfare works. 37. What are the functions of Gram Panchayat? A) Sanitation and Drainage. B) Provide safe drinking water. C) Cleanliness of village. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 38. Students can get their caste certificate from the office of ..... A) Patwari. B) Sarpanch. C) DC. D) Tahsildar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tahsildar. 39. Who is the Sarpanch? A) President. B) Many people. C) Gram Sabha. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President. 40. The member of panchayat is also called ..... ? A) Panch. B) Member of parliament. C) Member of Assembly. D) Secretary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panch. 41. Village panchayat is divided into A) Wards. B) States. C) Blocks. D) District. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wards. 42. Who hears minor criminal cases? A) Panchayati officer. B) Journalist. C) Gram head. D) Sarpanch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sarpanch. 43. Between which of the following Local Bodies does the District Panchayat act as a link A) Between Zilla Parishad and the Local Bodies. B) Between the Block samiti and the Gram Panchayat. C) Between Zilla Parishad and the Government. D) Between the Local Bodies and the Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between the Local Bodies and the Government. 44. Zilla parishad is a local self Government at ..... level A) Panchayat level. B) Block level. C) State Level. D) District level. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) District level. 45. Village Panchayats are important because A) They provide the first lesson in democracy. B) They teach villagers to be self dependent. C) They help to establish democracy atth grassroot level. D) All three are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All three are correct. 46. What is the full form of BPL here? A) Bharat Petroleum Ltd. B) Below Poverty Line. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Below Poverty Line. 47. WHICH IS THE SECOND TIER OF A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT? A) DISTRICT PANCHAYAT. B) GRAM PANCHAYAT. C) GRAM SABHA. D) JANPAD PANCHAYAT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) JANPAD PANCHAYAT. 48. Who elects panchayat head? A) Villagers. B) All members of gram sabha. C) Secretary. D) Everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All members of gram sabha. 49. What problem did the villagers in Hardas village face? A) Forest fire happens in the near by jungle. B) Shortage of trees lead to no wood for fire. C) The villagers in Hardas village faced the problem of acute water shortage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The villagers in Hardas village faced the problem of acute water shortage. 50. Anwar tells the villagers that he had seen ..... being implemented in his cousins village A) IRRIGATION. B) REVERSE OSMOSIS. C) WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT. D) OVERHEAD TANKS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT. 51. Who prevents the Panchayat from doing wrong things and misusing money? A) Sarpanch. B) Zila Parishad. C) Gram Sabha. D) Janpad Panchayat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gram Sabha. 52. Which perdon called the main in Gram Panchayat A) Panch. B) Prime Minister. C) Minister. D) Sarpanch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sarpanch. 53. All the members of Gram Sabha elect a Sarpanch who is also know as ..... A) Panchayat secretary. B) Panchayat president. C) Panchayati raj. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Panchayat president. 54. ..... approved the work of Gram panchayat A) Block samiti. B) Zila parishad. C) Panchayat samiti. D) Gram sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gram sabha. 55. Which state tells Block Samiti as Kshetra Samiti? A) Karnataka. B) Tamil Nadu. C) West Bengal. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) West Bengal. 56. Panchayat Raj system is at which level of democratic government? A) Fourth. B) First. C) Second. D) Third. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third. 57. FILL IN THE BLANKS:THE SAR PANCH IS THE HEAD OF THE GRAM PANCHAYAT FOR ..... YEARS? A) 5 YEARS. B) 6 YEARS. C) 4 YEARS. D) 3 YEARS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5 YEARS. 58. Mohalla is are small small area of ....., ., ..... A) Panchayat war. B) Ward. C) Mohalla. D) Panchayat ward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panchayat ward. 59. What was the main objective of bringing Panchayati Raj system in India? A) To prevent corruption. B) To decentralize political power. C) To reduce election expenses. D) To prevent criminal rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To decentralize political power. 60. The ..... prevents the gram panchayat from misusing funds. A) Gram sabha. B) Secretary. C) Zila parishad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gram sabha. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesLocal Government QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesPanchayati Raj Quiz 1Panchayati Raj Quiz 2Panchayati Raj Quiz 4Panchayati Raj Quiz 5Panchayati Raj Quiz 6 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books