This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Local Government > System > Local Government – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Local Government Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The village, the block and the district levels. 2. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) According to the Indian Constitution local government is not an independent tier in the federal system. 3. In which of the following States was the Panchayati Raj first introduced? A) Rajasthan. B) Gujarat. C) U.P. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rajasthan. 4. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public Utility Services. 5. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Some States are exempted from establishing three-tier system. 6. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government grants. 7. A person to be qualified for standing in a panchayat election must have attained the age of: A) 21 years. B) 18 years. C) 25 years. D) 30 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 21 years. 8. Who is the executive head of a Municipal Corporation? A) Mayor. B) Secretary. C) Commissioner. D) Deputy Mayor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secretary. 9. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Five years, unless dissolved earlier. 10. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zila Parishad. 11. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The elected representatives together with Elder-men who are elected by these representatives. 12. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decentralise the power of democracy. 13. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Members of Village Panchayat from among themselves. 14. Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up? [CDS 2005] A) Mumbai. B) Kolkata. C) Delhi. D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kolkata. 15. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Article 40. 16. The function of the Panchayat Samiti is to: [RRB 1991] A) Deal with administration of justice at the Panchayat level. B) Implement community development project schemes. C) Deal with financial matters of the Panchayat. D) Deal with rural industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implement community development project schemes. 17. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creation of a three-tier system. 18. Which one of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj? [NDA 2008] A) 42nd. B) 44th. C) 73rd. D) 86th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 73rd. 19. Which of the following is not true regarding a Gram Panchayat? A) It is constituted in every village with a population over 500. B) It consists of all the adult citizens of the village. C) Its decisions are taken by a majority vote. D) Its decision in petty criminal cases cannot be appealed in any court of Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is constituted in every village with a population over 500. 20. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Gram Sabha. Next →Related QuizzesLocal Government QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesLocal Government Quiz 2Local Government Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books