This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Local Government > System > Local Government – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Local Government Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eleventh Schedule. 2. Gram Sabha consists of: A) 5 to 10 elected Ward Panchas of the Village Panchayats. B) All the voters of the Village Panchayat. C) All the Chairmen of Village Panchayats of the Block. D) All the Chairmen of Block level institutions of the district. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All the voters of the Village Panchayat. 3. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Which of the following is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats? A) Income Tax. B) Sales Tax. C) Professional Tax. D) Levy Duties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Levy Duties. 5. The local self-governing institution for a town with a population of twelve thousand and above is known as: A) Municipal Corporation. B) National Area Committee. C) Municipal Committee. D) Zila Parishad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Municipal Committee. 6. What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj System called? [NDA 2005] A) Zlla Parishad. B) Taluka Panchayat. C) Panchayat Samiti. D) Gram Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panchayat Samiti. 7. Mayor of a Municipal Corporation holds the office for a period of: A) 1 year. B) 3 years. C) 5 years. D) 4 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 year. 8. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10 lakh. 9. Which of the following States has no Panchayati Raj Institution at all? A) Asom. B) Kerala. C) Tripura. D) Nagaland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nagaland. 10. Father of local self-government in India is: A) Lord Mayo. B) Acharya Vinoba Bhave. C) Lord Ripon. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Ripon. 11. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its first meeting. 12. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: 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. 13. Panchayati Raj was started in the country in: A) 1957. B) 1959. C) 1952. D) 1951. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1952. 14. Panchayati Raj has received constitutional status with the Amendment Act: A) 72nd. B) 73rd. C) 74th. D) 75th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 73rd. 15. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State Election Commission. 16. The elections to Panchayats are to be held: A) Every four years. B) Every five years. C) When the State Government decides to do so. D) At the Centres directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every five years. 17. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every citizen living in a village. 18. Mandal Panchayats were recommended by: A) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee. B) Narasimhan Committee. C) Ashok Mehta Committee. D) Vengal Rao Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashok Mehta Committee. 19. Special representation in Panchayati Raj Institutions is given to: [IFS 1990] A) Women. B) Co-operative societies. C) Backward classes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Need not be strictly followed in States with population below 20 lakh. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesLocal Government QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesLocal Government Quiz 1Local Government Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books