Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 8 – GS Paper (Polity)

1. In the context of the Indian Constitution, how many of the following contains provisions related to local self-government in India?

1. Part IX
2. Part III
3. Article 324
4. Part IV
5. Article 280

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

2. With reference to Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, consider the following statements:

1. It extends the Part IX of the Indian Constitution to the Sixth Schedule.
2. It is the duty of the Gram Sabha to safeguard and preserve the traditions and customs of people and their cultural identity.
3. The act defines ‘Minor Forest Produce’ and endows the Gram Sabha with ownership of minor forest produce.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Which of the following is not the significance of the 73^rd amendment act of 1992?

4. Consider the following statements regarding the duration of municipalities under the 74^th amendment act of 1992:

1. The act provides for a five-year term of office for every municipality.
2. Municipality constituted upon the dissolution will have a period of 5 years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. With reference to the evolution of Panchayat Raj in India, arrange the following committees in chronological order:

1. Ashok Mehta Committee
2. V. K Rao Committee
3. Gadgil Committee
4. L M Singhvi Committee

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6. Consider the following statements regarding the duration of the panchayats:

1. Panchayat at every level is provided with a five-year term of office.
2. A fresh election should be conducted every time a panchayat is prematurely dissolved.
3. A panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution does not enjoy the full period of five years.

How many of the statements given above is/are not correct?

7. How many of the following functions are provided to the panchayats under the Eleventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

1. Agriculture including agricultural extension
2. Fire services
3. Fisheries
4. Small-scale industries
5. Roads and bridges

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8. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Reservation of seats in panchayats (both members and chairpersons) for the scheduled caste is not applicable to the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Statement-II: 83^rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 2000 amended Article 243-M as Arunachal Pradesh is inhabited fully by indigenous tribal people and there are no scheduled castes.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

9. Consider the following pairs:

Special provisions with respect to state: Article

1. Manipur: 371A
2. Assam: 371B
3. Nagaland: 371C
4. Arunachal Pradesh: 371-H
5. Goa: 371-I

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

10. With reference to Gram Sabha, consider the following statements:

1. It is a village assembly consisting of all the eligible voters in the area of a panchayat.
2. It may exercise powers and perform functions at the village level as the legislature of a state determines.
3. The recommendations of gram sabha shall be mandatory for grant of prospecting licence for minor minerals in every panchayat.
4. Under PESA Act, 1996 it is responsible for the identification of beneficiaries under the poverty alleviation and other programs.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

11. Consider the following pairs:

1. Metropolitan Planning Committee: Three-fourths of its members should be elected by the elected members of the municipalities and chairpersons of the panchayats in the metropolitan area from amongst themselves.
2. Notified Area Committees: They are statutory bodies created by an act of state legislature.
3. District Planning Committee: All members are elected members of the district-level panchayat and the municipalities in the district.

How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

12. Consider the following states:

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Odisha

The Constitution of India provides the appointment of a tribal welfare minister for how many of the above states?

13. The Parliament enjoys territorial jurisdiction to make laws for the whole or any part of the territory of India but the President is empowered to direct that an act of Parliament does not apply to a tribal area (autonomous district) in certain states. The President has such power in respect of how many of the following states?

1. Assam
2. Meghalaya
3. Tripura
4. Mizoram

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14. Which of the following are the compulsory provisions under the 73rd amendment?

1. Three-tier system
2. Constitution of Gram Sabha
3. Reservation of seats for women
4. Granting financial powers to the panchayats
5. Representation of MPs in local bodies
6. Making the grants-in-aid from the consolidated fund of the state.

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15. Which of the following statements is correct regarding urban local governments in India?