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  1. Which committee first recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj, in 1957?
    1. Ashok Mehta Committee
    2. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
    3. Setalvad Committee
    4. Hanumantha Rao Committee
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    Answer: (B) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

    Its plan of democratic decentralisation was accepted by the NDC in January 1958.

  2. The basic aim of Panchayati Raj is to ensure — 1. people’s participation in development, 2. political accountability, 3. democratic decentralisation, 4. financial mobilisation.
    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 2 and 4
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All four
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    Answer: (C) 1 and 3

    Participation of the people and decentralisation of power are its core aims.

  3. If a panchayat is dissolved early, fresh elections must be held within — (IAS 2009)
    1. 1 month
    2. 3 months
    3. 6 months
    4. 1 year
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    Answer: (C) 6 months

    Article 243E(3); the new body sits only for the rest of the term.

  4. Consider: 1. The minimum age for panchayat membership is 25 years. 2. A panchayat re-formed after early dissolution continues only for the remainder of the term. (IAS 2016)
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (B) 2 only

    The minimum age is 21 (Article 243F).

  5. The 73rd Amendment provides for — 1. District Planning Committees, 2. State Election Commissions for panchayat polls, 3. State Finance Commissions. (IAS 2011)
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 2 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (C) 2 and 3

    DPCs come from the 74th Amendment (Article 243ZD).

  6. Part IX (73rd Amendment) does NOT apply to which group of states?
    1. Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram
    2. Assam, Tripura, Sikkim
    3. Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
    4. Mizoram, Tripura, Goa
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    Answer: (A) Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram

    Article 243M(2). Older keys also listed J&K — Part IX now reaches it after 2019.

  7. In a PESA area the Gram Sabha — 1. can prevent alienation of land, 2. owns minor forest produce, 3. must recommend before a prospecting licence or mining lease is granted for any mineral. (IAS 2012)
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 2 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (B) 1 and 2

    Its recommendation is mandatory only for minor minerals, so statement 3 is wrong.

  8. Which is NOT an objective of PESA, 1996? (IAS 2013)
    1. To provide self-governance
    2. To recognise traditional rights
    3. To set up autonomous tribal regions
    4. To protect tribals from exploitation
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    Answer: (C) To set up autonomous tribal regions

    PESA works through Gram Sabhas; it creates no autonomous regions.

  9. A Metropolitan Planning Committee — 1. is set up under the Constitution, 2. prepares the draft development plan for the metropolitan area, 3. alone implements government-sponsored schemes there. (IAS 2011)
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 only
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (A) 1 and 2

    Article 243ZE; implementation is not its sole job.

  10. Under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, who starts the process of deciding individual or community forest rights?
    1. State Forest Department
    2. District Collector
    3. Tahsildar / BDO
    4. Gram Sabha
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    Answer: (D) Gram Sabha

    A sub-divisional committee then examines the Gram Sabha’s resolution.

  1. Nirmal Gram Puraskar was — (IAS 2006)
    1. a scholarship for single girl children in villages
    2. a scholarship for village sportswomen
    3. an incentive for computer education in village schools
    4. an incentive scheme for Panchayati Raj Institutions
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    Answer: (D) an incentive scheme for Panchayati Raj Institutions

    It rewarded PRIs that achieved full sanitation coverage.

  2. Which statement about a Town Area Committee is NOT true?
    1. It is set up by a state law
    2. It has elected and nominated members
    3. It serves small towns
    4. It has all the powers of a municipal corporation
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    Answer: (D) It has all the powers of a municipal corporation

    It is a quasi-municipality with only a few civic functions.

  3. Wards Committees under Article 243S are compulsory in a municipality with a population of —
    1. 1 lakh or more
    2. 3 lakh or more
    3. 5 lakh or more
    4. 10 lakh or more
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    Answer: (B) 3 lakh or more

    10 lakh is the threshold for a metropolitan area, not for wards committees.

  4. The maximum number of directors on a co-operative society’s board under Article 243ZJ is —
    1. 11
    2. 15
    3. 21
    4. 25
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    Answer: (C) 21

    One seat for SC/ST and two for women are reserved where such members exist.

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