Practice questions
Q1Under Section 51 of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009, which statement correctly states the requirement for ordinary general meetings of a Municipality?
A An ordinary general meeting must be held once within sixty days, with at least six such meetings in a calendar year.
B An ordinary general meeting must be held once every quarter, with no annual minimum stated.
C An ordinary general meeting must be held only when one-third of elected members request it.
D An ordinary general meeting must be held at least once a month, with twelve meetings mandatory each year.
Explanation Section 51 requires an ordinary general meeting once within sixty days and a minimum of six ordinary general meetings in a calendar year. Quarterly, monthly, or member-request triggers confuse this regular meeting rule with other meeting concepts.
Q2Under the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009, which designation correctly identifies the Chief Municipal Officer for a Municipal Board?
A Commissioner
B Executive Officer
C Chairperson
D Ward Committee Chairperson
Explanation The Chief Municipal Officer is the statutory municipal executive officer; for a Municipal Board, the designation is Executive Officer. Commissioner is used for a Corporation or Council, while Chairperson and Ward Committee Chairperson are elected or committee roles rather than the executive designation.
Q3A written request for a special meeting is submitted by not less than one-third of the elected members and specifies the proposed resolution. Under Section 51, what must the Chairperson do?
A Place the request before the next ordinary general meeting without fixing a special meeting.
B Call a special meeting for a date not more than seven days from receipt of the request.
C Refer the request to the Ward Committee for approval before calling any meeting.
D Call the meeting only if the Chief Municipal Officer first certifies the urgency.
Explanation Section 51 makes a valid one-third written request a direct trigger for a special meeting, and the Chairperson must call it for a date not more than seven days from receipt. The provision does not require Ward Committee approval, an urgency certificate, or postponement to an ordinary general meeting.
Q4Which statement about agenda, proceedings and records of municipal meetings is incorrect under the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009?
A Section 51 fixes the ordinary and special meeting framework and routes detailed conduct of business to prescribed procedure
B Section 337 authorises rules on meeting procedure and on members' questions and resolutions
C Section 62 gives legal protection to properly recorded proceedings against certain defects, notice irregularities, signed-minute presumptions and vacancies
D Once a meeting is called, agenda and written minutes are optional because oral approval is enough
Explanation Sections 51, 337 and 62 together point to prescribed meeting procedure, agenda control and legal value of recorded proceedings. Oral approval alone cannot replace agenda and written minutes; the other statements correctly describe the statutory framework and protection for proceedings.
Q5A written request for a special meeting is signed by at least one-third of the elected municipal members and specifies the proposed resolution. Under Section 51, what must the Chairperson do?
A Place it only before the next ordinary general meeting
B Call a special meeting for a date not more than seven days from receipt of the request
C Reject the request unless it is signed by a majority of all members
D Refer the request first to the Ward Committee for approval
Explanation Section 51 makes the Chairperson responsible for calling a special meeting when at least one-third of elected members submit a written request specifying the proposed resolution. The meeting must be for a date not more than seven days from receipt; a majority threshold, Ward Committee approval, or waiting for an ordinary meeting is not the rule.
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6Which statement is incorrect about an individual member's rights under Section 52?
AA member may call attention to neglect in execution of municipal work.
BA member may call attention to wastage of municipal property.
CA member may put questions to the Chairperson and move resolutions on municipal administration, subject to prescribed rules.
DA member may finally approve unbudgeted expenditure from municipal funds by raising the matter under Section 52.
7A Ward Committee under Section 54 covers two wards. How is its Chairperson chosen?
AThe Chairperson of the Municipality automatically becomes the Chairperson of the Ward Committee.
BThe Chairperson is elected from the municipal members representing those wards.
CThe Chief Municipal Officer nominates the Chairperson from among municipal staff.
DThe nominated expert member with the longest experience becomes Chairperson.
8Which option correctly pairs Ward Committee functions under Section 60 with the control imposed by Section 59?
AFunctions: trial of municipal offences; control: independent from municipal instructions
BFunctions: sanctioning taxes and loans; control: authority to approve unbudgeted municipal-fund expenditure
CFunctions: assisting solid waste management, sanitation, parks, street lighting and beneficiary identification; control: subordinate to municipal instructions and no unbudgeted municipal-fund expenditure approval
DFunctions: appointing municipal officers; control: power to override the Municipality in ward matters
9For a special meeting requested by elected members under Section 51, which sequence correctly applies if the Chairperson fails to call it within the statutory time?
AThe request automatically lapses and no municipal officer may act on it.
BThe Wards Committee Chairperson must call the meeting for the whole Municipality.
CThe members may hold a meeting anywhere and treat it as a valid municipal meeting.
DThe Chief Municipal Officer must call the special meeting within the next statutory window.
10A valid written request for a special meeting reaches the Chairperson, but the Chairperson does not call the meeting within the time allowed by Section 51. What is the next statutory consequence?
AThe request lapses and the members must wait for the next ordinary general meeting.
BThe State Government must directly preside over the special meeting.
CThe elected members may transact the proposed resolution informally without a meeting.
DThe Chief Municipal Officer must call the special meeting within ten days from expiry of the Chairperson's time.
11Which combination correctly states when Wards Committees are required and what quorum is needed for a Wards Committee?
ARequired in every Municipality; quorum is one member including the Chairperson
BRequired only where municipal population is five lakh or more; quorum is five members including the Chairperson
CRequired in Municipalities having population of three lakh or more; quorum is two members excluding the Chairperson
DRequired in Municipalities having population of three lakh or more; quorum is three members including the Chairperson
12Which statement correctly describes a member's right to inspect municipal records under Section 52?
AA member may inspect municipal records without fee at the municipal office after giving due notice to the Chief Municipal Officer.
BA member may remove original records from the municipal office for personal study.
CA member must pay the prescribed inspection fee before seeing municipal records.
DA member may inspect records only after approval by the State Government.
13Under Section 51 of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009, what is the correct requirement for ordinary general meetings of a Municipality?
AOne ordinary general meeting must be held once within sixty days, with at least six such meetings in a calendar year.
BOne ordinary general meeting must be held every month, with no separate annual minimum.
CAt least four ordinary general meetings must be held in a calendar year.
DOrdinary general meetings are required only when one-third of elected members submit a written request.
14Which pair correctly matches the provision with its function under the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009?
ASection 62 - power to frame rules for members' questions and resolutions
BSection 337 - protection of acts and proceedings against vacancies and certain defects
CSection 62 - protection of acts and proceedings from invalidation merely due to certain defects, irregularities, or vacancies
DSection 337 - requirement of at least six ordinary general meetings in a calendar year
15Consider the following statements about the Chairperson and quorum of a Ward Committee under Section 54. How many are correct?
1. If the Ward Committee covers one ward, the municipal member from that ward is its Chairperson.
2. If the Ward Committee covers two or more wards, the Chairperson is elected from the municipal members representing those wards.
3. Three members including the Chairperson constitute the quorum.
AOnly one statement
BOnly two statements
CAll three statements
DNo statement
