Panchayati Raj Institutions MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

6With reference to the composition and chairpersons of Panchayats under Article 243C, consider the following statements: 1. All seats in a Panchayat are to be filled by direct election from territorial constituencies in the Panchayat area. 2. The Chairperson of a Panchayat at the intermediate level is elected directly by all voters in the Panchayat area. 3. The Legislature of a State may provide representation of village-level Panchayat Chairpersons in intermediate-level Panchayats. 4. The Chairperson and other members of a Panchayat have the right to vote in Panchayat meetings, whether or not they are chosen by direct election. Which of the statements given above are correct?

7With reference to the Eleventh Schedule and Part IX, consider the following statements: 1. The Seventy-third Amendment added Part IX titled The Panchayats and a new Eleventh Schedule covering twenty-nine subjects. 2. The Eleventh Schedule includes minor irrigation, water management and watershed development. 3. The Eleventh Schedule omits public distribution system from Panchayat-related matters. 4. Article 243G links devolution to Panchayats with preparation of plans and implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice. Which of the statements given above are correct?

8Consider the following statements about the State Finance Commission under Article 243-I: 1. The Governor constitutes a Finance Commission to review the financial position of Panchayats. 2. Such a Commission is to be constituted after the expiration of every fifth year. 3. The Commission's recommendations are laid directly before Parliament by the Governor. Which of the statements given above are correct?

9With reference to the PESA framework in Scheduled Areas, consider the following statements: 1. Under PESA's salient features, every village shall have its own Gram Sabha. 2. A village under the cited PESA feature may consist of one or more habitations or hamlets comprising a community managing its affairs according to traditions and customs. 3. Under Part IX generally, all electors of a District Panchayat constitute the Gram Sabha. 4. PESA's official salient features state that it covers Sixth Schedule autonomous council areas in the same manner as Fifth Schedule areas. Which of the statements given above are correct?

10With reference to mandatory Gram Sabha functions under PESA's official salient features, consider the following statements: 1. The Gram Sabha has a function to approve plans, programmes and projects for social and economic development. 2. The Gram Sabha has a function to identify persons as beneficiaries under poverty alleviation and other programmes. 3. The Gram Sabha has a function to issue a certificate of utilisation of funds by the Panchayat for specified plans, programmes and projects. 4. The Gram Sabha has a mandatory recommendation role before grant of concessions for all minerals, whether minor or major. Which of the statements given above are correct?

11Consider the following statements about elections to Panchayats: 1. The superintendence, direction and control of Panchayat electoral rolls and elections are vested in the State Election Commission. 2. The State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Chief Election Commissioner of India. 3. The State Election Commissioner cannot be removed except in like manner and on like grounds as a Judge of a High Court. Which of the statements given above are correct?

12With reference to the constitutional meaning of Panchayati Raj Institutions, consider the following statements: 1. A Gram Sabha consists of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of a village-level Panchayat. 2. Article 243A leaves the powers and functions of the Gram Sabha to be provided by a State law. 3. Panchayats at the intermediate level must be constituted in every State, irrespective of population. 4. A Panchayat under Part IX is an institution of self-government constituted for urban areas. Which of the statements given above are correct?

13Consider the following statements about judicial interference in Panchayat elections: 1. The validity of a law relating to delimitation of constituencies or allotment of seats under Article 243K cannot be questioned in any court. 2. An election to a Panchayat can be questioned only by an election petition as provided by State law. 3. A Panchayat election may be challenged directly in any court during the election process without following the election-petition route. Which of the statements given above are correct?

14With reference to Panchayat finances under Article 243H, consider the following statements: 1. State law may authorise a Panchayat to levy, collect and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls and fees. 2. State law may provide for grants-in-aid to Panchayats from the Consolidated Fund of the State. 3. Parliament alone fixes a uniform list of local taxes for all Panchayats in India under Article 243H. Which of the statements given above are correct?

15With reference to the duration and reconstitution of Panchayats under Article 243E, consider the following statements: 1. Every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved, continues for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting. 2. An election to constitute a Panchayat must be completed before the expiry of its five-year duration. 3. If a Panchayat is dissolved early, election for its reconstitution must ordinarily be completed within six months from the date of dissolution. 4. A Panchayat constituted after early dissolution always receives a fresh full five-year term. Which of the statements given above are correct?