Urban & Rural Local Government MCQ — 139 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. Consider the following statements: 1. The 73rd Amendment added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule to give constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions. 2. The Eleventh Schedule lists 18 functional subjects for Panchayats. 3. Article 243B requires a three-tier Panchayat system, but States with population below 20 lakh may omit the intermediate tier. 4. Article 243Q belongs to the Panchayat framework and classifies rural Panchayats into three types. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements: 1. Rajasthan was the first State to implement Panchayati Raj on October 2, 1959 at Nagaur. 2. Andhra Pradesh implemented Panchayati Raj before Rajasthan. 3. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj system. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements: 1. Article 243S mandates Wards Committees in every Municipality having a population of three lakh or more. 2. A Wards Committee may consist of one or more wards. 3. The Constitution prohibits State legislatures from creating committees in addition to Wards Committees. 4. Article 243S is part of the municipal local government framework inserted by the 74th Amendment. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements: 1. The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 extends Part IX of the Constitution to Scheduled Areas. 2. PESA defines Scheduled Areas as the areas referred to in Article 244(1) of the Constitution. 3. PESA applies Part IX to Sixth Schedule areas in the North-East, not to Fifth Schedule areas. 4. Under PESA, every village has a Gram Sabha consisting of persons whose names are included in the electoral rolls for the Panchayat at the village level. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements: 1. A metropolitan area under Article 243P has a population of ten lakhs or more and may comprise Municipalities, Panchayats or other contiguous areas. 2. Article 243ZE mandates a Metropolitan Planning Committee for every district, whether or not it is a metropolitan area. 3. At least two-thirds of the Metropolitan Planning Committee members must be elected from elected municipal members and Panchayat Chairpersons in the metropolitan area. 4. In preparing the draft development plan, the Metropolitan Planning Committee must have regard to plans prepared by Municipalities and Panchayats in the metropolitan area. Which of the statements given above are correct?