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74th Amendment deals with:

Correct answer: (C) Municipalities (Urban Local Bodies).

The 74th Constitutional Amendment deals with municipalities, or urban local bodies, by adding Part IXA covering Articles 243P to 243ZG.

  1. (A)

    High Courts

  2. (B)

    Governor

  3. (C)

    Municipalities (Urban Local Bodies)

  4. (D)

    Panchayats

Explanation

The 74th Constitutional Amendment, 1992, is linked to municipalities because it added Part IXA to the Constitution. Part IXA carries the heading "THE MUNICIPALITIES" and lists the relevant provisions from Article 243P to Article 243ZG. The amendment is about municipal institutions and urban local bodies, not courts, Governors or rural panchayats. In RAS polity, Part IXA plus Articles 243P-243ZG is the key constitutional marker for municipalities.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) High Courts are not the subject of Part IXA; the Part IXA heading is "THE MUNICIPALITIES", not the judiciary.
  • (B) The Governor is a state constitutional office, whereas the 74th Amendment is tied to municipal institutions under Articles 243P-243ZG.
  • (D) Panchayats are rural local bodies under a separate local-government framework, whereas the 74th Amendment is linked to Part IXA on municipalities and urban local bodies.

Concept

The constitutional local-government framework distinguishes urban local bodies from other state institutions. Rajasthan polity frequently maps constitutional amendments to the correct constitutional part and institution.

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