Consider the following statements about Gram Sabha under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment: 1. Gram Sabha is defined as a body consisting of all persons registered in the electoral rolls for a Panchayat village. 2. The Constitution specifies the quorum required for a valid Gram Sabha meeting. 3. Gram Sabha is the only constitutional body in India whose membership is based on universal adult franchise at the village level. 4. Powers and functions of the Gram Sabha are determined by State legislatures. How many of the above statements are correct?

Explanation

Article 243(b) defines Gram Sabha as the body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village within the area of a village-level Panchayat, so statement 1 is correct. It is also treated as a universal adult-voter membership body at the village level, making statement 3 correct. Article 243A says a Gram Sabha may exercise powers and perform functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may provide by law, so statement 4 is correct. Nothing in these constitutional provisions fixes a quorum for a valid Gram Sabha meeting; that point is left outside the constitutional text and to State law. Therefore only three statements are correct.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Only one is too low because statements 1, 3 and 4 are all correct on the constitutional definition, village-level voter membership and State-determined powers.
• (B) Only two is wrong because the question has three correct statements, with only the quorum statement failing.
• (D) All four is wrong because the Constitution does not itself prescribe a quorum for Gram Sabha meetings.

Concept

This tests Part IX of the Constitution, especially how the 73rd Amendment separates constitutional recognition of Gram Sabha from details left to State Panchayati Raj laws. RAS repeatedly asks this because local self-government questions often turn on exact Article 243 definitions and the Centre-State allocation of rule-making power.

Source

• Legislative Department, Government of India, Constitution of India PDF
• https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2026/apr/doc2026424855601.pdf

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