RAS question
The three-tier Panchayati Raj system in Rajasthan consists of which bodies?
Correct answer: (D) Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad.
Rajasthan's three-tier Panchayati Raj system consists of the Gram Panchayat at village level, the Panchayat Samiti at block level, and the Zila Parishad at district level.
Explanation
The right set is Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad because Rajasthan's Panchayati Raj structure is arranged across village, block and district levels. Gram Panchayat works at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level. The official IGPRGVS page for Panchayat Training Center, Bharatpur supports this institutional ordering by referring to public representatives at the Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat level under the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department. That confirms option D as the only option naming the three recognised bodies of the Rajasthan PRI structure.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Tehsil Samiti and Divisional Board do not match the Rajasthan PRI tiers, which use Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad instead.
- (B) Ward Committee is an urban local-body term, and Taluka Panchayat is not one of the Rajasthan PRI tiers listed by the official IGPRGVS page.
- (C) Gram Sabha is the body of all voters rather than a Panchayati Raj tier, while Gram Panchayat is the village-level institution.
Concept
This tests the basic institutional structure of Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan: village, block and district-level rural local government. It recurs in RAS because many governance, decentralisation and rural-administration questions depend on recognising these three tiers accurately.