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Q1The Jan Aadhaar card in Rajasthan is issued to:
Jan Aadhaar provides a unique family ID (10-digit) and individual member IDs (11-digit) to every family in Rajasthan. The head of family and each member are registered. It enables delivery of government benefits to both family and individual levels.
Q2Consider the following statements about municipalities and urban local bodies in Rajasthan: 1. The 74th Constitutional Amendment added Part IX-A to the Constitution. 2. The Twelfth Schedule lists 18 municipal functions including urban planning, regulation of land use, roads, water supply and public health. 3. Gram Panchayat is an urban local body in Rajasthan. 4. Rajasthan provides 50% reservation for women in urban local bodies. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because the 74th Amendment added Part IX-A, giving constitutional status to municipalities. Statement 2 is correct because the Twelfth Schedule contains 18 municipal functions such as urban planning, land-use regulation, roads, water supply and public health. Statement 3 is incorrect because a Gram Panchayat is a rural local body under Panchayati Raj, not an urban local body. Statement 4 is correct because Rajasthan provides 50% reservation for women in urban local bodies.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. The 74th Constitutional Amendment added Part IX-A dealing with municipalities and urban local bodies. 2. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment provides judicial powers to Panchayats. 3. The State Finance Commission is constituted under Article 243-I. 4. A Ward Panch is elected indirectly by the Zila Parishad. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because the 74th Amendment added Part IX-A for municipalities and urban local bodies. Statement 2 is incorrect because the 73rd Amendment does not provide judicial powers to Panchayats. Statement 3 is correct because the State Finance Commission is linked to Article 243-I. Statement 4 is incorrect because a Ward Panch is directly elected from a territorial ward.
Q4Consider the following statements: 1. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj system in 1957. 2. Rajasthan first implemented Panchayati Raj at Jaipur on 2 October 1959. 3. Article 243B mandates Panchayats at village, intermediate and district levels, with an exception for states below 20 lakh population. 4. Gram Sabha is one of the three formal tiers of Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because the 1957 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended the three-tier Panchayati Raj structure. Statement 2 is incorrect because the inauguration was at Nagaur, not Jaipur, on 2 October 1959. Statement 3 is correct because Article 243B provides for village, intermediate and district-level Panchayats, while allowing states with population below 20 lakh to omit the intermediate level. Statement 4 is incorrect because Gram Sabha is the general body of voters in a Panchayat area, not one of the three tiers.
Q574th Amendment deals with:
74th Amendment (1992) added Part IXA (Articles 243P-243ZG) dealing with Municipalities/Urban Local Bodies.
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6The rotation of reserved seats (SC/ST/OBC/Women) for the post of Sarpanch in Rajasthan is done after every:
7Consider the following statements: 1. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended a three-tier Panchayati Raj system. 2. Rajasthan was the first state to implement Panchayati Raj in India on 2 October 1959 at Nagaur. 3. The State Election Commissioner of Rajasthan is appointed by the President of India. 4. The Gram Sachiv is the elected head of a Gram Panchayat. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about Panchayati Raj institutions in Rajasthan: 1. The quorum for a Gram Sabha meeting is one-tenth of its total members. 2. As of March 2020, Rajasthan had 33 Zila Parishads, 352 Panchayat Samitis and 11,341 Gram Panchayats. 3. The 2019 re-delimitation created 1,456 new Panchayat Samitis in Rajasthan. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Which of the following correctly describes the role of the State Election Commission in relation to both Panchayats and Municipalities in Rajasthan?
10At which level of Panchayati Raj is a Sathin selected as an honorary woman worker for women's development programmes?
1173rd Amendment added which Part to the Constitution?
12The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Amendment Bill 2026 scrapped the two-child norm that was in place for how many years?
13Consider the following statements: 1. Under Article 243E, every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved, continues for 5 years from the date appointed for its first meeting. 2. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections must be completed within 1 year of dissolution. 3. Part IX of the Constitution deals with Panchayats after the 73rd Amendment. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14The 'two-child norm' for contesting Panchayat elections in Rajasthan means:
15Consider the following statements: 1. The Sarpanch is the elected head of a Gram Panchayat in Rajasthan. 2. The elected head of a Panchayat Samiti in Rajasthan is called the Pradhan. 3. A Ward Panch is elected directly from a territorial ward. Which of the statements given above are correct?