All doubts and disputes in connection with the election of the President are inquired into and decided by __________.

(1) the Election Commission

(2) the Supreme Court

(3) the Parliament

(4) Prime Minister

The Committee appointed in 1977 to review the working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by :

(1) Balwant Rai Mehta

(2) Ashok Mehta

(3) K. N. Katju

(4) Jagjivan Ram

Which of the following is not an administrative function of a Village Panchayat?

(1) Providing sanitation and drainage

(2) Providing burial and cremation grounds

(3) Providing college education

(4) Maintenance of road

The first State in India to implement Panchayati Raj System was

(1) Punjab

(2) Rajasthan

(3) Gujarat

(4) Uttar Pradesh

Which among the following legislation gives constitutional status to three-tier Panchayati Raj system?

(1) 72nd constitutional amendment, 1992

(2) 73rd constitutional amendment, 1993

(3) 74th constitutional amendment, 1993

(4) 75th constitutional amendment, 1994

Which of the following States was first to adopt the Panchayati Raj?

(1) Andhra Pradesh

(2) Bihar

(3) Gujarat

(4) Rajasthan

Which of the following Indian States first adopted the 3-tier Panchayati Raj system?

(1) Bihar

(2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Rajasthan

(4) Madhya Pradesh

The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was associated with—

(1) Industrial Policy

(2) Banking Reforms

(3) Panchayati Raj

(4) Centre-State relations

The 3-tier of the Panchayati Raj System consists of

(1) Gram Sabha, Anchal Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti

(2) Janapad Panchayat, Taluka Panchayat, Anchal Panchayat

(3) Gram Panchayat, Block and Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad

(4) Gram Sabha, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad

Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution?

(1) Gram Sabha

(2) Gram Panchayat

(3) Gram cooperative Society

(4) Nyaya Panchayat

When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India ?

(1) 1950 A.D.

(2) 1945 A.D.

(3) 1947 A.D.

(4) 1962 A.D.