Which is not the concern of the local government?

(1) Public Health

(2) Sanitation

(3) Law and Order

(4) Public Utility Services

The three-tier Panchayat Raj system in India was proposed by the –

(1) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

(2) Ashok Mehta Committee

(3) Royal Commission

(4) None of the above

Through which Constitutional Amendment was the Nagarpalika Bill passed?

(1) 70th

(2) 72nd

(3) 73rd

(4) 74th

The Panchayat Raj system in India was introduced under the direction of which article of the constitution?

(1) 32

(2) 40

(3) 45

(4) 51

The expression ‘Grama Sabha’ correctly refers to

(1) Elder citizens of a village

(2) Whole population of a village

(3) Electorate for the Panchayat

(4) Elected members of the Panchayat

Panchayati Raj system is based on the principle of

(1) Centralisation

(2) Decentralisation

(3) Both of these

(4) None of these

Which is an example of direct democracy in India?

(1) Zila Panchayat

(2) Nagar Panchayat

(3) Gram Sabha

(4) Kshetra Panchayat

Panchayati Raj System was implemented first in the pair of states

(1) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan

(2) Assam and Bihar

(3) Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

(4) Punjab and Chandigarh

What is the system of Local Self Government in the Panchayati Raj set up?

(1) Four-tier system at the village, block, district and state level

(2) Three-tier structure at the village, block, and district level

(3) Two-tier system at village and block-level

(4) Single tier set up at village level

In the year 1977, an official committee was appointed to examine Panchayat Raj, under the Chairmanship of

(1) Ashok Mehta

2) Shri Ram Mehta

(3) Balwant Rai Mehta

(4) Manohar Lal Mehta

Which among the following States, first introduced the Panchayat Raj System?

(1) Rajasthan

(2) Haryana

(3) Uttar Pradesh

(4) Maharashtra