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Which one of the following is related to Advisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

(1) Speaker of the Parliament seeking opinion from the Supreme Court

(2) Election Commission seeking opinion from the Supreme Court

(3) States seeking opinion from the Supreme Court

(4) President of India seeks opinion on law or facts

Which Institution has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India?

(1) Parliament

(2) Supreme Court of India

(3) President

(4) Attorney General of India

The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its

(1) Advisory jurisdiction

(2) Original jurisdiction

(3) Appellate jurisdiction

(4) Jurisprudence

What is the meaning of “Public Interest Litigation”?

(1) Anything of public interest

(2) A case brought by the victim to court, involving public interest

(3) A case brought by anyone to court involving public interest

(4) A directive issued by Supreme Court involving public interest

Subordinate courts are supervised by _______

(1) Supreme Court

(2) District Court

(3) High Court

(4) Parliament

What does Section 124A of Indian Penal Code deal with?

(1) Atrocity against women

(2) Sedition

(3) Crime for demanding dowry

(4) Atrocity against SC/ST

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.

Which is not the concern of the local government?

(1) Public Health

(2) Sanitation

(3) Law and Order

(4) Public Utility Services