SSC CGL Polity – Local Government – Panchayats & Municipalities – Level 3 · Challenge
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Answer: Balwant Rai Mehta → Ashok Mehta → G. V. K. Rao → L. M. Singhvi. 1957 → 1977 → 1985 → 1986.
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SSC CGL Polity – Local Government – Panchayats & Municipalities – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 questions, subject: Indian Polity & Governance. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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1.
A Panchayat has 18 directly elected seats, 6 of them reserved for SCs. What is the minimum number of seats for SC women and for all women?
Correct Answer: C [2 and 6]
Explanation:
One-third of 6 = 2; one-third of 18 = 6 (the 2 count inside).
2.
True/false countHow many of these do NOT apply Part IX in full?
Nagaland · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Keralam
Nagaland · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Keralam
Correct Answer: D [Three]
Explanation:
Art. 243M(2) – Keralam applies it.
3.
Spot My Mistake“Members of a Panchayat must be at least 25 years old, and its chairpersons at every level are elected by the voters directly.” What is wrong?
Correct Answer: A [Both parts – 21 years is enough, and intermediate/district chairpersons are elected by the elected members]
Explanation:
Answer: Both parts – 21 years is enough, and intermediate/district chairpersons are elected by the elected members. Arts. 243F and 243C(5).
4.
Reverse questionWhich statement is NOT correct?
Correct Answer: C [Part IX applies in full to the Scheduled Areas of the Fifth Schedule]
Explanation:
Answer: Part IX applies in full to the Scheduled Areas of the Fifth Schedule. Art. 243M(1) and (4)(b).
5.
Correctly matched pairWhich pair is correctly matched?
Correct Answer: B [243Y – Finance Commission for Municipalities]
Explanation:
Mirror rule: I→Y finance; T reservation; U duration; V disqualification; W powers.
6.
In a District Planning Committee, not less than four-fifths of members are elected from among the elected members of:
Correct Answer: D [the district Panchayat and the Municipalities of the district]
Explanation:
Answer: the district Panchayat and the Municipalities of the district. Art. 243ZD.
7.
A Panchayat dissolved with only four months of its term left:
Correct Answer: B [need not be re-elected for the remaining period]
Explanation:
Answer: need not be re-elected for the remaining period. Art. 243E(3) proviso.
8.
Which arrangement of committees is in correct chronological order?
Correct Answer: C [Balwant Rai Mehta → Ashok Mehta → G. V. K. Rao → L. M. Singhvi]
Explanation:
Answer: Balwant Rai Mehta → Ashok Mehta → G. V. K. Rao → L. M. Singhvi. 1957 → 1977 → 1985 → 1986.
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