UPSC Indian Polity – Chapter 27: Urban Local Bodies (24 MCQs)

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UPSC Indian Polity – Chapter 27: Urban Local Bodies (24 MCQs) – 24 questions, subject: Polity. 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.  

The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992 came into force on:

Correct Answer: A [1 June 1993]

Explanation:

Part IXA in force from 1 June 1993.

2.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Part IXA of the Constitution covers Articles 243P to 243ZG.
2. The Twelfth Schedule lists 29 subjects.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 only]

Explanation:

the Twelfth Schedule has 18 subjects.

3.  

Under Article 243Q, a Nagar Panchayat is constituted for:

Correct Answer: C [a transitional area]

Explanation:

an area in transition from rural to urban.

4.  

Wards Committees must be constituted in a municipality with a population of:

Correct Answer: B [three lakh or more]

Explanation:

Article 243S.

5.  

Under Article 243P, a "metropolitan area" has a population of:

Correct Answer: D [ten lakh or more]

Explanation:

ten lakh or more.

6.  

Which one of the following is listed in the Twelfth Schedule?

Correct Answer: C [Fire services]

Explanation:

entry 7.

7.  

At least what share of the members of a District Planning Committee must be elected by the elected members of the district Panchayat and municipalities?

Correct Answer: D [Four-fifths]

Explanation:

Article 243ZD.

8.  

At least two-thirds of the members of a Metropolitan Planning Committee are elected by:

Correct Answer: C [elected members of the municipalities and chairpersons of the Panchayats in the area]

Explanation:

Article 243ZE.

9.  

Elections to municipalities are conducted by:

Correct Answer: D [the State Election Commission]

Explanation:

Article 243ZA.

10.  

Assertion (A): Part IXA applies automatically to all Scheduled Areas.

Reason (R): Article 243ZC allows Parliament to extend Part IXA to Scheduled Areas by law.

Correct Answer: D [A is not correct but R is correct]

Explanation:

Part IXA does not apply to Scheduled Areas unless extended.

11.  

The resolution of 1882, called the "Magna Carta" of local self-government, was issued by:

Correct Answer: B [Lord Ripon]

Explanation:

1882.

12.  

Match List I (Article) with List II (Subject):

List I: A. 243S B. 243Y C. 243ZD D. 243ZE

List II: 1. Metropolitan Planning Committee 2. District Planning Committee 3. Finance Commission 4. Wards Committees

Correct Answer: B [A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1]

Explanation:

all four match.

13.  

Cantonment Boards are administered by the:

Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Defence]

Explanation:

under the Cantonments Act, 2006.

14.  

The minimum age for election as a member of a municipality is:

Correct Answer: C [21 years]

Explanation:

Article 243V.

15.  

Which provision enables the Union Finance Commission to recommend measures to supplement the resources of municipalities?

Correct Answer: A [Article 280(3)(c)]

Explanation:

municipalities.

16.  

A municipality is dissolved 18 months before its term ends. The newly elected municipality will continue for:

Correct Answer: B [the remainder of the original term]

Explanation:

Article 243U.

17.  

Under Article 243R, persons with special knowledge in municipal administration may be represented in a municipality. Such persons:

Correct Answer: D [do not have the right to vote in its meetings]

Explanation:

no voting right.

18.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Lord Ripon's Resolution
2. Defeat of the 65th Amendment Bill
3. 74th Amendment in force
4. First municipal corporation at Madras

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: D [4-1-2-3]

Explanation:

1688, 1882, 1989, 1993.

19.  

How many subjects are listed in the Twelfth Schedule for municipalities?

Correct Answer: A [18]

Explanation:

The Twelfth Schedule, added by the 74th Amendment, lists 18 functions for municipalities, from urban planning to slaughterhouses and tanneries.

20.  

Under Article 243U, every municipality, unless dissolved earlier, continues for:

Correct Answer: C [five years from the date appointed for its first meeting]

Explanation:

Article 243U(1) gives every municipality a five-year term counted from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless dissolved sooner.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2000

A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that

Correct Answer: C [his name figures in the Voters' List]

Explanation:

enrolment on the electoral roll is essential.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2005

Consider the following statements:

1. Part IX of the Constitution of India contains provisions for Panchayats and was inserted by the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992.
2. Part IX A of the Constitution of India contains provisions for municipalities and the Article 243Q envisages two types of municipalities – a Municipal Council and a Municipal Corporation for every State.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: A [1 only]

Explanation:

Article 243Q provides for three types.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2009

In India, the first Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following?

Correct Answer: B [Madras]

Explanation:

1688.

24.  
UPSC Prelims 2011

Consider the following statements: In India, a Metropolitan Planning Committee

1. is constituted under the provisions of the Constitution of India.
2. prepares the draft development plans for the metropolitan area.
3. has the sole responsibility for implementing Government sponsored schemes in the metropolitan area.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: A [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Article 243ZE; statement 3 is incorrect.

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