Panchayati Raj MCQ Quiz in मल्याळम - Objective Question with Answer for Panchayati Raj - സൗജന്യ PDF ഡൗൺലോഡ് ചെയ്യുക

The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

• District Planning Committee -
  • Its provision has been made in the Constitution in Article 243 ZD.
  • According to this, at the district level in every state, a District Planning Committee will be constituted to consolidate the plans prepared by the Panchayats and Municipalities in the district and prepare a draft development plan for the entire district.

Additional Information

• ​Article 243(q) provides for three-tier municipalities in every state -
  • Nagar Panchayat for such towns which are in the condition of being converted from rural to towns,
  • Municipal Council for a smaller area and
  • Municipal Corporation for any extended area.
• According to Article 243 (d) -
  • All the seats in the Municipalities shall be filled by direct election. and for the purpose of this election every municipal area shall be divided into small areas to be called "wards".
• Article 243 (s) provides for the formation of Ward Committees, whose election, compositional law will be prescribed by the Legislature.
• Article 243 (n) provides for reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women in municipalities.
• Article 243ZE -
  • In this article, a committee has been constituted for the metropolitan plan.

The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

• District Planning Committee -
  • Its provision has been made in the Constitution in Article 243 ZD.
  • According to this, at the district level in every state, a District Planning Committee will be constituted to consolidate the plans prepared by the Panchayats and Municipalities in the district and prepare a draft development plan for the entire district.

Additional Information

• ​Article 243(q) provides for three-tier municipalities in every state -
  • Nagar Panchayat for such towns which are in the condition of being converted from rural to towns,
  • Municipal Council for a smaller area and
  • Municipal Corporation for any extended area.
• According to Article 243 (d) -
  • All the seats in the Municipalities shall be filled by direct election. and for the purpose of this election every municipal area shall be divided into small areas to be called "wards".
• Article 243 (s) provides for the formation of Ward Committees, whose election, compositional law will be prescribed by the Legislature.
• Article 243 (n) provides for reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women in municipalities.
• Article 243ZE -
  • In this article, a committee has been constituted for the metropolitan plan.

The correct answer is Vikas Adhikari.

Key Points

• Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act 1994, Section (36) - Panch, Sarpanch, and Ward Panch address their resignation to the Chief Development Officer.

Important Points

•  Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act 1994:
  • Organization Name - Gram Panchayat
  • Jurisdiction- Sarpanch, Up-Sarpanch, and Panch formation of village or group of villages
  • Member - Panch elected by the Gram Sabha (one panch from each ward)
  • Election of Members - Directly elected by the registered adult members in each ward
  • Minimum age of elected members - 21 years
  • Elected Member Qualification- Minimum Panch for a population more than three thousand, 2 additional Panches for every one thousand or any part thereof.
  • Resignation by elected members - to Development Officer
  • Chairman- Sarpanch
  • Resignation by Chairman - to Development Officer
  • Vice Chairman - Up Sarpanch
  • Election of Vice-President - Election by the elected Panches on the basis of majority
  • Resignation from the post by the Vice President- to the Development Officer
  • Meetings- Village at least once every 15 days
  • Government Officer - Secretary (Gram Sevak)
  • Sources of Income - Grants received from the State Government through taxes and penalties

The correct answer is Three Tiers.

Key Points

• In Rajasthan, Panchayati Raj is divided into Three Tiers.
• The first elections under the Rajasthan Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 were held in September-October 1959.
  • With the already existing Panchayats at the village level under the Rajasthan Panchayat Act, 1953, the three-tier scheme of Panchayati Raj began functioning on 2 October 1959.
• In 1953, the Rajasthan Panchayat Act was enacted and village Panchayats were established throughout the state.
  • Rajasthan has the distinction of being a pioneer in accepting the scheme of democratic decentralization envisaging a three-tier system of representative bodies at the village, block, and district levels.
  • The system later came to be known as Panchayati Raj, which was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at Nagaur in Rajasthan.

Additional Information

• The Panchayati Raj Institution was established by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 to promote democracy at the grassroots level and to oversee the country's rural development.
  • The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act establishes the Gram Sabha as the Panchayati Raj system's cornerstone.
  • At the village level, the state has the authority to establish what powers it can exercise and what functions it must execute.
  • The 73rd Amendment to the constitution established three trier Panchayat Raj systems:
    • District Level- Zilla Parishad
    • Block Level- Samitis/ intermediate panchayat
    • Village Level- Gram Panchayat
  • The objective of the Panchayats thus was the democratic decentralization through the effective participation of locals with the help of well-planned programs.

The correct answer is both a & d.

Key Points

• The Government of India passed the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, PESA, to ensure that those residing in India's Scheduled Areas had access to traditional Gram Sabhas for self-governance.
• Areas designated as Scheduled Areas are those listed in the Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
• Scheduled Areas are found in ten states of India which have predominant population of tribal communities.
• According to Part IX of the Indian Constitution, neither the 73rd Constitutional Amendment nor the Panchayati Raj Act applied to the Scheduled Areas.
• On December 24, 1996, PESA was passed into law, extending to Scheduled Areas, with some adjustments and exceptions, the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution.
• In order to implement a system of self-governance with regard to a variety of issues, including customary resources, minor forest produce, minor minerals, minor water bodies, beneficiary selection, project approval, and control over local institutions, PESA sought to empower the Panchayats at the appropriate levels and Gram Sabhas. 
• PESA is an Act that enables the Panchayats and Scheduled Areas provisions of Part IX of the Constitution to be expanded. 

The correct answer is One-tenth of the total number of members.

Key Points

• The necessary attendance of the members in the meeting of Gram Sabha is called a quorum.
• If there is no quorum in the meeting, the meeting is stopped.
• The quorum in the meeting of the Gram Sabha should be one-tenth of the total members of the Gram Sabha, in which one-third of the seats are for women.

Important Points

• This system was inaugurated on 2 October 1959 in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan.
• There is a three-tier Panchayati Raj system in Rajasthan, 
  • Gram Panchayat at the Village level
  • Panchayat Samiti at the block level 
  • Zilla Parishad at the district level.
• The meeting of the Gram Sabha is presided over by the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat, if he is absent, the Up Sarpanch presides over the meeting.
• If both the Sarpanch and the Up-Sarpanch are absent, then the members present can choose any one of them as the chairman on the basis of the majority.
• The quorum of the Gram Sabha will be as per the State PESA Rules, State Panchayati Raj Act, and State Panchayati Raj Rules.
• For example, in Rajasthan, the quorum is 10% of the total number of members of the Gram Sabha. In Andhra Pradesh, the quorum should not be less than one-third of the members of the Gram Sabha, of whom at least 50% shall be members of the Scheduled Tribes.

The correct answer is In 1959.

Key Points 

• The Panchayati Raj system was first introduced in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 2nd October 1959.
• After Rajasthan, it was implemented in  Andhra Pradesh the same year.
• The Panchayati Raj system was inaugurated by then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
• The first elections under the Rajasthan Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 were held in September-October 1959.
• It was a 3 tier governing system.

Additional Information 

• The first committee to suggest the introduction of the three-tier Panchayati Raj system was the Balwant Rai Mehta committee formed in 1957
• The three levels were.
  • Gram Pachayat
  • Panchayat Samiti
  • Zila Parishad
• ​The modern Panchayati Raj system was introduced in India by the 73rd constitutional amendment in 1992 and implemented on 24 April 1993.
• 24 April is celebrated as Panchayati Raj divas in India.

The correct answer is 21 years.

Key Points

• In rural areas of the Indian subcontinent, a form of local self-government known as the Panchayati Raj Institution, or PRI, is used.
• It is divided into three levels: village, intermediate block/taluk/mandal, and district.
• The management of local matters is made easier by local self government.
• These local bodies have elected representatives who, as a result, have a greater awareness of problems at the grassroots level.
• Therefore, a person must be at least 21 years old to run in elections.
• The 73rd Amendment added Part IX in the constitution of India and was titled “The Panchayats”. ​
• Article 243C in The Constitution Of India deals with the composition of Panchayats.

The Panchayati Raj System received a boost after the country gained independence.

Key Points

• Under the Article 40 of the Indian Constitution, States that the state shall take steps to create village panchayats and invest them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to allow them to function as self-governing units. 
• The Government of India established several committees to evaluate the implementation of rural self-government.
• This includes the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, Ashok Mehta Committee, G V K Rao Committee, L M Singhvi Committee, Thungon Committee, and others.
• Rajiv Gandhi as PM appoint the L M Singhvi Committee was created by the Indian government in 1986. 
• Its goal of recommends methods for Revitalisation of Panchayati Raj Institutions for Democracy and Development. 

Thus, L.M. Singhvi Committee was appointed on 'Revitalisation of Panchayati Raj Institutions for Democracy and Development.

Additional Information

•  Balwant Rai Mehta Committee: It was established in 1957 to investigate and recommend improvements to the Community Development Program and the National Extension Service.
• Ashok Mehta Committee:   The Ashok Mehta Committee was created by the Indian government in 1977 to recommend steps to resuscitate and enhance India's ailing Panchayati Raj system.  
• G.V.K. Rao Committee: The Planning Commission has established it in 1985 to review the existing Administrative Arrangements for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation Programs. 

Solution

The correct answer is Township

Key Points

• Panchayat is the name of the local government system in India.
• The Panchayat system covers the village level (Gram Panchayat), clusters of villages (block Panchayat), and the district level (District Panchayat).
• Panchayati Raj is a form of government at the village level where each village is responsible for its own activities.
•  The Amendment Act of 1992 contains a provision for passing the powers and responsibilities to the panchayat for the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice.