panchayati raj – Just Crack Interview

Ques:- Which of the following committees recommended that the elections to Panchayati raj bodies should be held on party lines?

A. VKRV Rao committee

B. Dhar committee

C. Ashok committee

D. Balwant Rai Mehta committee

Ques:- What is the middle unit in the three tier Panchayati Raj System?

A. Zila Parishad

B. Union Board

C. Gram Panchayat

D. Panchayat samiti

Ques:- Which of the following Indian states has no panchayati Raj institution?

A. Nagaland

B. Kerala

C. Tripura

D. Assam

Ques:- Which one of the following is not the concern of Local Government?

A. Public Utility Service

B. Maintenance of Public order

C. Sanitation

D. Public Health

Ques:- Which of the following is a project to develop watersheds in India?

A. SLR

B. CARE

C. Human Development Index (HDI)

D. DRDO

Ques:- National Rural health Mission(NRHM) was launched in the year

A. 2001

B. 2004

C. 2005

D. 2008

Ques:- Which one is not the component of the ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna’?

A. Rural Road

B. Nutrition

C. Primary health

D. Elementary Education

Ques:- Who founded Sikhism?

A. Nanak

B. Gobind Singh

C. Ramdas

D. Hargobind

Ques:- ‘Swaranajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna’ came into being in

A. April, 1999

B. July, 2001

C. April, 1997

D. April, 1995

Ques:- Which article of the constitution lays down that state shall take steps to organize village Panchayats?

A. Article 24

B. Article 36

C. Article 40

D. Article73

Ques:- When was the concept of the HDI introduced by the united Nations Development Programme?

A. 1990

B. 1991

C. 1992

D. 1993

Ques:- Which one of the following Articles provides for the reservation of seats for the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes in the Panchayat?

A. Article 243(A)

B. Article 243(B)

C. Article 243(C)

D. Article 243(D)

Ques:- Under 74th Amendment of the Constitution the local body for a transitional area is known as

A. Nagar Panchayat

B. Gram Panchayat

C. Municipal Panchayat

D. Nyaya Panchayat

Ques:- ‘Seva Siksha Abhiyan’ is aimed at the education of which of the following?

A. Education of children between 6-14 years

B. College education

C. Education of girls up to graduation level

D. Engineering and technical education

Ques:- Indian development report does NOT give which of the following for each sample village

A. Unemployment related index

B. Health Related Index

C. Educational Related Index

D. Infrastructure and Amenities Index

Ques:- ‘Swarnajayanti’ Gram swarozgar Yojna was started in the year

A. 1998

B. 1999

C. 2000

D. 2001

Ques:- The National Rural Employment scheme was launched throughout the country from

A. 01-04-2007

B. 02-04-2007

C. 14-04-2007

D. 01-04-2008

Ques:- In which year the 73rd constitutional amendment Act (1972) was assented by the President?

A. 1990

B. 1991

C. 1993

D. 1994

Ques:- The panchayati Raj is included in the

A. Union list

B. Concurrent list

C. Residuary list

D. State list

Ques:- Nyaya Panchayats in panchayti Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of

A. Bihar

B. Maharashtra

C. Jammu and Kashmir

D. West Bengal

Ques:- Which one of the following directive principles is nearer to Gandhi’s Philosophy?

A. Equal justice and free legal aid

B. Strengthening of Gram Panchayats

C. Separation of executive from judiciary

D. Equal pay for equal work

Ques:- STEP is the abbreviated name of the welfare programe to help

A. Senior Citizens

B. Farmers

C. Women

D. Children

Ques:- The Municipal commissioner is appointed by

A. District Magistrate

B. State Government

C. Zila Parishad

D. Member of Legislative Assembly

Ques:- A Panchayat Samiti at the block level is

A. A supervisory authority

B. A consultant committee

C. An administrative authority

D. An advisory body

Ques:- In India, the community development programme was started on

A. October 2, 1952

B. October 2, 1957

C. October 2, 1959

D. October 2, 1961