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MCQs ON PANCHAYATS AND MUNICIPALITIES
(1) The following are associated with well known local government policies:
1. Balwant Rai Mehta
2. Lord Mayo
3. Lord Ripon
4. Ashok Mehta
Which is the correct chronological sequence of the above?
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 3, 2, 4 and 1
c) 4, 1, 3 and 2
d) 2, 3, 1 and 4
(2) Which of the following are the sources of revenue of urban local bodies?
1. Property tax
2. Octroi
3. Sales Tax
4. Animal Tax
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) 1, 3 and 4
(3) In which pair of Schedules of the Constitution, the functions of Panchayats and Municipalities are incorporated?
a) 8th and 9th
b) 9th and 10th
c) 10th and 11th
d) 11th and 12th
(4) The Chairperson of a District Planning Committee forwards the development plan recommended by the Committee to which one of the following?
a) The District Development Officer
b) The State Government
c) The District Collector
d) Chairperson, Zilla Parishad
(5) When was the first municipal corporation in India at Madras set up?
a) 1587
b) 1687
c) 1787
d) 1887
(6) Regarding the Municipalities, who makes the provisions with respect to the composition and the territorial area of a Wards Committee?
a) State Legislature by law
b) Municipal Commissioner
c) District Collector
d) State Election Commissioner
(7) Which one of the following has the authority to constitute an area into a municipality or a municipal corporation or a panchayat?
a) State Government
b) Central Government
c) Divisional Commissioner
d) District Collector
(8) A metropolitan committee can be set up in an area having a population of:
a) 3 lac – 4.99 lac
b) 5 lac – 9.99 lac
c) Upto 10 lac
d) Above 10 lac
(9) The State Government’s administrative control over municipalities does not include power:
a) Of inspection
b) Of approving bye-laws and rules
c) Of dissolution and supersession
d) To decide over-borrowings
(10) Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act introduced a new part IX-A in the Constitution of India.
2. The provisions of the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act also apply to the Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas.
3. The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act specifies the manner and procedure of election of the Chairperson of a Municipal Corporation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 3 only
c) 1 and 2
d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWERS:
- d
- c
- d
- b
- b
- a
- a
- d
- d
- a
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