Local Government

Local government in India refers to:
a) District Administration
b) Judiciary
c) Rural & Urban self-government
d) Union Territories
✅ c) Rural & Urban self-government

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act relates to:
a) Urban Local Bodies
b) Panchayati Raj Institutions
c) Judiciary Reforms
d) Electoral Reforms
✅ b) Panchayati Raj Institutions

The 74th Amendment Act deals with:
a) Panchayats
b) Tribunals
c) Municipalities
d) Zonal Councils
✅ c) Municipalities

Panchayati Raj was given constitutional status in:
a) 1991
b) 1992
c) 1993
d) 1994
✅ b) 1992

Local Self Government in India is mentioned in:
a) State List
b) Union List
c) Concurrent List
d) Not mentioned
✅ a) State List

The 11th Schedule contains subjects for:
a) Municipalities
b) Parliament
c) Panchayats
d) High Courts
✅ c) Panchayats

The 12th Schedule is related to:
a) State List
b) President’s powers
c) Urban Local Bodies
d) Rajya Sabha
✅ c) Urban Local Bodies

Urban local government was constitutionally recognized by:
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 74th Amendment
c) 73rd Amendment
d) 86th Amendment
✅ b) 74th Amendment

Which Article introduced Municipalities in the Constitution?
a) Article 243Q
b) Article 243U
c) Article 243W
d) Article 243P
✅ a) Article 243Q

Which is NOT an urban local body?
a) Nagar Panchayat
b) Municipal Council
c) Municipal Corporation
d) Zila Parishad
✅ d) Zila Parishad

Which Article deals with State Election Commissions?
a) Article 243K
b) Article 243ZA
c) Article 324
d) Article 280
✅ b) Article 243ZA

A Gram Sabha consists of:
a) Elected panchayat members
b) All adult citizens of the village
c) MLAs of the village
d) Governor's nominees
✅ b) All adult citizens of the village

The tenure of a Municipality is:
a) 3 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years
d) 6 years
✅ c) 5 years

Minimum age to contest in Municipal elections:
a) 18 years
b) 21 years
c) 25 years
d) 30 years
✅ b) 21 years

The 74th Amendment was passed in the year:
a) 1991
b) 1992
c) 1993
d) 1995
✅ b) 1992

The Urban Local Government in India is based on the model of:
a) British
b) American
c) Canadian
d) French
✅ a) British

Nagar Panchayat is meant for:
a) Rural areas
b) Urban areas with population <20,000
c) Transitional areas
d) Metropolitan areas
✅ c) Transitional areas

The District Planning Committee is formed under:
a) Article 243ZD
b) Article 243K
c) Article 280
d) Article 243S
✅ a) Article 243ZD

Which one of the following is a mandatory body under the 74th Amendment?
a) Zila Parishad
b) Metropolitan Planning Committee
c) Gram Sabha
d) Lok Sabha
✅ b) Metropolitan Planning Committee

Mayor of a Municipal Corporation is:
a) Elected directly
b) Nominated by Governor
c) Chosen by MLAs
d) Elected by Councillors
✅ d) Elected by Councillors

The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended:
a) Two-tier PR system
b) Three-tier PR system
c) Only Urban Local Bodies
d) Abolition of PRIs
✅ b) Three-tier PR system

The 74th Amendment inserted which part in the Constitution?
a) Part VII
b) Part IX
c) Part IXA
d) Part X
✅ c) Part IXA

Who conducts elections to Urban Local Bodies?
a) Election Commission of India
b) State Election Commission
c) High Court
d) Governor
✅ b) State Election Commission

Reservation for women in Municipalities is:
a) 25%
b) 33%
c) 50%
d) No reservation
✅ c) 50% (in most states like Bihar)

Urban Local Governments were first introduced in:
a) 1687 – Madras
b) 1857 – Delhi
c) 1947 – Bombay
d) 1835 – Calcutta
✅ a) 1687 – Madras

Which state first implemented 74th Amendment?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) West Bengal
d) Karnataka
✅ d) Karnataka

Who supervises the finances of local bodies?
a) CAG
b) State Finance Commission
c) Union Finance Minister
d) RBI
✅ b) State Finance Commission

Who heads a Municipal Corporation?
a) Governor
b) Mayor
c) Chief Secretary
d) DM
✅ b) Mayor

How often should State Finance Commission be constituted?
a) Every 3 years
b) Every 5 years
c) Every 7 years
d) Every 10 years
✅ b) Every 5 years

Which Article defines the composition of Municipalities?
a) Article 243P
b) Article 243Q
c) Article 243S
d) Article 243U
✅ b) Article 243Q

Which is NOT a type of Municipality?
a) Municipal Corporation
b) Municipal Council
c) Nagar Panchayat
d) Gram Panchayat
✅ d) Gram Panchayat

The 12th Schedule has how many subjects?
a) 11
b) 18
c) 29
d) 21
✅ b) 18

Election of Mayor is governed by:
a) Parliament
b) State Government laws
c) Union Cabinet
d) Municipal Corporations Act
✅ b) State Government laws

Urban planning and land use fall under:
a) 11th Schedule
b) State List
c) 12th Schedule
d) Union List
✅ c) 12th Schedule

Which body decides the devolution of powers to local bodies?
a) Finance Ministry
b) State Planning Board
c) State Legislature
d) NITI Aayog
✅ c) State Legislature

The concept of democratic decentralization was emphasized by:
a) B.R. Ambedkar
b) Balwant Rai Mehta
c) L.M. Singhvi
d) Mahatma Gandhi
✅ d) Mahatma Gandhi

Who prepares the electoral roll for Panchayats/Municipalities?
a) ECI
b) District Collector
c) SEC
d) Panchayat Secretary
✅ c) State Election Commission

Municipal Council exists in:
a) Rural areas
b) Small urban areas
c) Large cities
d) District level
✅ b) Small urban areas

Who prepares the District Plan?
a) DM
b) DPC
c) MLA
d) Gram Sabha
✅ b) District Planning Committee

Who presents Municipal Budget?
a) Mayor
b) Municipal Commissioner
c) Municipal Treasurer
d) Governor
✅ b) Municipal Commissioner

Municipal Commissioner is:
a) Political head
b) Bureaucratic head
c) Judicial head
d) Elected directly
✅ b) Bureaucratic head

Who resolves disputes in local government elections?
a) Governor
b) State Election Commission
c) Speaker
d) Supreme Court
✅ b) State Election Commission

Functions of Urban Local Bodies are listed in:
a) 11th Schedule
b) 12th Schedule
c) Concurrent List
d) Finance Act
✅ b) 12th Schedule

73rd Amendment led to creation of:
a) CAG
b) Panchayati Raj
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Zonal Councils
✅ b) Panchayati Raj

State Election Commissioners are appointed by:
a) President
b) Chief Minister
c) Governor
d) High Court
✅ c) Governor

Panchayati Raj in Bihar is governed by:
a) Bihar PR Act 1993
b) Bihar PR Act 2001
c) Bihar PR Act 2006
d) Bihar Local Act 1998
✅ c) Bihar PR Act 2006

All elections to Municipalities are conducted by:
a) DM
b) SEC
c) Collector
d) State Legislature
✅ b) State Election Commission

Devolution of 3Fs means:
a) Food, Funds, Festivals
b) Finance, Functions, Functionaries
c) Funds, Free speech, Fraternity
d) Forests, Fisheries, Farming
✅ b) Finance, Functions, Functionaries

Which list contains “Municipalities” as subject?
a) Union List
b) State List
c) Concurrent List
d) Residuary List
✅ b) State List

Committee that recommended constitutional status for local bodies:
a) Ashok Mehta
b) Balwant Rai Mehta
c) L.M. Singhvi
d) Sarkaria
✅ c) L.M. Singhvi