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Key in the local government number

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Questions
  1. Answer
    1992
    Question
    In which year were the local government amendments passed?
  2. Answer
    73
    Question
    Which amendment number brought in the Panchayati Raj institutions?
  3. Answer
    74
    Question
    Which amendment number brought in the Nagarpalikas?
Instructions
Work out each answer and key it in on the pad.
_Source: syllabus Indian Constitution at Work Ch8 Local Governments, Chapter 8: Local Governments_

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Match each local body term to its meaning

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Gram Panchayat
    Right
    The elected council of a village
  2. Left
    Sarpanch
    Right
    The elected head of a Gram Panchayat
  3. Left
    Nagarpalika
    Right
    The urban local government body
  4. Left
    Gram Sabha
    Right
    The body of all the village voters
Instructions
Tap a term on the left, then tap what it means.
_Source: syllabus Indian Constitution at Work Ch8 Local Governments, Chapter 8: Local Governments_

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True or false: local government

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    The 73rd Amendment deals with rural local government.
  2. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    The 74th Amendment deals with rural local government.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    One third of the seats are reserved for women at the three levels.
  4. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Elected local bodies existed everywhere in India before 1992 already.
Instructions
Decide whether each statement about local government is true or false.
_Source: syllabus Indian Constitution at Work Ch8 Local Governments, Chapter 8: Local Governments_

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