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BPSC Local Government — practice questions

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The source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj institution is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is at the apex of the three tier system of Panchayati Raj?Read the answer and worked solution →Panchayati Raj has received constitutional status with the Amendment Act :Read the answer and worked solution →The list of items which may be entrusted to the Panchayats is given in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Panchayati Raj was started in the country in:Read the answer and worked solution →Who is to conduct the elections to the Panchayats and Municipalities?Read the answer and worked solution →A Municipal Corporation is set up in a city with a population of not less than:Read the answer and worked solution →Who is the executive head of a Municipal Corporation?Read the answer and worked solution →The Gram Panchayats are elected by Gram Sabhas consisting of:Read the answer and worked solution →Gram Sabha consists of:Read the answer and worked solution →The local self-governing institution for a town with a population of twelve thousand and above is known as :Read the answer and worked solution →The elections to Panchayats are to be held:Read the answer and worked solution →Father of local self-government in India is :Read the answer and worked solution →The function of the Panchayat Samiti is to:Read the answer and worked solution →Mayor of a Municipal Corporation holds the office for a period of:Read the answer and worked solution →What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj System called?Read the answer and worked solution →Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →The levying of which one of the following taxes is outside the jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation?Read the answer and worked solution →The tenure of Gram Panchayat and Nagarpalika shall be for:Read the answer and worked solution →Which amendment created which body?Read the answer and worked solution →Key in the local government numberRead the answer and worked solution →Match each local body term to its meaningRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: local governmentRead the answer and worked solution →

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The source of maximum income to Panchayati Raj institution is:

  1. local taxes
  2. government grants
  3. regional funds
  4. share in Union Govt. revenue
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Correct answer: B. government grants

This Local Government item tests a core Indian Polity fact. Correct answer: government grants. _Source: SSBCrack 1700+ Indian Polity Questions (PYQ bank) (orig. CDS 1993)_

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Which is at the apex of the three tier system of Panchayati Raj?

  1. Gram Sabha
  2. Gram Panchayat
  3. Zila Parishad
  4. Panchayat Samiti
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Correct answer: C. Zila Parishad

This Local Government item tests a core Indian Polity fact. Correct answer: Zila Parishad. _Source: SSBCrack 1700+ Indian Polity Questions (PYQ bank)_

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Panchayati Raj has received constitutional status with the Amendment Act :

  1. 72nd
  2. 74th
  3. 75th
  4. 73rd
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Correct answer: D. 73rd

This Local Government item tests a core Indian Polity fact. Correct answer: 73rd. _Source: SSBCrack 1700+ Indian Polity Questions (PYQ bank)_

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