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Which 1996 Act empowers the Gram Sabha in Scheduled Areas?Read the answer and worked solution →Autonomous District Councils in north-eastern regions help preserve what?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did women in Britain receive full voting rights?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did women secure the right to vote in the United States?Read the answer and worked solution →What reservation for women does Article 243(d) provide in Panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →Article 243(t) reserves seats for women in which local bodies?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the National Emergency imposed in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which leader known as Lok Nayak led mass movements in the 1970s?Read the answer and worked solution →What happened to most Fundamental Rights during the Emergency?Read the answer and worked solution →How did the government treat newspapers during the Emergency?Read the answer and worked solution →The 1977 defeat of the ruling government demonstrated what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body was formed in 1946 to draft India's Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →How long did the Assembly take to draft the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which article provides for amending the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →The Aikyamatya Sūktam, stressing shared discussion and unity of purpose, belongs to which text?Read the answer and worked solution →Which institution supports the electoral process in India?Read the answer and worked solution →In Parliament, which first hour lets members question the government?Read the answer and worked solution →Which student scheme builds civic duty through community service?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which 1996 Act empowers the Gram Sabha in Scheduled Areas?

  1. RTE Act
  2. IT Act
  3. PESA Act
  4. RTI Act
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Correct answer: C. PESA Act

The Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas Act, 1996 makes the Gram Sabha the primary decision-making body in tribal areas.

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Autonomous District Councils in north-eastern regions help preserve what?

  1. Tribal customs
  2. Colonial laws
  3. Trade routes
  4. Mining licences
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Correct answer: A. Tribal customs

These councils have legislative and judicial authority to protect tribal customs.

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In which year did women in Britain receive full voting rights?

  1. 1918
  2. 1950
  3. 1928
  4. 1920
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Correct answer: C. 1928

British women gained full voting rights only in 1928, after a long struggle.

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