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Panchayati raj is the system of local self-government for which area?Read the answer and worked solution →Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body works at the village level in the panchayati raj system?Read the answer and worked solution →A state with how many inhabitants must have all three levels of panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the term of Panchayati Raj Institutions at all levels?Read the answer and worked solution →Who conducts elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions?Read the answer and worked solution →Nehru inaugurated the Nagaur Panchayat on which occasion?Read the answer and worked solution →Which state was the first to implement the panchayati raj system?Read the answer and worked solution →Which committee of 1957 recommended 'democratic decentralization'?Read the answer and worked solution →Which constitutional amendment gave Panchayati Raj Institutions constitutional status?Read the answer and worked solution →The 73rd Amendment Act came into force in India on which date?Read the answer and worked solution →What term did Mahatma Gandhi use for village self-governance?Read the answer and worked solution →How many subjects are listed in the Eleventh Schedule for the Panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of basic village council seats is reserved for women under the 73rd Amendment?Read the answer and worked solution →Panchayati raj does not exist in which of these states?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of states has a two-tier panchayat system?Read the answer and worked solution →Which areas are exempt from panchayati raj and have other rural governance?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Article protects village-level tribal councils of the Naga people?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the elected head of a gram panchayat commonly called?Read the answer and worked solution →In Gujarat, the block-level panchayat is known by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →The chairperson of the Panchayat Samiti is chosen for what term?Read the answer and worked solution →How are intermediate and district panchayat chairpersons chosen?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the practice called 'pradhan pati' refer to in panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Amendment Act defined the formation of urban local governments?Read the answer and worked solution →Into what units is a municipal area divided for elections?Read the answer and worked solution →What are elected members of a municipal corporation called?Read the answer and worked solution →Who holds the executive powers in most municipal corporations?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Schedule of the Constitution lists subjects for municipal corporations?Read the answer and worked solution →The oldest municipal corporation in India serves which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which municipal corporation is the richest in India?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Panchayati raj is the system of local self-government for which area?

  1. Large metropolitan cities
  2. Hill stations only
  3. Villages in rural India
  4. State capital towns
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Correct answer: C. Villages in rural India

1. Panchayati raj is the system of local self-government of villages. 2. Municipalities, not panchayats, govern towns and cities. 3. It is built on village, block and district bodies, not on capitals or hill stations. _Source: Wikipedia, Panchayati raj in India, Lead section_

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Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Panchayats?

  1. Part III
  2. Part IV
  3. Part XI
  4. Part IX
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Correct answer: D. Part IX

1. Part IX of the Constitution is the section relating to the Panchayats. 2. Part III lists Fundamental Rights and Part IV the Directive Principles. 3. Part XI covers Union-State relations, so it is not the Panchayat part. _Source: Wikipedia, Panchayati raj in India, Lead section_

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Which body works at the village level in the panchayati raj system?

  1. Panchayat samiti
  2. Zilla panchayat
  3. Gram panchayat
  4. Municipal council
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Correct answer: C. Gram panchayat

1. The gram panchayat is the level of the village. 2. The panchayat samiti works at block level and the zilla panchayat at district level. 3. A municipal council belongs to urban local government. _Source: Wikipedia, Panchayati raj in India, Lead section_

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