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Since Vedic times, which unit has been seen as the base of regional self-administration?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body works as the general body of the Gram Panchayat?Read the answer and worked solution →The title sarpanch is commonly explained as the head of how many?Read the answer and worked solution →Who appoints the non-elected Secretary of a gram panchayat?Read the answer and worked solution →About how many gram panchayats are there in India?Read the answer and worked solution →A directly elected ward member of a gram panchayat is also called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which function of a gram panchayat is not obligatory but social and economic?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feature marks the hearings of a Nyaya Panchayat?Read the answer and worked solution →In Andhra Pradesh, the block-level panchayat is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Article protects the right of the Naga people to run village-level tribal councils?Read the answer and worked solution →How are chairpersons at the block and district panchayat levels chosen?Read the answer and worked solution →After the 74th Amendment, which is one of the three categories of urban local bodies?Read the answer and worked solution →A nagar panchayat is meant for which kind of area?Read the answer and worked solution →Which urban local body governs smaller urban areas than a municipal corporation?Read the answer and worked solution →Urban local bodies are formed for what period under the 74th Amendment?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of seats in urban local bodies is reserved for women under the 74th Amendment?Read the answer and worked solution →Who appoints the Municipal Commissioner of a corporation?Read the answer and worked solution →How many functions does the Twelfth Schedule list as an illustrative set for municipalities?Read the answer and worked solution →A town qualifies as a census town only if it has at least how many people?Read the answer and worked solution →A census town needs at least what share of male main workers in non-agricultural work?Read the answer and worked solution →Which municipal official supervises public health, sanitation and hospitals?Read the answer and worked solution →In which of these states is the municipal corporation called Mahanagar Palika?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body is made up of councillors elected from municipal wards?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Since Vedic times, which unit has been seen as the base of regional self-administration?

  1. The district
  2. The village
  3. The state
  4. The province
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Correct answer: B. The village

1. Self-administration began at the smallest community unit. 2. The village (gram) was the basic unit. 3. Districts, states and provinces are larger units. _Source: Wikipedia, Panchayati raj in India, History_

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Which body works as the general body of the Gram Panchayat?

  1. Zilla Parishad
  2. Nyaya Panchayat
  3. Panchayat Samiti
  4. Gram Sabha
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Correct answer: D. Gram Sabha

1. The Gram Panchayat is the executive body of the village. 2. The Gram Sabha is its general body of villagers. 3. Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti are higher tiers; Nyaya Panchayat is a judicial body. _Source: Wikipedia, Gram panchayat, lead section_

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The title sarpanch is commonly explained as the head of how many?

  1. Three
  2. Five
  3. Ten
  4. Twelve
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Correct answer: B. Five

1. Sarpanch is the elected head of the gram panchayat. 2. The term is explained as head of five, matching panchayat. 3. Three, ten and twelve are not used. _Source: Wikipedia, Panchayati raj in India, Gram panchayat sabha_

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