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ICSE Class 9 Local Self-Government — practice questions

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Local Self-Government questions and exercises with answers

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Climb the panchayat ladderRead the answer and worked solution →The panchayat ladder in orderRead the answer and worked solution →Match the local governmentRead the answer and worked solution →Amendment numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Panchayat facts, true or falseRead the answer and worked solution →The panchayat sentenceRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the panchayat lieRead the answer and worked solution →The 73rd Constitutional Amendment is about:Read the answer and worked solution →The 74th Amendment made provisions for urban local government, called:Read the answer and worked solution →At the base of the three-tier Panchayati Raj structure is the:Read the answer and worked solution →At the apex of the three-tier structure, covering the district, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The 73rd and 74th Amendments were passed by Parliament in:Read the answer and worked solution →The 73rd and 74th Amendments came into force in:Read the answer and worked solution →The share of panchayat positions reserved for women is:Read the answer and worked solution →The intermediary level of the panchayat structure is called the Mandal, Block or:Read the answer and worked solution →The Gram Sabha comprises:Read the answer and worked solution →Members of panchayat institutions are chosen by:Read the answer and worked solution →Reservations for Scheduled Castes and Tribes in panchayats are given:Read the answer and worked solution →If a State government dissolves a panchayat, the amendment requires:Read the answer and worked solution →The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution lists how many subjects for local government?Read the answer and worked solution →Panchayat elections in each State are supervised by the:Read the answer and worked solution →The body that reviews the money position of local governments is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which tier need not be constituted in smaller States?Read the answer and worked solution →A Gram Panchayat covers:Read the answer and worked solution →Before the amendments, some States had already tried a three-tier system; the amendments gave local bodies:Read the answer and worked solution →Women's one-third reservation in panchayats applies:Read the answer and worked solution →The 73rd Amendment's institutions are known in short as:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Climb the panchayat ladder

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Sequence
  1. Item
    Gram
  2. Item
    Mandal
  3. Item
    Zilla
Instructions
Tap two matching tiles to merge up: Gram, Mandal, Zilla.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work' Ch 8 'Local Governments' (keps208)_

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The panchayat ladder in order

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Steps
  1. Gram Sabha holds all the voters
  2. Gram Panchayat leads the village
  3. Mandal level joins the villages
  4. Zilla Panchayat tops the district
  5. Direct elections fill each level
Instructions
Tap the tiers from the village up to the district.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work' Ch 8 'Local Governments' (keps208)_

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Match the local government

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    73rd Amendment
    Right
    Rural panchayats
  2. Left
    74th Amendment
    Right
    Urban Nagarpalikas
  3. Left
    Gram Sabha
    Right
    All village voters
  4. Left
    Zilla Panchayat
    Right
    The district apex
  5. Left
    One-third seats
    Right
    Reserved for women
Instructions
Tap a term on the left, then its meaning on the right.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work' Ch 8 'Local Governments' (keps208)_

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