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Every adult voter in a village is part of one body created by the 73rd Amendment. Which?Read the answer and worked solution →A State dissolves a Panchayat early. Within how long must fresh elections be held?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of seats in every Panchayat body is reserved for women?Read the answer and worked solution →A Sarpanch seat is reserved for both a woman and a Scheduled Caste member. Is this allowed?Read the answer and worked solution →How many subjects were listed in the Eleventh Schedule for transfer to Panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →Which article empowers a State legislature to give Panchayats powers over Eleventh Schedule matters?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1996 a separate Act extended Panchayats to Adivasi areas with extra powers for the Gram Sabha. Why?Read the answer and worked solution →Who conducts elections to Panchayati Raj institutions in a State?Read the answer and worked solution →How often must a State appoint a State Finance Commission?Read the answer and worked solution →A town has 6,000 people, mostly in non-farm jobs, and dense housing. What minimum population makes an area urban for the Census?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the 73rd rulesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Panchayat tiersRead the answer and worked solution →Run the local numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the local bodiesRead the answer and worked solution →Rural or urbanRead the answer and worked solution →Which tierRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Local government bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Every adult voter in a village is part of one body created by the 73rd Amendment. Which?

  1. Block Board
  2. Nagar Panchayat
  3. Gram Sabha
  4. Zilla Parishad
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Correct answer: C. Gram Sabha

1. The Gram Sabha is mandatory. 2. It comprises all registered adult voters of the Panchayat area. 3. Elected Panchayats answer to it. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 8, Local Governments._

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A State dissolves a Panchayat early. Within how long must fresh elections be held?

  1. One year
  2. Two years
  3. Thirty days
  4. Six months
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Correct answer: D. Six months

1. Each Panchayat serves five years. 2. If dissolved early, elections follow within six months. 3. This guarantees elected local bodies exist. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 8, Local Governments._

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What share of seats in every Panchayat body is reserved for women?

  1. One third
  2. One half
  3. One fourth
  4. One tenth
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Correct answer: A. One third

1. One third of positions go to women. 2. This includes chairperson posts. 3. It applies within SC and ST seats too. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 8, Local Governments._

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