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UPSC CDS Constitution of India — practice questions — page 24

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Nyaya Panchayats can impose fines but cannot:

  1. Collect taxes
  2. Award a sentence
  3. Hear civil cases
  4. Settle disputes
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Correct answer: B. Award a sentence

1. They hear petty civil and criminal cases. 2. They cannot award a sentence. 3. They have punished men who harass women for dowry. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 3, The Story of Indian Democracy._

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Among the Khasis of Meghalaya, each clan council is known as the:

  1. Khap council
  2. Nyaya sabha
  3. Durbar Kur
  4. Gram Sabha
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Correct answer: C. Durbar Kur

1. Khasis, Jaintias and Garos have old institutions. 2. The clan council is the Durbar Kur. 3. Much of Meghalaya lies outside the 73rd Amendment. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 3, The Story of Indian Democracy._

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Industrialists represent their interests through associations such as:

  1. CITU
  2. INTUC
  3. AITUC
  4. FICCI
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Correct answer: D. FICCI

1. Workers form unions like INTUC and CITU. 2. FICCI and ASSOCHAM are industry bodies. 3. Farmers have the Shetkari Sangathan. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 3, The Story of Indian Democracy._

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