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UPSC CDS Local Government — practice questions — page 2

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Tap every function of a constitution the chapter namesRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: date or body with what it marksRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Rule, body, or date?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the definitions backRead the answer and worked solution →Which amendment created which body?Read the answer and worked solution →Key in the local government numberRead the answer and worked solution →Match each local body term to its meaningRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: local governmentRead the answer and worked solution →A villager says her Gram Panchayat now has constitutional status. Since which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The word Panchayat comes from an assembly of how many persons?Read the answer and worked solution →Elected local boards were first created in India after 1882 by which Viceroy?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Act of the British period led to village panchayats being set up in many provinces?Read the answer and worked solution →Before 1992, where in the Constitution did local government appear?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1952 programme first sought people's participation in local development?Read the answer and worked solution →Which States adopted elected local bodies around 1960, before most others?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1989 which committee recommended constitutional recognition for local bodies?Read the answer and worked solution →The 73rd Amendment deals with rural bodies. What does the 74th Amendment cover?Read the answer and worked solution →After the 73rd Amendment, how long did States get to bring their laws into line?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body sits at the apex of the three-tier Panchayati Raj structure, covering a whole district?Read the answer and worked solution →Smaller States may skip one tier of Panchayati Raj. Which one?Read the answer and worked solution →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 →

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Tap every function of a constitution the chapter names

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Provide basic rules for coordination
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Govern the allocation of power in society
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Set out fundamental principles of government
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Fix the price of goods
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      Decide school timetables
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    A function the chapter names
Coordination, basic rules and the allocation of power. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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Flip and pair: date or body with what it marks

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    9 December 1946
    B
    first sitting, undivided India
  2. A
    14 August 1947
    B
    reassembled for divided India
  3. A
    Government of India Act, 1935
    B
    set up the Provincial Assemblies
  4. A
    Constituent Assembly
    B
    the body that wrote the Constitution
The chapter's specifics. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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Spot the one that does not belong

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Constituent Assembly
    2. Harappan seal
    3. Provincial Legislative Assembly
    Odd item
    Harappan seal
  2. Items
    1. 9 December 1946
    2. 14 August 1947
    3. 10 May 1857
    Odd item
    10 May 1857
  3. Items
    1. Five year plan
    2. Fundamental principles
    3. Allocation of power
    Odd item
    Five year plan
One item is not part of this chapter. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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