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UPSC CDS Local Government — practice questions — page 3

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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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A town has 6,000 people, mostly in non-farm jobs, and dense housing. What minimum population makes an area urban for the Census?

  1. 1,000
  2. 10,000
  3. 50,000
  4. 5,000
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Correct answer: D. 5,000

1. The Census needs at least 5,000 people. 2. 75 per cent of male workers must be non-agricultural. 3. Density must be at least 400 per sq km. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 8, Local Governments._

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Catch the 73rd rules

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Items
  1. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    5 year term
  2. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    1/3 seats women
  3. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Polls in 6 mths
  4. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Gram Sabha must
  5. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    29 subjects
  6. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    State Elec Com
  7. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    10 year term
  8. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    No women seats
  9. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Collector rules
  10. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    ECI runs polls
Category
73rd Amendment
Instructions
Catch the true rules from the 73rd Amendment. Let the false ones fall.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 8, Local Governments._

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Pop the Panchayat tiers

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Other terms
  1. Nagarpalika
  2. Corporation
  3. Lok Sabha
Matching terms
  1. Gram Panchayat
  2. Mandal Panchayat
  3. Zilla Panchayat
  4. Gram Sabha
Instructions
Pop the bodies that belong to rural Panchayati Raj.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 8, Local Governments._

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