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Per NCERT, what is GRAM PANCHAYAT — the basic unit of rural local government (panchayati raj)?
AA village (or group of villages) council with ward members ('panch') and a president ('sarpanch'), directly elected
BAn urban municipality
CA union ministry
DA state assembly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A village (or group of villages) council with ward members ('panch') and a president ('sarpanch'), directly elected
Per NCERT §Decentralisation, gram panchayat = village council with panch + sarpanch. The other options describe different bodies.
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