alleryWhich urban local body governs smaller urban areas than a municipal corporation?
ANagar Nigam
BMunicipal Council
CGram Panchayat
DDistrict Council
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Municipal Council
1. Urban bodies are matched to population.
2. Municipal councils or municipalities are for smaller urban areas.
3. Nagar Nigam is another name for a corporation and the rest are rural bodies.
_Source: Wikipedia, Seventy-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India, Major provisions_
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