Unit 5: Democratic Decentralization in India - Practice Quiz

1 In which year was the Community Development Programme launched in India?

2 Which state first introduced the Panchayati Raj system in India?

3 Panchayati Raj institutions are primarily associated with which area of governance?

4 What is the Gram Sabha?

5 The Panchayati Raj system aims to promote which principle?

6 Which committee recommended the three-tier system of Panchayati Raj in 1957?

7 The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended which three levels of Panchayati Raj?

8 Which committee recommended a two-tier system of Panchayati Raj in 1977?

9 Which committee emphasized the importance of the district as the basic unit of planning?

10 The G. V. K. Rao Committee was appointed to examine which subject?

11 Which committee recommended constitutional recognition for Panchayati Raj institutions?

12 The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act deals mainly with which institutions?

13 Which Part of the Constitution was added by the 73rd Amendment Act?

14 Which Schedule was added to the Constitution by the 73rd Amendment Act?

15 What is the normal term of a Panchayat under the 73rd Amendment?

16 At least what fraction of seats in Panchayats is reserved for women under the 73rd Amendment?

17 Which body conducts elections to Panchayats?

18 The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act deals mainly with which institutions?

19 Which Part of the Constitution was added by the 74th Amendment Act?

20 Which Schedule contains the functions of municipalities?

21 Which development most directly led to the appointment of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee in 1957?

22 The first formal implementation of the Panchayati Raj system in India took place in which state in 1959?

23 A major reason for the weakening of Panchayati Raj institutions before 1992 was:

24 Which feature best distinguishes democratic decentralization from simple administrative deconcentration?

25 Before constitutional recognition, Panchayati Raj institutions generally depended most heavily on:

26 The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended which structure for rural local government?

27 Which body did the Ashok Mehta Committee regard as the primary unit of decentralization?

28 The Ashok Mehta Committee proposed replacing the traditional three-tier structure with:

29 The G. V. K. Rao Committee emphasized that Panchayati Raj institutions should be:

30 The L. M. Singhvi Committee is particularly associated with recommending:

31 The 73rd Constitutional Amendment added which Part to the Constitution?

32 Under the 73rd Amendment, the Gram Sabha consists of:

33 A state with a population below twenty lakh may constitutionally avoid which Panchayati Raj level?

34 Seats reserved for women in Panchayats under the 73rd Amendment must be at least:

35 The normal tenure of a Panchayat under the 73rd Amendment is:

36 Which institution conducts elections to Panchayats under the 73rd Amendment?

37 The Eleventh Schedule is significant because it contains:

38 The 74th Constitutional Amendment primarily constitutionalized:

39 Which urban local body is intended for a transitional area moving from rural to urban characteristics?

40 The Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution contains how many subjects for municipalities?

41 A state establishes elected village, block, and district bodies, but transfers neither funds nor administrative authority to them. Which conclusion most accurately follows from the historical evolution of Panchayati Raj?

42 Which sequence best captures the broad institutional trajectory of rural local governance in India?

43 A researcher argues that the 73rd Amendment merely constitutionalized an already uniform nationwide Panchayati Raj system. Which rebuttal is most accurate?

44 Which feature most clearly distinguishes democratic decentralization from ordinary administrative decentralization?

45 Which recommendation is most closely associated with the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee?

46 A state wants to implement the Ashok Mehta Committee's institutional model rather than the Balwant Rai Mehta model. Which change would best indicate that choice?

47 Which combination correctly matches a committee with a significant recommendation associated with it?

48 The G. V. K. Rao Committee criticized the marginalization of Panchayati Raj institutions by development administration. Which remedy follows most directly from that diagnosis?

49 Which proposal most directly reflects the L. M. Singhvi Committee's approach to strengthening grassroots democracy?

50 A Panchayat is dissolved after 18 months of its five-year term. Under the constitutional scheme, which outcome is correct?

51 Which statement correctly explains the constitutional position of the Eleventh Schedule after the 73rd Amendment?

52 A state reserves 30% of elected Panchayat seats for women but reserves no offices of chairperson for women. Which assessment is constitutionally sound?

53 Which institution is constitutionally associated with participation by all persons registered in a village-level electoral roll?

54 Which pair correctly identifies the constitutional institutions intended to support the financial and electoral autonomy of Panchayats?

55 Which area is outside the ordinary mandatory application of Part IX of the Constitution?

56 A city has a population of 250,000 and is primarily governed as an urban settlement. Which constitutional category is most plausible, subject to state law and relevant criteria?

57 Which statement best captures the role of the Twelfth Schedule?

58 A metropolitan region includes several municipalities and spans more than one district. Which body is constitutionally designed to consolidate draft development plans for the metropolitan area?

59 A district contains both rural Panchayats and urban municipalities. Which institution is intended to consolidate their plans into a draft district development plan?

60 Which comparison between the 73rd and 74th Amendments is most accurate?