Government Machinery and the Executive MCQ Questions
Ques:
51
Which one of the following Committees/Commissions recommended the creation of Nyaya Panchayats?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Ashok Mehta Committee
Ashok Mehta Committee recommended the creation of Nyaya Panchayats. Ashok Mehta Committee submitted its report in 1978. The committee recommended two tier system of Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Ques:
52
How many elected and Ex-Officio members are there in District Planning Committee?
Correct Answer:
(C)
20 and 5
Ques:
53
If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within–
Correct Answer:
(C)
six months
According to Article 243E, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force, Panchayats shall continue for five years from the date appointed. If Panchayat is dissolved, the election is to be held before the expiration of 6 months from the date of dissolution provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Panchayats would have continued is less than 6 months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election for constituting Panchayat for such period.
Ques:
54
With reference to the Consumer Disputes Redressal at the district level in India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
Correct Answer:
(C)
The District Forum entertains the complaints where the value of goods or services does not exceed rupees fifty lakhs.
Under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986, the State Government shall establish a District Forum in each district of the State, and The District Forum shall have jurisdiction to entertain complaints where the value of the goods or services and the compensation, if any, claimed does not exceed rupees twenty lakhs, whereas in the case of State Commission claimed exceeds rupees twenty lakhs but does not exceed rupees one crore. A State Government can file a case in a District Forum for the sake of consumer interest.
Ques:
55
In which of the following group of the States, PESA [Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act], 1996 is not enforceable?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Assam-Meghalaya-Tamil Nadu
The Panchayat (Extension to the Schedule Area) Act, 1996 was enacted and came into operation on 24 December, 1996. This Act extends to Panchayats to the tribal area of ten States namely Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan. This Act is not into force in the state of Assam, Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu.
Panchayati Raj and Community development
Ques:
56
Who among the following is authorized to make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayats?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Legislature of State
According to Article 243-C(1) of the Indian Constitution, the legislature of a state may, by law make provision on the composition of Panchayat.
Ques:
57
The nomenclature of rural local governments as 'Panchayati Raj' was the result of the suggestion of which Indian leader?
Correct Answer:
(D)
M. K. Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi suggested the nomenclature of rural local governments as 'Panchayati Raj'. He wanted to see each village a little republic, self-sufficient in its vital wants and enjoying the maximum freedom of deciding the affairs of the locality.
Ques:
58
The elections to Panchayats are to be held after –
Correct Answer:
(B)
Every five years
Article 243-E is related to the duration of Panchayats. Clause (1) provides that every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer. Clause (3) provides that the election shall be completed before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution.
Ques:
59
Which one of the following is not concerned with the Panchayats?
Correct Answer:
(B)
The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act.
All the given statements are related to Panchayats except the statements in option (b). Provisions related to Panchayat were inserted by 73rd Amendment of the Constitution, while 74th Amendment is related to Municipalities.
Ques:
60
Which one of the following functions is not the concern of Local Self Government?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Maintenance of Public Order
Maintenance of Public Order is not the concern of Local self-government. Public Health, Public Utility Services, sanitation, Roads and Bridges, Developmental Schemes etc. are related to Local self-government. Article 243(g) provides for powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats. Likewise, Article 243W provides for powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities.