UPSC Indian Polity and Civics Local Government Question Bank

done Union Territories, Scheduled and Tribal Areas, Local Administration Total Questions - 60

• question_answer1)
  Of all the seven Union Territories, which ones have Chief Commissioners as their heads?
  A)
  Puducherry and Lakshadweep done clear
  B)
  Daman and Diu done clear
  C)
  Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Chandigarh done clear
  D)
  Dadra and Nagar Haveli done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which of the following has/have Lt Governor(s) as their head(s)
  A)
  Chandigarh                   done clear
  B)
  Puducherry done clear
  C)
  Dadra and Nagar Haveli        done clear
  D)
  Daman and Diu done clear
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• question_answer3)
  One of the following has/have legislative assembly (assemblies)?
  A)
  Chandigarh done clear
  B)
  National Capital Territory of Delhi done clear
  C)
  Lakshadweep done clear
  D)
  Dadra and Nagar Haveli done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Delhi as the National Capital Territory has a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at its head. What is the number of ministers?
  A)
  5                                  done clear
  B)
  6 done clear
  C)
  7          done clear
  D)
  9 done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which amendment designated Delhi as the National Capital Territory of Delhi?
  A)
  68th (1992)                    done clear
  B)
  69th (1993) done clear
  C)
  70th (1992)                    done clear
  D)
  71th (1993) done clear
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• question_answer6)
  In case the legislature of a Union Territory is dissolved, who among the following has the responsibility of administration of that Union Territory?
  A)
  Home Minister    done clear
  B)
  President done clear
  C)
  Prime Minister    done clear
  D)
  Lt. Governor done clear
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• question_answer7)
  One of the areas of which of these states has been granted special provision for administration of Scheduled Areas?
  A)
  Andhra Pradesh  done clear
  B)
  Tamil Nadu done clear
  C)
  West Bengal                   done clear
  D)
  Punjab done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Who according to the Constitution of India has the power to declare any area a Scheduled Area?
  A)
  President done clear
  B)
  The Vice-President done clear
  C)
  The Council of Ministers done clear
  D)
  The Governor of the concerned state done clear
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• question_answer9)
  The special provisions for the administration of Scheduled Areas are part of one of the following schedules. Which one is it?
  A)
  Third Schedule   done clear
  B)
  Fourth Schedule done clear
  C)
  Fifth Schedule    done clear
  D)
  Sixth Schedule done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Who has the job to submit the report about the administration of the scheduled area to the President annually or whenever required?
  A)
  The tribal minister of the concerned state done clear
  B)
  The chief minister of the concerned state done clear
  C)
  The Governor of the concerned state done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Who governs the natural resources of the Scheduled Areas not covered by the 73rd Amendment?
  A)
  Gram Panchayat            done clear
  B)
  Gram Sabha done clear
  C)
  Panchayat Samiti done clear
  D)
  Zila Parishad done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Consider the following and choose the correct code :

  1. The state legislation in the Scheduled Areas should take care of customs of the traditional committees.

  2. It may permit the mixing up of religious practices.

  A)
  Only1                done clear
  B)
  Only 2 done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.  done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer13)
  One of the following is not true. Which one is it?
  A)
  For the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes in the state, a tribal advising Council is constituted. done clear
  B)
  The tribal minister takes steps to protect the interests of the Scheduled Tribes. done clear
  C)
  The Governor makes regulations prohibiting transfer of land. done clear
  D)
  The Governor makes regulation prohibiting money lending. done clear
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• question_answer14)
  What is meant by tribal areas? Answer by choosing the correct code.

  1. Areas where tribal population lives in large number

  2. Areas which are backward and mostly traditional

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which one of the following states have no or negligible tribal area?
  A)
  Assam               done clear
  B)
  Tamil Nadu done clear
  C)
  Tripura                       done clear
  D)
  Meghalaya done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Where are the provisions of the tribal areas stated? Give the Schedule as given in the Constitution.
  A)
  Sixth Schedule   done clear
  B)
  Fifth Schedule done clear
  C)
  Seventh Schedule           done clear
  D)
  Tenth Schedule done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which one of the following is not true with regard to the Sixth Schedule related to tribal areas?
  A)
  Gram Sab has of the tribal areas do not possess much powers. done clear
  B)
  Customs was are not interfered into. done clear
  C)
  Political/governance power to the tribal communities are recognized. done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Consider the statements on Panchayat (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) and choose the code with the correct ones.

  1. The PESA empowers the Gram Sab has and the Gram Panchayats to take charge of village administration.

  2. It empowers them to protect community resources.

  3. It authorizes them to control social sector functionaries.

  4. It allows them to own minor forest produce.

  A)
  Only 1 and 2                  done clear
  B)
  Only 2 and 3 done clear
  C)
  Only 3 and 4                  done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which one of the following is not an urban local government body in India?
  A)
  Municipal Corporation     done clear
  B)
  Township done clear
  C)
  Cantonment Board            done clear
  D)
  Zila Board done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which of the following ministries takes care of the cantonment Board?
  A)
  Ministry of Home Affairs done clear
  B)
  Ministry of Rural Development done clear
  C)
  Ministry of Defence done clear
  D)
  Ministry of Urban Development done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. The first municipal cooperation was set up in Madras (1687).

  2. The Bombay municipal corporation came up in 1726.

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.  done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Who among the following is called the father of local self-government of India?
  A)
  Mayo                done clear
  B)
  Ripon done clear
  C)
  Bentinck                        done clear
  D)
  Dalhousie done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which one of the following is not a type of municipality?
  A)
  Panchayat         done clear
  B)
  Nagar Panchayat done clear
  C)
  Municipal Council           done clear
  D)
  Municipal Corporation done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

  1. Nagar Panchayat is an area in transition from a rural to an urban area.

  2. Nagar Panchayat is an area in transition from an urban to a rural area.

  A)
  Only 1 is true. done clear
  B)
  Only 2 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true. done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Which one of the following does not comprise a municipality?
  A)
  Persons having special knowledge or experience in municipal administration with no right to vote done clear
  B)
  The members of the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assembly living in the municipal area done clear
  C)
  The members of the Rajya Sabha and legislative council living in the municipal area done clear
  D)
  The chairpersons of wards committees done clear
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• question_answer26)
  The reservation of the seats for women in the municipalities is:
  A)
  One-fifth                        done clear
  B)
  One-fourth done clear
  C)
  One-sixth                       done clear
  D)
  One-third done clear
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• question_answer27)
  The duration of a municipality is
  A)
  Three years, not dissoluble done clear
  B)
  Four years, dissoluble done clear
  C)
  Five years, not dissoluble done clear
  D)
  Six years, not dissoluble done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Who among the following directs, controls and conducts the elections of the municipalities?
  A)
  Election Commission of India done clear
  B)
  State Election Commission done clear
  C)
  State Electoral Chief done clear
  D)
  Governor s secretarial staff done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Consider the following statements about the functions of municipal planning committees and choose the correct code:

  1. Preparation of plans for economic development and social justice

  2. Implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice, as may be entrusted to them

  A)
  Only 1 is true.                done clear
  B)
  Only 2 is true. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.  done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which one of the following is not a source of income of the municipalities?
  A)
  Taxes they can levy done clear
  B)
  Toll fee done clear
  C)
  Tax on village fairs done clear
  D)
  Grants in-aid from the Consolidated Fund of the State done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Which of the following are the principal recommendations which govern the finance commission in relation to municipalities? Answer by choosing the correct code.

  1. The distribution of net proceeds of the taxes levied by the state between the state and municipalities

  2. The determination of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees which or/ any be assigned to the municipalities

  3. The grants-in-aid to the municipalities from the Consolidated Fund of India

  A)
  Only1                done clear
  B)
  Only 1and 2 done clear
  C)
  Only land 3                    done clear
  D)
  Only 1, 2, 3 done clear
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• question_answer32)
  The State Finance Commission is appointed by
  A)
  The President     done clear
  B)
  The Governor done clear
  C)
  The Chief Minister           done clear
  D)
  the Prime Minister done clear
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• question_answer33)
  The Finance Commission is appointed by the Governor every
  A)
  Three years                    done clear
  B)
  Four years done clear
  C)
  Five years          done clear
  D)
  Six years done clear
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• question_answer34)
  A metropolitan area has a population of
  A)
  3 lakh                done clear
  B)
  5 lakh done clear
  C)
  7 lakh                done clear
  D)
  10 lakh or/and more done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Which among the following are the considerations which are kept in mind while preparing the draft plan of a metropolitan planning committee? Choose the correct code.

  1. Plans as are prepared by the related municipalities and panchayats

  2. Matters of common interests of municipalities and panchayats

  3. The overall objectives and priorities set by the government

  4. The extent and nature of investments likely to be made

  A)
  1 and 2 only                  done clear
  B)
  2 and 3 only done clear
  C)
  3 and 4 only                  done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
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• question_answer36)
  The Twelfth Schedule does not include one of the following. Which one is it?
  A)
  Fire services                    done clear
  B)
  Roads and bridges done clear
  C)
  Markets and Fairs            done clear
  D)
  Construction of buildings done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Which one of the following does not have three autonomous districts?
  A)
  Assam               done clear
  B)
  Tripura done clear
  C)
  Mizoram                        done clear
  D)
  Meghalaya done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) owe their existence to
  A)
  Fundamental Rights done clear
  B)
  Directive Principles of State Policy done clear
  C)
  Preamble done clear
  D)
  Objectives Resolution done clear
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• question_answer39)
   Which one of the following is included in the Balwantrai Mehta Committee?
  A)
  The establishment of elected and nominated bodies done clear
  B)
  Decentralization of control done clear
  C)
  Indirectly elected institutions done clear
  D)
  Zila Parishad to play the advisory rolls done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Which of the following is/are true about the Santhanam Committee report?

  1. The Panchayats should not be given powers to levy taxes

  2. All the grants at the state level should be sent in a consolidated form to PRIs

             
  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Which of the following states was the first to establish the Panchayati Raj?
  A)
  Bihar                 done clear
  B)
  Rajasthan done clear
  C)
  West Bengal                   done clear
  D)
  Maharashtra done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Ashok Mehta gave certain recommendations in 1977 with regard to the Panchayati Raj. One of the following was not incorporated in them. Which one was it?
  A)
  Nyaya Panchayat should be kept as integral part of the panchayat system at the village level. done clear
  B)
  The PRIs should have powers of taxation to mobilise their financial resources. done clear
  C)
  Zila Parishad should be the executive body and be made responsible for planning at the district level. done clear
  D)
  The third tier system should be replaced by two-tier system. At the lower level there should be a mandal panchayat consisting of a group of villages. done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code with regard to the recommendations of Ashoka Mehta Committee.

  1. Panchayati Raj be appointed to look after the affairs of the PRIs

  2. Seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribe be reserved on the basis of their population

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.    done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Which one of the following is not true with regard to G.V.K. Rao Committee recommendations of Panchayati Raj Institutions?
  A)
  Zila Parishad need not be pivotal in the scheme of democratic decentralization done clear
  B)
  The PRIs be assigned a definite role in planning and implementation done clear
  C)
  District Development Commissioner be created as an executive officer who would act as in charge of all the developmental departments done clear
  D)
  Elections to the PRIs be held regularly done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Which one of the following is true with regard to the L.M. Singhvi recommendations in 1986?
  A)
  The PRIs should be constitutionally recognised, protected and preserved. done clear
  B)
  Nyaya Parishad should be made a part of the Panchayats at all levels. done clear
  C)
  Gram Panchayats should be made as viable as Gram Sabhas. done clear
  D)
  The Village Panchayats should be restricted in their resources so to avoid corruption. done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Some of the salient features of the 73rd Amendment Act are

  1. Gram Sabha to be the foundation of the Panchayati Raj

  2. Three tier system to prevail everywhere

  3. All elections for the PRIs to be conducted indirectly

  4. Reservation of seats be done for backward classes

  5. State Elections Commissions to look after the election system at the rural-urban level

  6. State Finance Commission to review the financial position of the local-self-governing bodies Choose the correct features from the codes here.

  A)
  1, 2, 3, 5, 6                   done clear
  B)
  1, 2, 5, 6 done clear
  C)
  1, 2, 3, 4, 6                   done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Gram Sabha may be defined as
  A)
  All those belonging to a village done clear
  B)
  All the residents of a village done clear
  C)
  All the people above 18 years of age done clear
  D)
  All the registered voters of a village done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Which one of the following does not constitute the three-tier system of Panchayati Raj
  A)
  Panchayat                     done clear
  B)
  Nagar Panchayat done clear
  C)
  Panchayat Samiti           done clear
  D)
  Zila Parishad done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Consider the following statements and choose the correct code

  1. All the members of Panchayats at the village, intermediate and district levels are elected directly by the people.

  2. The Chairpersons of Panchayats at the intermediate and district levels are elected indirectly.

  A)
  Only 1 is true.    done clear
  B)
  Only 2 is true. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.      done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer50)
  The 73rd constitutional amendment provides for reservation of seats for the Scheduled castes and the Scheduled tribes in every panchayat. In what proportion is this reservation? Choose the correct code.

  1. One-third of the total population

  2. In proportion of their population to the population in the Panchayat area.

  A)
  1 is true but 2 is false,            done clear
  B)
  2 is true but 1 is false. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.            done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Which one of the following is not true with regard to the duration of the Panchayats?
  A)
  The tenure of the Panchayats is three years. done clear
  B)
  The duration of the Panchayat is five years. done clear
  C)
  Fresh election should be completed before the expiry of the duration of 5 years. done clear
  D)
  In case of dissolution, before the expiry of a period of six months from the date of dissolution done clear
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• question_answer52)
  The State Election Commission consists of
  A)
  One member                  done clear
  B)
  Two members done clear
  C)
  Three members   done clear
  D)
  One chief, and the other two members done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Which of the following is not true with regard to the conditions of services of the State Election Commissioner? Choose from the codes provided.

  1. He is appointed by Governor and his service conditions should be determined by Governor.

  2. He is removed on the grounds prescribed for the removal of a High Court Judge.

  A)
  Only 1 is true.                done clear
  B)
  Only 2 is true. done clear
  C)
  1 and 2 both are true.           done clear
  D)
  1 and 2 both are false. done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Who, among the following, provides for the composition, manner of election and the required qualifications of members of the State Finance Commission?
  A)
  Governor                       done clear
  B)
  President done clear
  C)
  State legislative   done clear
  D)
  Chief Minister done clear
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• question_answer55)
  Which one of the following is not included in the Eleventh Schedule?
  A)
  Animal husbandry   done clear
  B)
  Fuel and Fodder done clear
  C)
  Registration of birth and death  done clear
  D)
  Minor Forest Produce done clear
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• question_answer56)
  Which of the following is a committee purely on Panchayti Raj?
  A)
  Balwantrai Mehta Committee done clear
  B)
  G.V.K. Rao Committee done clear
  C)
  L.M. Singhvi Committee done clear
  D)
  Ashok Mehta Committee done clear
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• question_answer57)
  The following are the main features of Panchayat (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996. Choose the correct ones from the codes given.

  1. The state legislation on PESA will not be against the customary laws of said areas.

  2. The area shall be managed in accordance with the traditions and customs of the area.

  3. Gram Sabha of the said village/area will be powerful enough to manage its affairs: cultural identity, community resources, etc.

  A)
  Only1                done clear
  B)
  Only land 2 done clear
  C)
  Only land 3                    done clear
  D)
  1, 2, 3 done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Which one is the compulsory provisions of the 73rd Amendment Act?
  A)
  Gram Sabha as the foundation of the system done clear
  B)
  Establishment of the Panchayati Raj system done clear
  C)
  Authorizing the Panchayats to levy and collect taxes done clear
  D)
  Duration of the Panchayats to be fixed at 5 years done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Which is the voluntary provision of the 73rd Amendment Act?
  A)
  Reservation of one-third of the seats for women done clear
  B)
  Establishment of three-tier system done clear
  C)
  Setting up of a state Election Commission done clear
  D)
  Giving representation to the members of the Parliament done clear
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• question_answer60)
  Panchayati Raj is a system of
  A)
  Local governance done clear
  B)
  Local administration done clear
  C)
  Local self-government done clear
  D)
  Rural local self-government done clear
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