Q60. Which original sections of the Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 were amended by the 2024 Amendment Ordinance: 9, 11, 24 and 17?
[CGPSC Preliminary Examination | 2025]
A. Sections 9 and 11 only
B. Sections 11 and 24 only
C. Sections 24 and 17 only
D. All four sections
Answer: (D) All four sections
Explanation: The Chhattisgarh Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 amended the listed provisions of the 1956 state municipal legislation. This is a state-specific urban-governance question, testing legislative updates rather than the general text of Part IX-A.
Q59. Which Part of the Constitution deals with Panchayats?
[SSC CGL Tier-I | 2024]
A. Part IV
B. Part IX
C. Part VII
D. Part X
Answer: (B) Part IX
Explanation: Part IX provides the national constitutional framework for Panchayati Raj institutions. Inserted by the Seventy-third Amendment, it includes Articles 243 to 243O. Rural decentralisation and urban decentralisation have separate constitutional parts despite related objectives.
Q58. Which Article requires that all seats in a municipality be filled by persons chosen through direct elections from territorial constituencies?
[Punjab Police Constable (07 August, Shift 1) | 2024]
A. Article 243R
B. Article 280A
C. Article 243G
D. Article 275G
Answer: (A) Article 243R
Explanation: Article 243R provides for direct election of municipal representatives from territorial wards. The state legislature can separately regulate certain nominated or ex officio representation and the manner of choosing the chairperson. Article 243G instead concerns Panchayat powers.
Q57. Which state implemented its PESA rules in November 2022?
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A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Punjab
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer: (C) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh publicly launched implementation of its PESA rules in November 2022. The central PESA Act itself dates to 1996 and extends tailored Panchayat provisions to Fifth Schedule areas. Madhya Pradesh was not the first Indian state ever to frame PESA rules.
Q56. Which state first introduced Panchayati Raj in India?
[RPF Sub-Inspector CBT-I | 2024]
A. Maharashtra
B. Kerala
C. West Bengal
D. Rajasthan
Answer: (D) Rajasthan
Explanation: Rajasthan inaugurated the Panchayati Raj arrangement at Nagaur on 2 October 1959, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru associated with the launch. This preceded the Seventy-third Amendment by more than three decades and followed recommendations on democratic decentralisation.
Q55. Who conducts elections to municipal corporations and other local bodies?
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A. State Election Commission
B. Municipal corporation itself
C. Urban Development Ministry
D. Election Commission of India
Answer: (A) State Election Commission
Explanation: The State Election Commission is the independent constitutional body responsible for elections to Panchayats and municipalities. Articles 243K and 243ZA provide the legal basis. Municipal councils administer civic matters but do not replace the State Election Commission’s election-control function.
Q54. Under which Article are Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes reserved seats in municipalities?
[UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandant Paper-I | 2024]
A. Article 243R
B. Article 243S
C. Article 243T
D. Article 243ZA
Answer: (C) Article 243T
Explanation: Article 243T mandates municipal seat reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes broadly proportionate to their local populations. It also requires a minimum share of seats for women. Article 243ZA addresses municipal elections, not reservation of seats.
Q53. Which amendment constitutionalised Panchayati Raj institutions?
[WBPSC Food Sub-Inspector (2023 recruitment; examined 2024) | 2024]
A. 72nd
B. 73rd
C. 70th
D. 71st
Answer: (B) 73rd
Explanation: The Seventy-third Amendment Act of 1992 gave constitutional recognition to Panchayats, effective 24 April 1993. It added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule. The amendment strengthened an existing rural self-government tradition rather than inventing local Panchayat bodies for the first time.
Q52. Which Article provides for Gram Sabha?
[Karnataka Police Constable (Civil) | 2024]
A. Article 243A
B. Article 243B
C. Article 243C
D. Article 243D
Answer: (A) Article 243A
Explanation: Article 243A provides that a Gram Sabha may exercise powers and functions given through state law. Article 243 defines the Sabha, while Article 243B establishes Panchayats, 243C addresses their composition and 243D covers reservation of seats.
Q51. Which statement about Gram Sabha is incorrect?
[CTET Paper-II Social Studies | 2024]
A. Gram Sabha oversees Gram Panchayat work
B. Gram Sabha Secretary is elected
C. Secretary calls meetings
D. Secretary records meeting proceedings
Answer: (B) Gram Sabha Secretary is elected
Explanation: The Gram Sabha’s members are village voters, whereas its secretary is an administrative functionary rather than a directly elected representative. The secretary ordinarily assists with notices and records. Exact meeting procedures and administrative duties are specified by applicable state rules.
