Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. The first Municipal Corporation in India was set up at Bombay.
  2. The Rural Urban Relationship Committee recommended the merger of small town area committees with panchayati raj to avoid multiplicity.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1: It is incorrect. In 1687-88, the first Municipal Corporation in India was set up at Madras. In 1726, Municipal Corporations were set in Bombay and Calcutta. Statement 2: It is correct. Rural Urban Relation Committee was set up in 1963-66, which was headed by A. P. Jain who recommended that small town area committees should be merged with the panchayati raj institutions to avoid multiplicity in the pattern of local bodies.

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