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Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

A Municipal Council is set up for smaller towns with a population between __________.

  1. 20,000 to 3 lakhs

  2. 3 lakhs to 10 lakhs

  3. 10 lakhs to 20 lakhs

  4. 20 lakhs to 1 crore
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Explanation

A Municipal Council is an urban local body that administers a city or smaller town of the population ranging between twenty thousand to three lakh. The functions of the Municipal Council is same as that of Municipal Corporation.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

The members of the Municipal Corporation are elected in the same way as ___________.

  1. Members of the Legislative Assembly

  2. Members of the Legislative Council

  3. Members of the Rajya Sabha

  4. None of these
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Explanation

A Municipal Corporation is made up of wards committee. Members are elected to the ward committees on the basis of adult franchise for a term of five years. These members are called as councilors. The election procedure for electing the members of Municipal Corporation is same as that of the Legislative Assembly of a state.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

The members of the general body of the Municipal Committee are called ____________.

  1. Members of Parliament

  2. Members of Legislative Assembly

  3. Corporators

  4. Councillors
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Explanation

The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of Constitution 1992 made the provision of Local self Government. It consists of three-tier system Municipal Corporation, Municipality, and Nagar Panchayat.  The representatives of Municipal Council are elected from the wards on the basis of Adult Franchise for the period of Five years which are called Councillors and headed by Mayor who is elected by the same process.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildars, Kanungos, Lekhpal or Patwari are concerned with preparation and maintenance of land records and revenue collection at  _______ level.

  1. Union

  2. State

  3. Municipal Corporations

  4. Village
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Explanation

Patwari is a village officer in the local authority who maintains the ownership records for a specific area as well as to undertake the collection of land taxes. He is responsible for measuring the land and maintaining land records. He is known by different names in different states- talati, kanungo, tehsildar,etc.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

A District Collector or Deputy Commissioner belongs to the _________ and is appointed by the State Government.

  1. Indian Foreign Service

  2. Indian Forest Service

  3. Indian Administrative Service

  4. Indian Police Service
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Explanation

Every district has a Deputy Commissioner or District collector appointed by the state government to look after the administration, law, and order of the district. A collector is the administrative head of the district. An Indian Administrative Service cadre officer is appointed as a district collector.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

Tehsildar basically works in a  __________ and is a part of the district administration.

  1. Tehsil

  2. Region

  3. State

  4. None of these
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Explanation

District is divided into various small regions called Tehsil for smooth and easier administration and for implementation of the law and order. Just like DC heads a district a Tehsildar heads the tehsil. He is administrative head of the tehsil.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

Who is the presiding officer of the Municipal Corporation?

  1. Municipal Commissioner

  2. Deputy Mayor

  3. Mayor

  4. Councillor
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Explanation

The Mayor is the titular head of the Municipal Corporation and presides over the meetings of the corporation. He is the principal spokesperson for the Council and supports good working relations between the Councillors.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

The villages that are in the process of becoming towns have a ______________.

  1. Municipal Corporation

  2. Municipal Council

  3. Nagar Panchayat

  4. None of these
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Explanation

A Nagar Panchayat is a form of an urban political unit  that administers population more than 11000 and less than 25000.The villages that are in the process of becoming towns have a Nagar Panchayat to look after the basic needs of the residents.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

For every Municipal Council, there is a Chief Officer.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

The municipal council is an urban local body. It is composed of councilors who are elected from wards, the mayor is the head of Municipal Council and such other employees of State Government as Chief Officer, Planning officer, health officer who perform administrative functions.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

Which are the two types of functions of the Municipal Corporation?

  1. Mandatory and Executive

  2. Obligatory and Executive

  3. Obligatory and Discretionary

  4. Discretionary and Executive
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Explanation

The functions of Municipal Corporation are of two types. (1) Obligatory and Discretionary. The obligatory function includes this function which must be performed by the Corporation the discretionary functions are those which are not compulsory but may be taken up depending upon its final resources. Obligatory functions include the supply of water and maintenance of waterworks, the supply of electricity, maintenance of roads. etc. Discretionary functions include construction of Public Houses, registration of marriages, construction of public parks and gardens.etc.