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Balwant Rai Mehta Committee emphasized on which part of Panchayati Raj?

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  1. Division and District level

  2. Village, Block and District

  3. Village, District and State level

  4. Village, Division and National level

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was appointed by the government of India in 1957. It aimed to examine the working of Community Development Programme (1952) and the National Extension Service (1953) and to suggest measures for their better working. It recommended ‘democratic decentralization’

One of the recommendations of the Committee was- Gram Panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level. These tiers should be organically linked through a device of indirect elections.

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
The government also works at local level. Here local level means

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  1. Village

  2. Town

  3. Locality

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Local Self Government was brought in the Constitution of India by 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment. The Rural local self-government and Urban local self-government were formed consequentially. The government at this level works at villages (Gram), town (Zilla) and locality areas.

Consider the following statements-
(a) Some election laws have been made to ensure that every political party and candidates get a fair and equal chance to compete.
(b) According to codes of conduct of election campaign,any parties or candidate can use any place for of worship for election propaganda.
(c) People who are eligible to vote can go to electoral office to vote.
(d) Elections are conducted by Election Commission.
Which of the above statements are correct?

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  1. (a),(b) and (c)

  2. (a) and (d)

  3. (b) and (d)

  4. (b),(c) and (d)

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

If the elections for electing the representative are not fair and impartial people will lose faith in the entire democratic system.


Hence, the correct option is $\text{B}$

The power sharing arrangement among different organs of the government is _______________.

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  1. Horizontal

  2. Vertical

  3. Multiple

  4. Indirect

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The three organs of the government are the legislature, executive and judiciary. They are placed at the same level yet they can exercise different powers allotted to them. They can also check and balance each other's functions. This is called horizontal power-sharing. Hence, Option A is correct. The other forms of power-sharing are not applicable to the government, hence, incorrect. 

The third tier of government in India is ___________________.

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  1. Subordinate government

  2. Co-operative government

  3. Local councils

  4. Panchayats

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 A third tier of federalism was added in the form of Panchayats and Municipalities. 

The committee related with Rural Local Government _________________.

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  1. Balwant Rai mehta committee

  2. Ashok Mehta committee

  3. National Extension Services

  4. All

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The committee related with Rural Local Government are as below:-

  • The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was a committee appointed by the Government of India in January 1957 to examine the working of the Community Development Programme(1952) and the National Extension Service(1953) and to suggest measures for their better working.
  • In December 1977, the Janata  Government appointed a committee on Panchayati Raj institutions under the chairmanship of Ashoka Mehta.
  • Rural development activities under Government sponsorship was started with the introduction of community development programme on 2nd October

    1. The National Extension Service programme was formulated in April 1953 and it was inaugurated one year after the 55 community projects that is, on October 2, 1953.

The case for local self-government rests on the premise that _____________.

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  1. It makes for better administration

  2. It facilitates a non-partisan approach

  3. It is a training ground for democracy

  4. It reduces corruption

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

At the local level it is possible for people to directly participate in decision making. This helps to inculcate a habit of democratic participation. Local government is the best way to realise one important principle of democracy, namely local self-government.

Mahatma Gandhi often stressed the importance of villages and wanted the establishment of 'Gram Raj' in India. It was because __________.

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  1. Gandhiji was born in a village

  2. Village administration is easy

  3. Village people are good and hard working

  4. Villages are the backbone of the nation and help for the welfare of all people

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gram Swaraj or village self rule was often stressed upon by Mahatma Gandhi because he believed that villages were the backbone of the nation and every village should be self-reliant, thus promoting welfare of all people. Mahtama Gandhi believed in individual freedom that could be attained only in autonomous, self-reliant communities like the Gram Raj aimed for. 

The correct order of the rural local bodies is __________.

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  1. Panchayats, Municipal Councils and Municipal Corporations

  2. Block Samitis, Municipal Councils and Municipal Corporations

  3. Panchayats, Block Samities and Zilla Parishads

  4. Block Samitis, Municipal Corporation and Zilla Parishads

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Zilla Panchayat or District Council or Zilla Parishad or District Panchayat is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system. Zilla Parishad is an elected body. Block Pramukh known as the president of Panchayat Samiti of a block are also represented in Zilla Parishad. 

In which state the first Panchayati Raj institution was established in Independent India?

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  1. Rajasthan

  2. Bihar

  3. Delhi

  4. Madhya Pradesh

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rajasthan is the state in which first Panchayat Raj Institute was established in Independent India. Panchayat Raj system or local self-governing institutions were inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at Nagaur in Rajasthan.