Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in
Prelims
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Polity › Local Self-Government
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Polity › Local Self-Government
Consider the following statements:
1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Options
Answer
(B)
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Polity › Local Self-Government
The fundamental object of Panchayati Raj system is to ensure which among the following?
(1) People’s participation in development
(2) Political accountability
(3) Democratic decentralization
(4) Financial mobilization
Select the correct answer using the code given below.Options
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(C)
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Polity › Local Self-Government
The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following?
1. Constitution of District Planning Committees.
2. State Election Commissions to conduct all Panchayat elections.
3. Establishment of State Finance Commissions. Select the correct answer using the code given below:Options
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(D)
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Polity › Local Self-Government
Consider the following statements: In India, a Metropolitan Planning Committee
1. is constituted under the provisions of the Constitution of India.
2. prepares the draft development plans for the metropolitan area.
3. has the sole responsibility for implementing Government sponsored schemes in the metropolitan area.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Options
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(A)
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Polity › Local Self-Government
If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:
Options
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(C)
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Polity › Non-Constitutional/Statutory Bodies
Polity › Non-Constitutional/Statutory Bodies
With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information:
Organization: Some of its functions: It works under
I. Directorate of Enforcement Enforcement of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 Internal Security Division–I, Ministry of Home Affairs
II. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Enforces the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
III. Directorate General of Systems and Data Management Carrying out big data analytics to assist tax officers for better policy and nabbing tax evaders Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?Options
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(B)
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Polity › Non-Constitutional/Statutory Bodies
Consider the following statements about Lokpal:
I. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India, but not to the Indian public servants posted outside India.
II. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a Member of the Parliament or a Member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory, and only the Chief Justice of India, whether incumbent or retired, has to be its Chairperson.
III. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a person of less than forty-five years of age on the date of assuming office.
IV. Lokpal cannot inquire into the allegations of corruption against a sitting Prime Minister of India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Options
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(B)