Village Panchayat

Q. What is the tenure of an elected Panchayat?

1. 5 years
2. 3 years
3. 2 years
4. 1 year

Q. What is currently the minimum age eligibility for a person to qualify for Panchayat elections?

Q. Village Panchayats in India are an example of indirect democracy at work.

1. True
2. False

Q. What does the term 'Panchayat' literally mean?

1. A government elected for five years
2. A council of five members
3. Five main social responsibilities
4. A group of five voters

Q. The Nyaya Panchayat is a formal court established to handle the judicial matters of a village.

1. True
2. False

Q. Zila Parishads are the administrative bodies at which level of Local Self Government?

1. Village
2. Block
3. District
4. State

Q. Select the three rural self-governing bodies in India from the following:

1. Gram Panchayat
2. Panchayat Union
3. District Panchayat
4. Rural Panchayat

Q. Who among the following reviews the financial report submitted by the Panchayat?

1. The Gram Sabha
2. The Panchayat Union
3. The District Panchayat
4. The Rural Parishad

Q. A Gram Sabha executes its functions through the .

1. Zila Parishad
2. Panchayat Union
3. Nyaya Panchayat
4. Panchayat

Q. Numbers of seats reserved for ST , SC & women in Lok Sabha election ?

Q. Which of these institutions is set up exclusively to handle judicial matters in a village?

1. Sarpanch Sabha
2. Gram Panchayat
3. Nyaya Panchayat
4. Gram Sabha

Q. _______ is the main executive branch of the Gram Sabha.

1. The Panchayat
2. The District
3. The Rural Parishad
4. The Block Samiti

Q. With respect to Local Self Government in villages, identify the incorrect statements from the given options.

1. All the members of a village are part of its Gram Sabha.
2. Any member of the Gram Sabha can directly remove members of the Panchayat.
3. The Gram Sabha reviews the financial report submitted by the Panchayat.
4. The Gram Sabha can act as a judicial body in disputes among villagers.

Q. Seperate body in the Panchayat to handle judicial matters is called ________.

1. Judicial Panchayat
2. Judiciary
3. Solution Panchayat
4. Nyaya Panchayat

Q. Two seats in the Panchayat are reserved for ________ and _______.

1. Women and SC
2. Women and OBC
3. Handicapped people and women
4. SC and ST

Q. Which of these is not a primary reason for instituting Nyaya Panchayats in villages?

1. To resolve disputes at the local level at a quicker pace
2. To separate executive and judicial powers in rural governance across India
3. To help villagers avoid expensive litigation in distant towns
4. To provide an informal mechanism for resolution of disputes

Q. Arun's grandfather was the head of his village's administrative body. What could have been the title of his position?

1. Commissioner
2. Mayor
3. Sarpanch
4. Councillor