Overburdened Government

Q. What does BPL stand for?

1. Below Poverty Line
2. Buffer Poverty Line
3. Buffer Production Line
4. Below Production Line

Q. List of people recognised under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) are eligible for ____.

1. reservations in elections
2. reservations in educational institutions
3. government assistance
4. land grants

Q. The government also functions at the "local level". What does local imply here?

1. Town
2. Village
3. State
4. City

Q. What does BPL stand for?

1. Buffer Poverty Line
2. Below Poverty Line
3. Below Production Line
4. Buffer Production Line

Q. Murugesan's goats were stolen by the thieves in the village. Murugesan's son was also attacked by the thieves. Now to solve this theft case, which government body should Murugesan approach?

1. Zila Parishad
2. Nyaya Panchayat
3. Panchayat Samiti
4. None of the above

Q. What was the main objective behind introducing the Panchayati Raj system in India?

1. To decrease criminal rates
2. To prevent corruption
3. To decentralise political power
4. To reduce election expenses

Q. Assertion (A): Local governments are formed to solve local problems by the people themselves.

Reason (R): The local government reduces the burden of the Central and State governments by decentralising power.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Q. List of people recognised under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) are eligible for ____.

1. reservations in educational institutions
2. government assistance
3. land grants
4. reservations in elections