Question

A council consisting of several ward members, often called panch, and a president or Sarpanch is called _______.

• A. Gram Sabha
• B. Gram Panchayat
• C. Gram Parishad
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B Gram Panchayat

• A council consisting of several ward members, often called Panch is called Gram Panchayat.
  
• The rural local self-governing bodies are called panchayats. Mahatma Gandhi advocated panchayat raj as the foundation of India's political system.
  
• The head of panchayat is Sarpanch.