Question

Identify the statements that are true with respect to the centralised system of adminstration and Gram Swaraj.

• A. In centralisation, the power and the responsibility of developing the village is in hands of the villagers.
• B. In centralisation, the power and the responsibility of developing the village is in hands of the authority.
• C. In Gram Swaraj, the power and the responsibility of developing the village is in hands of the authority.
• D. In Gram Swaraj, the power and the responsibility of developing the village is in hands of the villagers.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

In Gram Swaraj, the power and the responsibility of developing the village is in hands of the villagers.

The word gram means 'village' and swaraj means 'self-rule'. It is also known as decentralisation, where the administrative power and responsibility of developing a village is given to the villagers.