Which of the following is true regarding municipalities:
1. There is provision for 50 percent seat reservation for women in the municipalities elections.
2. Grants-in-aid may be given to municipalities from the Consolidated Fund of the State concerned.

1 only is correct

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2 only is correct

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Both 1 and 2 are correct

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Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

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Solution

The correct option is D 2 only is correct
The salient features of the 74th Amendment Act, 1992 are:
i) The Act provides for a direct election to all the local self-government bodies.
ii) 33% of seats should be reserved for women under each category of SC/ST/ Backward Classes.

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