Grassroots Democracy–Part 2 Local Government in Rural Areas

Who said, “The real India lives in its villages”?

• A) Jawaharlal Nehru
• B) M.K. Gandhi
• C) B.R. Ambedkar
• D) Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: B) M.K. Gandhi

How many villages does India approximately have?

• • A) 500,000
  • B) 600,000
  • C) 700,000
  • D) 800,000

Answer: B) 600,000

What percentage of India’s population lives in rural areas?

• • A) One-fourth
  • B) Half
  • C) Two-thirds
  • D) Three-fourths

Answer: C) Two-thirds

What is the local government system in villages called?

• • A) Municipality
  • B) Panchayat
  • C) District Board
  • D) Tehsil

Answer: B) Panchayat

What is the head of a Gram Panchayat called?

• • A) Chairman
  • B) Mayor
  • C) Sarpanch
  • D) Patwari

Answer: C) Sarpanch

What is the three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj?

• • A) Block, District, State
  • B) Village, Block, District
  • C) Gram, Taluk, Zila
  • D) Local, State, National

Answer: B) Village, Block, District

Who elects the members of the Gram Panchayat?

• • A) District Collector
  • B) Gram Sabha
  • C) State Government
  • D) Local MLA

Answer: B) Gram Sabha

What role does the Panchayat Secretary play?

• • A) Records maintenance
  • B) Decision-making
  • C) Development projects
  • D) Judicial functions

Answer: A) Records maintenance

Who assists in maintaining land records in many villages?

• • A) Patwari
  • B) Sarpanch
  • C) MLA
  • D) Secretary

Answer: A) Patwari

What is a major function of Panchayat Samiti?

• • A) Collecting taxes
  • B) Inter-village coordination
  • C) Policing
  • D) National defense

Answer: B) Inter-village coordination

Which Panchayati Raj level links Gram Panchayats and Zila Parishads?

• • A) Block
  • B) District
  • C) Tehsil
  • D) Taluka

Answer: A) Block

How many seats are reserved for women in Panchayati Raj institutions?

• • A) One-fourth
  • B) One-half
  • C) One-third
  • D) Two-thirds

Answer: C) One-third

What is a Child-Friendly Panchayat?

• • A) A Panchayat that involves children in decision-making
  • B) A Panchayat exclusively for children
  • C) A Panchayat managing only schools
  • D) None of the above

Answer: A) A Panchayat that involves children in decision-making

Which village in Maharashtra transformed due to rainwater harvesting?

• • A) Hiware Bazar
  • B) Lakshmanpur
  • C) Khankhandvi
  • D) Sangkhu

Answer: A) Hiware Bazar

Who inspired the water conservation model in Hiware Bazar?

• • A) M.K. Gandhi
  • B) Anna Hazare
  • C) B.R. Ambedkar
  • D) Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: B) Anna Hazare

What does ‘Bal Sabha’ refer to?

• • A) A village meeting for children
  • B) A meeting for elders only
  • C) A district-level gathering
  • D) A meeting of government officials

Answer: A) A village meeting for children

Which Panchayat initiative was awarded the World’s Children’s Honorary Award in 2001?

• • A) Children’s Parliament
  • B) Bal Sabha
  • C) Lok Sabha
  • D) Gram Sabha

Answer: A) Children’s Parliament

Who was elected as Sarpanch in Tarangfal village in 2017?

• • A) Popatrao Pawar
  • B) Dnyaneshwar Kamble
  • C) Vandana Maida
  • D) Lakshman Singh

Answer: B) Dnyaneshwar Kamble

Which of these villages is recognized as child-friendly?

• • A) Sangkhu Radhu Khandu
  • B) Hiware Bazar
  • C) Lakshmanpur
  • D) Khankhandvi

Answer: A) Sangkhu Radhu Khandu

What function does Zila Parishad primarily handle?

• • A) National defense
  • B) Local governance at district level
  • C) Education only
  • D) Road repairs only

Answer: B) Local governance at district level

Which level is the Panchayat Samiti associated with?

• • A) Village
  • B) Block
  • C) District
  • D) National

Answer: B) Block

The Panchayati Raj system is based on principles of…

• • A) Centralization
  • B) Decentralization
  • C) Militarization
  • D) Privatization

Answer: B) Decentralization

Who wrote the ancient text ‘Arthashastra’?

• • A) Kalidasa
  • B) Aryabhatta
  • C) Chanakya
  • D) Valmiki

Answer: C) Chanakya

What is the main decision-making body in a village?

• • A) Zila Parishad
  • B) Gram Sabha
  • C) Panchayat Samiti
  • D) District Collectorate

Answer: B) Gram Sabha

In which Indian state is the ‘Children’s Parliament’ project active?

• • A) Sikkim
  • B) Maharashtra
  • C) Rajasthan
  • D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: C) Rajasthan

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