Quiz on Panchayati Raj in India

Q1. Panchayati Raj is a South Asian political system of local governance. In which of these
countries does this system not exist?

Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bangladesh

Q2. Which one of these forms of Panchayat is not a part of the constitutional system of
Panchayati Raj in India?

Zila Panchayat
Gram Panchayat
Khap Panchayat
Mandal Parishad/Panchayat Samiti

Q3. The five members of the Panchayat are__________?

Nominated by the state governor

Elected by the local people
Recruited by the district collector
All of the above

Q4. Who advocated the concept of Panchayati Raj in independent India ?

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar

Jawahar Lal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi

Q5. Which was the first ever committee to be formed on Panchayati Raj in India?

Dr. LM Singhvi Committee

V.T. Krishnammachari Committee
 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
None of these

Q6. As per the recommendations of which committee, did Panchayati Raj system assumed its
present form of a three tier system of local governance?

GVK Rao Committee

Ashok Mehta Committee
Sarkaria Commission
None of these (Balwant Rai Mehta Committee)

Q7. On 2 October 1959, which district of the state of Rajasthan became the first one to adopt the
Panchayti Raj system?

Nagor
Hanumangarh
Jaisalmer
Jodhpur

Q8. Not all states of India have adopted the Panchayati Raj system. In which one of these states
does Panchayati Raj exist ?

Meghalaya
Nagaland
Manipur
Mizoram

Q9. Panchayati Raj system exists in all Union Territories of India except for one. Which is the
UT?

Chandigarh
Delhi
Daman & Diu
Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Q10. According to the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, Panchayati Raj was provided to the states
having a minimum population of...?

1 Million
2 Million
4 Million
5 Million

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