Who is the President of the Indian Council of National Integration?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(C) Vice President
(D) President
Which of the following words has no mention in the Constitution of India?
(A) Attorney General
(B) Cabinet
(C) Budget
(D) Comptroller and Auditor General
Which of the following committee is known to recommend 3-tier Panchayati Raj system?
(A) Ashok Mehta Committee
(B) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
(C) Sarkaria Committee
(D) Rao Committee
1. The provisions related to Panchayati Raj have been discussed in the original Constitution under Part 9 by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (Article 243). Part 9, under the heading ‘Panchayats’, contains provisions related to Panchayati Raj up to Articles 243-243O (243-243O).
2. Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April in India as the foundation of democracy.
3. The Panchayati Raj system is the system of local self-government in rural India.
4. Panchayati Raj system was implemented by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Bagdhari village of Nagaur district of Rajasthan on 2 October 1959.
5. Local government form was first adopted in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.
6. The concept of Panchayati Raj in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in the Directive Principles of State Policy.
7. The tenure of Panchayats is fixed for five years but it can be dissolved even before the tenure.
8. All types of major committees related to Panchayati Raj are as follows
- Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)
- Ashok Mehta Committee (1977)
- Yes. V.K Rao Committee (1985)
- L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986)
Which is the capital of Karnataka?
(A) Ranchi
(B) Bangalore
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Jaipur
Which High Court has the largest jurisdiction?
(A) Guwahati High Court
(B) Bombay High Court
(C) Calcutta High Court
(D) Allahabad High Court
Which of the following part of the Constitution cannot be amended?
(A) Directive Principles of State Policy
(B) Preface
(C) Judicial Review
(D) Fundamental Rights
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