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With reference to Municipalities, which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. The eligible age to be a member of municipality is 25 years. 2. One-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in the municipalities is reserved for women. Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code :

With reference to Panchayati Raj Institutions in India which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Tenure of Panchayati Raj Institutions shall be of 5 years. 2. In Panchayati Raj Institutions, out of the seats reserved, 1/4 of the seats shall be reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code :

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : The concept of National Integration involves political, economic, social, cultural and psychological dimensions and inter-relation between them. Reason (R) : The National Integration Council was constituted in 1961 on the principle of 'Unity in Diversity'. Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code :

Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

Which of the following statements are correct regarding ICT based e-Governance ? 1. e-Governance reduces the transparency of Government. 2. e-Governance reduces the cost of Government. 3. e-Governance increases citizens input into Government. 4. e-Governance increases bureaucratic red tapism. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Which one of the following is not a level in the three-tier Panchayati Raj recommended by Balwant Rai Mehta Committee ?

With reference to the "National Intellectual Property Rights Policy" consider the following statements : 1. It reiterates India's commitment to Doha Development Agenda and the TRIPS agreement. 2. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is the nodal agency for regulating Intellectual Property Rights in India. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

Which Amendment Acts deal with Local Governance Institutions in India ?

All elections to the Panchayats are conducted by -

With reference to the recommendations of the Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) on Panchayati Raj, which of the following statement/s is/are correct? (1) The three tier system of Panchayati Raj should be replaced by the two tier system. (2) A block should be the first point for decentralization under popular supervision below the state level. Select the correct answer using the code given below – Code -

Which of the following statements is not true regarding 'Gram Sabha'? (a) It has the powers and functions at the village level, like state Legislature has at the state level. (b) Its powers are determined by the Central Government. (c) It is a Village Assembly consisting of all registered voters in the area of Panchayat. (d) (a) and (c) both

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : The 73rd Amendment of the Constitution is considered to be a watershed in the history of local self government in India. Reason (R) : The 73rd Constitution Amendment conferred the much coveted Constitutional status on Panchayats. Select the correct answer from the code given below. Code :

Consider the following Political Parties and arrange them in the chronological order of their establishment. I. Bahujan Samaj Party II. Samajwadi Party III. Telugu Desham Party IV. All India Trinamool Congress Select the correct answer from the code given below. Code :

When was the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act passed by Indian Parliament ?

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists. List – I (Committee): A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, B. Ashok Mehta Committee, C. L. M. Singhvi Committee, D. P. K. Thungun Committee List – II (Year of Appointment): 1. 1957, 2. 1977, 3. 1986, 4. 1988 Code : A B C D (a) 4 1 2 3 (b) 1 2 3 4 (c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 3 4 2 1

"Can you show me one free country where there are separate electorates ? ... The British element is gone, but they have left mischief behind". Who among the following said the above mentioned statement in the Constituent Assembly debates ?

Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ? (Provisions) (Sources)

Which Part of the Constitution has the provisions for Panchayati Raj System ?

When was the third tier added to Indian Federal System ?

The superintendence, direction and control of all elections to the Panchayats are vested in