Q71. The chairman of the committee set up for the recommendation of Panchayati Raj in India was

(A) Balwant Rai Mehta
(B) B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Justice Krishna Ayer
(D) Jagjivan Ram

Answer: Balwant Rai Mehta

Q72. Each Janpad Panchayat has a President, a Vice President and a

(A) Development Officer
(B) Chief Executive Officer
(C) Sarpanch
(D) Both (A) and (C)

Answer: Chief Executive Officer

Q73. Who among the following is/are permanent executive of a state’s administrative structure ?

(A) Sub-Divisional Magistrate
(B) District Collector
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

Answer: Both (A) and (B)

Q74. The department, not included under Panchayat Samiti work is

(A) Agriculture
(B) Education
(C) Transport
(D) Social Welfare

Answer: Transport

Q75. Which statement is correct ? The sources of income of Zila Parishad is

(A) Taxes on water pilgrimage, markets, and many more
(B) Fixed grant from the State Government in proportion with the land revenue and money for works and schemes assigned to the Parishad
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

Answer: Both (A) and (B)

Q76. The state of Bihar is the first state to do which of the following ?

(A) Reservation of women in local self government
(B) Form the Municipal Corporation of a district
(C) Undertake elections for Panchayat
(D) Set up Panchayat Samities

Answer: Reservation of women in local self government

Q77. How are the members of Zila Panchayat elected ?

(A) From the district on the basis of Adult Franchise
(B) From the district on the basis of selection by the President
(C) From the district on the basis of recommendation by the President
(D) None of the above

Answer: From the district on the basis of Adult Franchise

Q78. Which of the following Municipal Corporations have seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes ?

(A) Munger
(B) Gaya
(C) Muzaffarpur
(D) Saran

Answer: Gaya

Q79. Three-tier system of Panchayati Raj consists of

(A) Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Block samiti
(B) Gram Panchayat, Block Samiti, Zila Parishad
(C) Block Samiti, Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti
(D) Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad

Answer: Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad

Q80. Which of the following operates in areas of transition fromrural to urban area in Bihar ?

(A) Gram Panchayat
(B) Gram Sabha
(C) Nagar Panchayat
(D) Municipal Council

Answer: Nagar Panchayat