Q81. When was the Bihar Panchayati Raj Act passed ?

(A) 1947
(B) 1961
(C) 1963
(D) 1949

Answer: 1947

Q82. Bihar Panchayati Raj Act came in which year ?

(A) 2005
(B) 2006
(C) 2007
(D) 2008

Answer: 2006

Q83. The Panchayat Samiti is elected for a term of

(A) 5 years
(B) 3 years
(C) 2 years
(D) 4 years

Answer: 5 years

Q84. Panchayati Raj System was formalised in 1992 by which amendment to the Indian Constitution ?

(A) 73rd
(B) 74th
(C) 75th
(D) 76th

Answer: 73rd

Q85. The Panchayat Samiti is headed by

(A) a President and a Vice President
(B) a Chairman
(C) a Sarpanch
(D) None of the above

Answer: a President and a Vice President

Q86. Zila Parishad has

(A) a President
(B) a Vice President
(C) a Chief Executive Officer
(D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Q87. Which Article provides reservation for backward classes in urban local bodies of Bihar ?

(A) Article 270
(B) Article 314
(C) Article 179
(D) Article 243

Answer: Article 243

Q88. Which one of the following committees / commissions recommended the creation of Nyaya Panchayats ?

(A) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
(B) Ashok Mehta Committee
(C) G. V. K. Rao Committee
(D) Sarkaria Commission

Answer: Ashok Mehta Committee

Q89. Katihar is famous for ?

(A) Nawabganj Fort
(B) Sita Kund
(C) Mandar Parvat
(D) Ashok Dham Temple

Answer: Nawabganj Fort

Q90. Zeradei, which is the birth place of India’s first President Dr Rajendra Prasad, is located at which district in Bihar ?

(A) Saran
(B) Siwan
(C) Kaimur
(D) Gaya

Answer: Siwan