Understanding Local Government in India

A detailed illustration showing the structure of local government in India, featuring images of rural and urban settings with officials, villages, and cityscapes.

Understanding Local Government in India

This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge about the local government system in India, including its structure, functions, and historical context.

Test your understanding with questions that cover:

Panchayati Raj system
Urban local governance
Administrative roles and powers

22 Questions6 MinutesCreated by GovernanceGuru520

What type of government exist in Indian country?

Unitary

Federal

None of these

Mention the Grass root level government in India?

Local government

Municipality

Zilla parishad

Mention the types of local government?

Panchayat Raj system is under which constitutional amendment?

72nd

73rd

74th

Urban local government is under which constitutional amendment?

73rd

74th

76th

Select the committee that organised to to improve panchayati Raj system?

Rai committee

Balwant Rai Mehta committee

Write down the three tier system of panchayati Raj?

At village level there is

Gram Sabha/village assembly

Gram commity

Village committee

The chairperson of village panchayat is known as

Chief minister

Sarpanch

Village head

Mention the reservation seats allotted for local self government election?

Mention any functions of the panchayati Raj system?

Who are all the members of block level panchayat?

The chief administrative officer of block level panchayat?

Village development officer

Block development officer

Road development officer

Mention some of the incomes of panchayati Raj?

Write down the three tier system of urban local government?

When was the urban local government first developed in India?

Monarchy

British rule

Democratic rule

Mention some cities where the urban local government started?

Who is known as the first citizen of the city?

Chairperson

Sarpanch

Mayor

Mention the sources of income of urban local government?

Who is known as district magistrate?

IPS

IAS

IFS

Name the representative of district Magistrate?

SDO

BDO

ADO

The SDO has the power to issue licence for what

Motorcycles

Armed weapons

Understanding Local Government in India

Understanding Local Government in India

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