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Question-1 Panchayati Raj was started in the country in

(A) 1951	(B)1954
(C)1957	(D)1959

Question-2 Which among the following means the transfer of certain specified functions by the central to the local authority which acts as the agent of the former ?

(A) Decentralization	(B)Centralization
(C)Delegation	(D)Sub-delegation

Question-3 Which among the following means performing functions according to the principles of democracy through and with the participation of the people in achieving the objectives of the people through the implementation of people oriented welfare programmes and projects ?

(A) Centralization	(B)Decentralization
(C)Federalism	(D)Democracy

Question-4 Which refers to an agency or organization whose concern is the administration of the affairs, the introduction and implementation of schemes intended to promote the welfare of the people living both in the urban and rural areas ?

(A) Local Self Government	(B)Municipality
(C)Planning Commission	(D)Zila Parishad

Question-5 The concentration of powers in a single authority or in a single individual is called

(A) Decentralization	(B)Centralization
(C)Federalism	(D)Democracy

Question-6
Holding of elections for the Panchayats is decided by

(A) Constitutional mandate	(B)Election Commission
(C)State Government	(D)District Magistrate

Question-7 Which is at the apex of the three tier system of Panchayati Raj ?

(A) Gram Panchayat level	(B)Panchayat Samiti
(C)Zila Parishad	(D)Gram Sabha

Question-8 Who described democratic decentralization as the “Panchayat Raj" ?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi	(B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C)Lord Mayo	(D)Ambedkar

Question-9 The need for local government can be justified primarily on the grounds of

(A) The principle of grass root democracy	(B)Promoting local leadership
(C)Administrative efficiency	(D)Political expediency

Question-10 Which among the following means the transfer of certain specified functions by the central to the local authority which acts as the agent of the former ?

(A) Decentralization	(B)Centralization
(C)Delegation	(D)Sub-delegation

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