| Board | CBSE |
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 6 |
| Subject | Political Life (Civics) |
| Chapter | Questions of Chapter 5 Panchayati Raj |
| Chapter Name | Chapter 5 Panchayati Raj |
| Category | Worksheets |
Chapter 5 Panchayati Raj Questions and Answers for Grade 6 Social Science-Civics
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Grade 6 Social Science-Civics Chapter 5 Panchayati Raj Questions & Answer Set-1
Political Science - MCQ on 05-Panchayati Raj
Class VI
Q.1. Every village Panchayat is divided into
a. Wards.
b. Panchayati Samiti.
c. Municipalities.
d. Municipal corporations.
Answer:
(a) Wards.
Explanation: Wards are smaller areas. Each ward elects a representative who is known as the Ward Member (Panch).
Q.2. The age limit to become a member of the Gram Sabha is
a. 18.
b. 19.
c. 20.
d. 21.
Answer:
(a) 18.
Explanation: Apart from this, one should have the right to vote in the State Assembly elections or the Parliament elections in India.
Q.3. The Gram Panchayat has a Secretary who is also the Secretary of the
a. Taluka Panchayats.
b. Zilla Panchayats.
c. Gram Sabha.
d. Municipal Corporation.
Answer:
(c) Gram Sabha.
Explanation: The Secretary’s main responsibility is to call the meeting of the Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat and keeping a record of the proceedings.
Q.4. All the members of the Gram Sabha elect a Sarpanch who is the
a. Municipal Commissioner.
b. Panchayat President.
c. Ward Member.
d. Commissioner of Zilla Parishad.
Answer:
(b) Panchayat President.
Explanation: Sarpanch together with other elected Panchas or members, constitute the Gram Panchayat. He is a contact between government officers and the village community.
Q.5. The Gram Panchayat is elected for
a. four years.
b. five years.
c. six years.
d. seven years.
Answer:
(b) five years.
Explanation: Gram Panchayats are local governments at the village or small town level in India. As per 2002 record, there were about 2,65,000 gram panchayats in India.
Q.6. The main aim of the Panchayati Raj System is to
a. strengthen state government.
b. assist district administration.
c. involve people’s participation.
d. protect culture of a community.
Answer:
(c) involve people’s participation.
Explanation: Panchayati Raj System is a local government at the village and district level. Local government is about the government closest to the common people.
Q.7. Zilla Parishad makes developmental plans at the
a. village level.
b. town level.
c. taluka level.
d. district level.
Answer:
(d) district level.
Explanation: It is also known as the District Panchayat. There are nearly 500 Zilla Panchayats or Parishads in India.
Q.8. The Janpad Panchayat or the Panchayat Samiti is the
a. Village level.
b. Town level.
c. Block level.
d. District level.
Answer:
(c) Block level.
Explanation: Janpad Panchayat works for the villages of the Tehsil or Taluka that together are called a Development Block. It is also a vital link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration.
Q.9. The number of levels of Panchayats in India is
a. 2 tier.
b. 3 tier.
c. 4 tier.
d. 5 tier.
Answer:
(b) 3 tier.
Explanation: In the three level of tier, the Panchayati Raj System is the first tier or level of democratic government. The Second tier is the Block level and the third is the Zilla Parishad.
Q.10. All the three levels of Panchayati Raj Institutions are elected directly by the
a. Ministers of a state.
b. Panchayat Presidents.
c. People.
d. District Collectors.
Answer:
(c) People.
Explanation: The term of each Panchayat body is five years. If the State government dissolves the Panchayat before the end of its five year term, fresh elections will be held within six months of such dissolution.
Q.11. In regulating the money distribution among all the Gram Panchayats, the Zilla Parishad is assisted by
a. Mandal Revenue Office.
b. Panchayat Samitis.
c. Municipalities.
d. District Collectorate.
Answer:
(b) Panchayat Samitis.
Explanation: The meaning of the Hindi word ‘Parishad’ is ‘Council’ and Zilla Parishad translates to District Council. A Zilla Parishad can have minimum of 50 and maximum of 75 members.
Q.12. Laws with regard to Panchayats are derived from the guidelines of the
a. village elders.
b. social norms of villages.
c. religious scriptures.
d. constitution.
Answer:
(d) constitution.
Explanation: In 1989, the P.K.Thungon Committee recommended constitutional recognition for the local government bodies.
Q.13. The abbreviation BPL is used in India to indicate the level of
a. food production.
b. poverty.
c. health condition.
d. industrial growth.
Answer:
(b) poverty.
Explanation: Below Poverty Line is an economic indicator used by the government of India to identify people who are economically disadvantaged and get government’s assistance and aid.
Q.14. In modern times, elected local government bodies in India were created after
a. 1880.
b. 1881.
c. 1882.
d. 1883.
Answer:
(c) 1882.
Explanation: Lord Rippon, who was the Viceroy of India at that time, took the initiative in creating these bodies. He is popularly called the father of the local self government.
Q.15. Indian nationalist leader who advocated the Panchayati system was
a. Jawaharlal Nehru.
b. Sardar Patel.
c. Gandhi.
d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Answer:
(c) Gandhi.
Explanation: He had appealed to the British for decentralisation of economic and political power. He believed that strengthening village panchayats was a means of effective decentralisation.
Grade 6 Social Science-Civics Chapter 5 Panchayati Raj Questions & Answer Set-2
Q.16. Panchayati Raj Institutions were given Constitutional status in the year
a. 1990.
b. 1991.
c. 1992.
d. 1993.
Answer:
(c) 1992.
Explanation: On 24 April 1993, the Constitutional Act of 73rd Amendment, 1992 provided constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Q.17. Panchayati Raj System exists in all 6 Union Territories of India except in
a. Daman and Diu.
b. Lakshadweep.
c. National Capital Territory of Delhi.
d. Pondicherry.
Answer:
(c) National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Explanation: In India, there are seven Union Territories. They are Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Pondicherry.
Q.18. All India Panchayat Adhyaksha Sammelan was held in 2002 in
a. Punjab.
b. Tamil Nadu.
c. Madhya Pradesh.
d. NewDelhi.
Answer:
(d) New Delhi.
Explanation: It was organised in New Delhi on 5th and 6th April 2002 to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions. Its main aim was to get a feedback from the Adhyakshas and revitalising and strengthening the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country.
Q.19. The main aim of the provisions of the Panchayats Act, 1996 was to extend the Panchayati Raj System to
a. tribal areas.
b. non-tribal areas.
c. agricultural areas.
d. semi-urban areas.
Answer:
(a) tribal areas.
Explanation: It enables people living in the tribal society to control over their forest areas and to preserve and conserve their traditional rights over natural resources through which they earn their livelihood.
Q.20. The Year of Gram Sabha was observed from
a. 1998-1999.
b. 1999-2000.
c. 2000-2001.
d. 2001-2002.
Answer:
(b) 1999-2000.
Explanation: Its aim was to strengthen Gram Sabha as an instrument to decentralised democracy and effective instrument for rural development.
Q.21. Gandhi reflected his ideas on Panchayati Raj in his work
a. My Experiments with Truth.
b. Hind Swaraj.
c. Indian Open.
d. Harijan.
Answer:
(b) Hind Swaraj.
Explanation: Swaraj means self-governance. Gandhi’s vision of Swaraj is realised through the Panchayati Raj system in India. He believed that democratic freedoms should be founded in institutions of Self-government in all villages in India. He was inspired by the traditional Panchayats “Village republics”, which he called Panchayati Raj.
Q.22. The ‘Gram Panchayat’ meets
a. annually.
b. regularly.
c. every week.
d. once in a month.
Answer:
(b) regularly.
Explanation: During its regular meetings, it discusses about ways and means to implement development programmes for all villages that come under it.
Q.23. Gram Sabha meeting in Hardas village discussed about the
a. construction of school.
b. construction of Hospital.
c. water problem.
d. transport problem.
Answer:
(c) water problem.
Explanation: Solving water problem is one of main works of the Gram Panchayat. Its other works are: (1) the construction and maintenance of roads, drainage, school buildings and other common property resources. (2) Levying and collecting local taxes. (3) Executing government schemes related to generating employment in the village.
Q.24. In the Hardas village, women go to fetch water from the river
a. Yamuna.
b. Godavari.
c. Kaveri.
d. Suru.
Answer:
(d) Suru.
Explanation: The River is 3 k.m. away from the village. So, they gave up the idea of piping water from the river.
Q.25. The Gram Panchayat is prevented from misusing the village money by
a. Secretary of Gram Sabha.
b. Gram Sabah.
c. District Collectorate.
d. Municipal Commissioner.
Answer:
(b) Gram Sabah.
Explanation: The misusing includes favouring the people of the Panchayat president and allocation works to his/her relatives.