Local Government
Local Government: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Co-operative Societies in India, Panchayati Raj and Municipalities, Administration of Scheduled and Tribal Areas & Structure of Cooperative Societies in India etc.
Important Questions on Local Government
How many types of Municipalities have been arranged for urban areas of India?

How many tiers are there in the existing Panchayati Raj system in the major number of States of India?

The rd Amendment stipulates that the Panchayats in all states will have the following tenure of _____.

The Haryana Municipality (Amendment) Bill was passed during the year______.

Stand Up India Programme envisages each bank branch to give loan between Rs, 10 lakhs to Rs. 100 lakhs.
1. To at least one SC/ST borrower
2. To at least one-woman borrower
3. To at least one rural unemployed youth borrower
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A Stand-Up enterprise can be established in
1. Farming sector
2. Manufacturing sector
3. Service sector
4. Trading sector
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 permits self-governance of natural resources by:

The Gram Panchayat is composed of which of the following?
I. The Ward Panchs
II. The sarpanch
III.The district collector

Every Village Panchayat is divided into many subunits which are called?

The Panchayati Raj is based on which of the principle?

G.V.K. Rao Committee and Laxmi Mal Singhvi Committee are acknowledged for the recommendations related to :

Which one of the following statements about Gram Sabha is correct ?
