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Panchayat Secretary Special

Panchayat Raj Institutions
1. Major levels or tiers of Panchayat Raj include__________. (Gram Panchayat,
Block Panchayat and District Panchayat)
2. Sources of income of village Panchayat include__________. (Share in land
revenue, local tax, revenue earned from the settlement of shops, fines and
penalties, fees for providing amenities, cess, tolls, house taxes etc.)
3. The strategy designed to improve the economic and social life of rural poor
is_______. (Rural Development)
4. The main objective of rural development programme is_________. (To raise
economic and social conditions of rural people)
5. The people with common interests living in a particular area are known
as____________. (Community)
6. A group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together
within a larger society is known as_________. (Community)
7. National extension programme was started by Government of India
in________. (1953)
8. Sriniketan project was started by_________. (Rabindra Nath Tagore)
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9. The programme started by FL Brayne in 1928______. (Gurgaon Experiment)

10. Sarvodaya Programme was started by_________. (Vinoba Bhave (in 1948-49)
11. Panchayat raj system was recommended by committee headed by_________.
(Balwant Rai Mehta)
12. The primary unit of Panchayat Raj Institutions is________. (Gram Panchayat)
13. Block Development Officer works at which level___________. (Taluka Or
Block level)
14. ICDP is related to__________. (Cattle development)
15. Panchayat Raj was tried for the first time by the state of Madras as a pilot
project in ___________. (1957)
16. Gram Panchayat has tenure of_________. (5 years)
17. The word democracy derived from________. (Demo and Cracy)
18. CAPART is_________. (Council for Advancement of Rural Technology)
19. The main objective of CAPART is_________. (To act as a catalyst for the
development of technology appropriate for rural areas)
20. ATMA refers as__________. (Agricultural Technology Management Agency)
21. Meaning of BPL in the context of rural development is_________. (Below
Poverty Line)

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22. __________ are the factors influencing the democracy. (Religion, Population,
Development, Region and Education)
23. Grow More campaign was started in the year__________. (1951)
24. Which states were identified under 6th Scheduled Areas_________. (Assam,
Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura)
25. Devolution Index was developed by__________. (National Council for
Applied Economic Research)
26. ___________ was the chairman of the first state finance commission of
Andhra Pradesh. (M. V. Lakshmana Rao)
27. Panchayat Raj system was first introduced in___________. (Rajasthan)
28. In _________, a district of Rajasthan Panchayat Raj system was first
introduced. (Nagaur)
29. Calcutta Municipal Corporation was set up in_________. (1876)
30. State Finance Commission will be appointed for every________. (5 Years)
31. Number of states identified under 5th Scheduled Areas______. (Nine)
32. __________ Committee has recommended for setting up of District
Development Boards under the chairmanship of Collector. (M.T. Raju)
33. Hyderabad Town Hall was set up in_________. (1913)

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34. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee appointed by Government of India

in__________. (January 1957)
35. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was asked to examine__________. (The
Working of Community Development Programme and National Extension
Service)
36. The major recommendation of Balwant Rai Mehta committee is _________.
(Establishment of 3-tier Panchayat Raj system)
37. The constitutional Act (73rd Amendment) 1992 came into force on________.
(24th April 1993)
38. Backward regions Grant Fund aim at_________. (Reducing development
deficits of the country)
39. The main aim of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojana is __________. (Capacity
building and training of the elected representatives of Panchayat Raj
Institutions)
40. The projects sanctioned under Rural Business Hubs were__________. ( Metal
works, carpets, embroidery, bio-fuels and horticulture products)
41. Rural Business Hubs aim at__________. (Assist the Panchayats to empower
rural labour productivity by providing forward, backward linkages)

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42. Panchayat Mahila Evam Yuva Shakti Abhiyan aims at__________. (Enabling
women and youth Panchayat leaders to come together to articulate their
problems as women Panchayat leaders)
43. Madras local Boards Act was passed in_________. (1920)
44. Madras Village Panchayat Act was brought into force in_______. (1950)
45. Madras District Boards Act was passed in___________. (1950)
46. Hyderabad Gram Panchayat Act was passed in_________. (1956)
47. Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Samithi and ZP Act was brought in________.
(1959)
48. Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Act was brought into force in________.
(1964)
49. Andhra Pradesh MPP, ZPP, ZASM act was passed in_________. (1986)
50. Andhra Pradesh Panchayat raj Act was passed in________. (1994)
51. Andhra Pradesh PESA Act has come into force in________. (2005)
52. MR Pai committee on Panchayat Raj system was set up in________. (1963)
53. Reconstitution of Panchayat Samithis was recommended by___________.
(M.R. Pai Committee)
54. _____________ Committee recommended for the abolition of District
Development Boards. (Jalagam Vengala Rao)
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55. ___________ Committee recommended for Mahila Reservations in Panchayat

Raj system. (C. Narasimham)
56. C. Narasimham committee on Panchayat raj system was set up in____. (1971)
57. Constitutional status for Panchayat Raj Institutions was recommended
by________. (C. Narasimham Committee)
58. B.P.R. Vittal Committee on Panchayat Raj system was set up in_________.
(1991)
59. The percentage of rural population in the total population of Andhra Pradesh
according to 2011 census is _________. (66.5)
60. The Mandal Parishad allocates 15 per cent of its grants to_________.
(Housing construction schemes)
61. Number of standing committees set up at Gram Panchayat level according to
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act are_________. (Six)
62. Major source of income for both Mandal Parishad and Zilla parishad is
________. (Grants)
63. Number of standing committees in Zilla Parishads is _______. (Seven)
64. Janmabhoomi programme was introduced in__________. (1997)
65. Number of items included in Twelfth schedule with respect to
Municipalities________. (18)
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66. 50 percent of reservations for women in Panchayat raj institutions were

announced by Andhra Pradesh Government on________. (November 25,
2011)
67. Marthandam Project was started by_________. (Spencer Hatch)
68. The Royal Commission on Decentralization was set up in________. (1907)
69. Chairman of the Royal Commission on Decentralization is ___________. (CEH
Hobouse)
70. ______________ Commission has identified the importance of Panchayats at
village level. (Royal Commission on Decentralization)
71. Montague-Chemsford Reforms (1919) brought local self government as
a___________. (Provincial transferred subject)
72. Ashok Mehta committee on Panchayat raj Institutions was appointed
by_________. (Janata Government)
73. Representation of SCs and STs in the election to Panchayat Raj Institutions on
the basis of their population was recommended by___________. (Ashok
Mehta Committee)
74. G.V.K. Rao committee on various aspects of Panchayat Raj Institutions was set
up in_____________. (1985)

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75. PRIs at district level and below should be assigned the work of planning,
implementation and monitoring of rural development programmes was
recommended by___________. (G.V.K. Rao Committee)
76. __________ is the base of a decentralized democracy. (Gram Sabha)
77. LM Singhvi committee on Panchayat raj system was appointed in_____.
(1986)
78. Non-involvement

of

political

parties

in

Panchayat

elections

was

recommended by___________. (L.M. Singhvi)

79. Constitutional status to Panchayats was opposed by___________. (Sarkaria
Commission)
80. _________ introduced the 64th Constitutional Amendment Bill in 1989. (Rajiv
Gandhi)
81. The first major development programme introduced in 1952 was_________.
(Community Development Programme)
82. The main objective of community development programme was________.
(Overall development of rural areas and peoples participation)
-Dr. Tamma Koti Reddy,
Economics Faculty.

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