MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Fill in the blanks:

Answer :

(a) The Chairman is the head of a ______________.

(b) The elected head of the municipal corporation is the ______________.

(c) A municipal corporation is elected for a term of _________ years.

(d) The local self-government in cities, such as Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai are known as ______________.

(e) A person who has attained the age of ______can vote in the elections of local self- government.

Question No. 2

True or False:

Answer :

(a) A Nagar Panchayat is the largest institution of rural government.

(b) The Mayor is the head of the municipality.

(c) The head of municipality is elected by the people who have attained the age of 15 years.

(d) The Chairman is the head of a municipality.

(e) Some seats are reserved in a corporation or municipality for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Question No. 3

One word answer:

Answer :

(a) The local body that looks after the administration of a village or a group of villages.

(b) The lowest unit of the Panchayat Raj at the village level. All the adult members of a village are its members.

(c) The system of local government at village level, block level and district level.

(d) Local government at district level.

Question No. 4

Match the following columns correctly:

Answer :

Question No. 5

Answer the following questions:

Answer :

(1) What is a 'Nagar Panchayat'? Describe its functions.

(2) How is a Municipality formed?

(3) Mention the functions of a Municipality and a Municipal Corporation.

(4) What are the sources of income of a local self-government?

(5) Describe the relationship of local bodies and state government.

Question No. 6

A _____ is a local self-governing body in smaller towns and cities.

Answer :

government

municipality

none of these

Question No. 7

The number of elected members is usually between fifty and _________.

Answer :

ten

hundred

fifteen

Question No. 8

The local bodies work under the overall control of the __________ government.

Answer :

central

state

union

Question No. 9

This is a government on district level.

Answer :

Zilla Parishad

municipality

none of these

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