The Panchayat Raj Act that governs Gram Panchayats and Nyaya Panchayats in Uttar Pradesh was passed in which year?
- A.1916
- B.1947
- C.1961
- D.1992
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1947. The United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act was passed in 1947, before the Constitution came into force, and it still governs the Gram Panchayat, with its Pradhan, Up-Pradhan and panchs, as well as the Nyaya Panchayat, the judicial panchayat headed by a Sarpanch that Uttar Pradesh has retained while most states have let the institution lapse.
Option A, 1916, is the year of the United Provinces Municipalities Act, which governs the Nagar Palika Parishads and Nagar Panchayats of the state, so it is an urban law and not a panchayat law. Option C, 1961, is the year of the Uttar Pradesh Kshettra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam, which covers the block and district tiers, and it is the likeliest wrong answer because it is also a panchayat statute. Option D, 1992, is the year of the Seventy-third Amendment, which did not replace the state Acts but required them to be amended to match Part IX of the Constitution. The fourth date in the set is 1959, the year of the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Nigam Adhiniyam.
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Practice Questions
View allOn which date did the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992 come into force?
- A.24 April 1993
- B.1 June 1993
- C.2 October 1992
- D.26 November 1992
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Read the full explanation →How many subjects are listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution?
- A.18
- B.22
- C.29
- D.31
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Read the full explanation →Which is the institution of self-government for rural areas constituted under Article 243B of the Indian Constitution?
- A.Gram Sabha
- B.Panchayat
- C.Gramin Sabha
- D.Village service
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Read the full explanation →In Uttar Pradesh, the panchayat at the block or intermediate level is known by which name?
- A.Panchayat Samiti
- B.Kshettra Panchayat
- C.Taluka Panchayat
- D.Janpad Panchayat
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Read the full explanation →The elected head of a Zila Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh is designated as:
- A.Pradhan
- B.Pramukh
- C.Adhyaksh
- D.Apar Mukhya Adhikari
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