What is the minimum age fixed by Article 243F for a person to contest an election to a panchayat?
- A.18 years
- B.21 years
- C.25 years
- D.30 years
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 21 years. Article 243F says that a person who is not qualified to be a member of the legislature of the state is disqualified from a panchayat, but adds that no one shall be disqualified for being under twenty-five years of age if he has attained the age of twenty-one, so twenty-one is the floor for a panchayat seat, and Article 243V carries the same rule to municipalities.
Option A, 18 years, is the voting age fixed by Article 326 after the 61st Amendment Act of 1988, and the difference between the age at which one may vote and the age at which one may contest is exactly what this question tests. Option C, 25 years, is the minimum age for the Lok Sabha and a state legislative assembly. Option D, 30 years, is the minimum age for the Rajya Sabha and a state legislative council. The ladder worth memorising is 18 to vote, 21 for a panchayat or a municipality, 25 for the Lok Sabha and an assembly, 30 for the Rajya Sabha and a council and 35 for President.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich state was the first in India to constitute panchayats and hold panchayat elections under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment?
- A.Rajasthan
- B.Madhya Pradesh
- C.Karnataka
- D.Andhra Pradesh
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The 73rd Amendment came into force on 24 April 1993 and gave the states one year to bring their laws in line with Part IX.
Read the full explanation →In Madhya Pradesh, the panchayat at the block level is known as the:
- A.Panchayat Samiti
- B.Janpad Panchayat
- C.Taluka Panchayat
- D.Mandal Parishad
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The middle tier of panchayati raj in Madhya Pradesh is the Janpad Panchayat, set up for a development block, and it is headed by an Adhyaksha elected by its own elected members, with an Up-Adhyaksha as deputy.
Read the full explanation →The elected head of a Gram Panchayat in Madhya Pradesh is called the:
- A.Mukhiya
- B.Sarpanch
- C.Pradhan
- D.Adhyaksha
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In Madhya Pradesh the voters of the panchayat area elect the Sarpanch directly, along with the Panches of the wards, and the Panches then choose an Up-Sarpanch from among themselves.
Read the full explanation →The Gram Swaraj system, which made the Gram Sabha the centre of village decision-making, was introduced in Madhya Pradesh in which year?
- A.1994
- B.1997
- C.2001
- D.2006
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Madhya Pradesh brought in the Gram Swaraj system in 2001, giving the Gram Sabha committees of its own for development, education, health and agriculture and a Gram Kosh built from contributions of grain, labour, material and cash; the state Act was renamed the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Evam Gram Swaraj…
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution provides for a District Planning Committee, called the Zila Yojana Samiti in Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Article 243ZA
- B.Article 243ZD
- C.Article 243ZE
- D.Article 243Y
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Article 243ZD, inserted by the 74th Amendment, requires every state to constitute a District Planning Committee in each district to consolidate the plans prepared by the panchayats and the municipalities of the district and to prepare a draft development plan for the district as a whole; at least four-fifths of…
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