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When was the Panchayati Raj constitutionalised? Under which Act?

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1992, 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act

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When is Panchayati Raj divas?

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April 24 (since 2010)

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Which part of the constitution enlists the panchayats?

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4th part

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What is the three tier system of the panchayats?

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Panchayat at village level
District panchayat at district level
Intermediate panchayats in states (above 20 lakh people)

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What is the electorate of Panchayati Raj called?

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Gram Sabha

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How are the members of the panchayat elected?

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Direct election by people

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Who presides over the meeting of the Gram Sabha?

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Sarpanch

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Who is indirectly elected in Panchayat?

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Chairperson of Zila Parishad (panchayat at intermediate and district level)

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Who votes for the chairperson of Panchayat at village level (Sarpanch)?

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State Legislature

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What does PESA Act stand for?

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Provision of the Panchayats (Extension to Schedule Areas) Act
- aka Extension Act

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When did PESA come about?

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1996

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Which are the states with Fifth Schedule Areas?

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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan

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Term of Panchayat

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5 years

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Which committee proposed a panchayati raj?

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Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)

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Which committee suggested Constitutional status of local bodies?

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LM Singhvi Committee (1986)

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What is the reservation for women in Panchayati Raj?

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1/3 of seats

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What does the Gram Sabha do?

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Supervise working of the panchayat

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What is the head of the Panchayat Samiti called?

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Pradhan

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Panchayat Samiti is?

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Consists of 20-60 villages - intermediate level

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What are the languages in the 8th schedule?

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Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kashmiri, Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali, Sanskrit, Oriya, Urdu, Santhali, Dogri, Kannada, Sindhi, Maithili

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What are municipalities?

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Local self-government units in urban areas

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What are the three types of municipalities?

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Nagar Panchayat - transitional areas from rural to urban
Municipal Council - smaller urban area
Municipal Corporation - larger urban areas

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Which is the largest urban local government?

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Municipal Corporations

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When was the urban government constitutionalized?

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74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992

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How are members of municipality elected?
Directly by the people
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When are Ward Committees constituted?
When population of the area is 3 lacs or more
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Which committees make the developmental plan?
District Planning Committee (district level) | Metropolitan Planning Committee (metropolis level)
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Who revises the financial position of municipalities?
State Finance Commission
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What does the inter-State Council do?
Coordinate inter-state disputes (Art 263)
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When was the inter-state council constituted?
1990, Art 263
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Who comprise the inter-state council?
PM, 6 Union Cabinet Ministers, CMs of all States and Administrators of all UTs.
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States of the Central Zone
UP, MP, Uttarakhand, Chattisgarh
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States of Northern Zone
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir
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States of Western Zone
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, UT of Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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States of Eastern Zone
Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
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The North Eastern States
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland
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Who is the common chairman of all zonal councils?
Union Home Minister
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States of Southern Zone
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana and UT of Puducherry
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Who comprise of the Zonal Council?
CM and 2 other ministers of each state, and admin of UT
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When was the official Language Commission created?
1955
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First Auditor General of India
Shri V. Narahari Rao
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Current Auditor General of India
G.C. Murmu
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Current Chief Justice of India
Sharad Arvind Bobde
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Current Attorney General
Shri K.K. Venugopal
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First and Last Chairman of Planning Commission
Nehru & Modi
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Powers of Planning Commission
- Make 5-year plan to best use of India's resources | - Act as advisory body to Union and state Gov
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When was the Election Commission established?
1950
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What is Niti Aayog
National Institution for Transforming India (1 Jan, 2015)
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Who is the chairperson of the NITI Aayoga
PM
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Who are the members of the NITI Aayog?
PM, CM of all states and Lt. Governor of Adaman Nicobar Islands
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First Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
Arvind Pangariya
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Why was the National Development Council formed?
To associate states in formation of plans; non-constitutional body
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When was the National Development Council [NDC] formed?
1952
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Members of the NDC
PM (chairman), Union Cabinet, CMs of State, Administrators of UTs
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Functions of NDC
- Review working on national plan | - Find ways to meet targets in national plan
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When was the National Integration Council formed?
1986
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What is the role of the NIC
To find ways to counter problems that were dividing the country & deal with welfare measures for minorities on an all-India basis
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National Integration Council consists of
Union Ministers, CMs, representatives of National and Regional parties, labour women, public figures, media reps, etc.
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When was the first Finance Commission constituted?
1951
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Current chairman of Finance Commission
N.K. Singh
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First chairman of Finance Commission
K.C. Niyogi
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Qualifications of members of FC
- qualified to be appointed judge of high court - special knowledge in financial matters of govt - wide experience in financial matters - special knowledge of economics
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Qualifications for judge in High Court
- citizen of India | - advocate in high court for 10 years (or) held judicial office in India for 10 years
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Functions of Finance Commission
- distribution of taxes between centre and state - provisions that govern grants in aid to states from consolidated fund - advice on any other matter given to the commission on finance - amount to pay Assam, Bihar, West Bengal for export on jute products
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Current Chief Election Commissioner
Sunil Arora
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When was the election commission established?
25 Jan, 1950 (along with constitution)
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What does the election commission do?
- prepares, maintains and updates electoral roll - supervises nomination of candidates - registers political parties - monitors campaigns - organises polling booths - counts votes - announces results
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When is a party declared as a national party?
- when it gets at least 6% of valid votes in at least 4 states - wins 4 seats in the House OR wins 2% of seats in Lok Sabha with members from 3 diff states
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When is a party declared as a state party?
- when it wins 6% of the votes in the state | - wins 2 seats in the Legislative Assembly OR wins 3% of the seats in Legislative Assembly
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Main task of the Delimitation Commission
Redraw boundaries of various assemblies and Lok Sabha based on recent consensus - this does not change the representation in each state; ST and SC seats change
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When was the last Delimitation Commission set-up?
2002, under Justice Kuldip Singh
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What is NOTA?
None Of The Above
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Functions of the UPSC
- conduct exams for appointment to services under the Union - advise President on matters related to appointment, transfer, and promotion of civil servants - all disicplinary matters affecting civil servants - pensions and compensation in case of injury during service
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Functions of NITI Aayog
- foster cooperative federalism through structure support and initiative - develop mechanisms to form credible plans at village level - to pay attention and include sections of society that may not benefit adequately from economic progress - encourage partnership between stakeholders and national and international Think Tanks - resolve inter-sector issues to accelerate implementation of developmental programs - monitor implementation of programs
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Aim of Central Information Commission
To make governments more transparent in working (since 2005)
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When did RTI become an Act?
2005
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Name some recognised National Parties
BJP, BSP, NCP, CPI, INC, AITC
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Conditions for the Anti Defection Law for party member
Person is disqualified as member of the House if - voluntarily gives up membership in his party - votes in a way that is contradictory to party's decisions
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Condition for Anti-Defection Law for independent member
Person is disqualified if he join party after this election
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When was National e-Governance Plan commissioned?
2005
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What is e-Governance?
Governments providing info of their work on their websites to make citizen interaction easier
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What does the Lokpal and Lokayukta do?
Inquire into allegation of corruption against public functionaries
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Who is the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?
Current Chief Justice of India (Bobde)
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What does the National Commission for SCs and STs do?
- Investigate all matters related to constitutional and legal safeguards for SCs and STs and report to President - Advise on planning process for socio-economic development of SCs and STs
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What is a Whip?
- Issued by any political party to ensure support of its members for voting for or against issues - Member loses confidence of the party if he votes against or abstains from voting in the whip

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