Local Government quiz

The head of the Gram Panchayat is the:

The Gram Sabha consists of:

The Panchayat Samiti works at the:

The Zila Parishad works at the:

The Secretary of the Gram Panchayat is:

Land records in a village are maintained by the:

In a city, each ward elects a:

A major source of income for a municipal corporation is:

The administrative head of a Municipal Corporation is the:

The fraction of panchayat seats reserved for women is at least:

What is the role of the Gram Sabha in keeping the panchayat accountable? (2 marks)

How are members of the Gram Panchayat chosen? (2 marks)

Name two functions of the Gram Panchayat. (2 marks)

Give two sources of funds for a Gram Panchayat. (2 marks)

What is the work of a patwari? (2 marks)

What is an FIR and where is it filed? (2 marks)

Name two services provided by a municipal corporation. (2 marks)

How is a Municipal Council different from a Municipal Corporation? (2 marks)

Why is local government important in a democracy? (2 marks)

How can citizens bring a local problem to the notice of the councillor? (2 marks)

A panchayat has 15 seats. How many seats at least must be reserved for women if one-third reservation applies? How many seats are left for general candidates? (3 marks)

A Gram Sabha meeting needs at least 10 percent of voters to be present. If there are 1,850 voters, find the minimum attendance needed. If 260 attend, is the meeting valid? (3 marks)

A municipal corporation spends Rs 50 crore a year: Rs 18 crore on sanitation, Rs 12 crore on water supply, Rs 10 crore on roads and the rest on health. Find the spending on health and the percentage spent on sanitation. (3 marks)

A city has 85 wards with an average population of 24,000 each. Find the approximate population of the city. If one councillor represents each ward, how many councillors are there? (3 marks)

A village received Rs 6,00,000 under a government scheme for building a road 3 km long. Find the cost per km. If the road is extended by 1.5 km at the same rate, find the additional cost. (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. At the Gram Sabha meeting in Hardas village, the Sarpanch presented a plan to build a new road. Some villagers asked why the work on the earlier handpumps was not completed though money was spent. The Secretary read out the accounts. (i) Why did villagers question the Sarpanch? (ii) What is the role of the Secretary? (iii) How does this meeting show accountability? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In a city, the residents of a colony complained that the drains were overflowing. They met their ward councillor, who raised the issue in the council meeting. The work was soon done by the corporation's staff. (i) Who is the elected representative here? (ii) Who did the actual work? (iii) What does this show about the role of citizens? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Mohan, a farmer, had a dispute with his neighbour about the boundary of his field. He went to the patwari, who measured the land using his records and maps. (i) What records does the patwari maintain? (ii) How did the patwari settle the dispute? (iii) Who is the patwari's senior officer at the tehsil level? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. After a panchayat election, five of the fifteen members elected in a village were women. One of them became the Sarpanch and started a campaign for clean drinking water and toilets in every home. (i) Why were at least five seats held by women? (ii) How did the woman Sarpanch's priorities help the village? (iii) Why is women's participation important in local government? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A municipal corporation found that it did not have enough money to repair roads. It decided to collect property tax more strictly and to charge for large hoardings in markets. (i) Name the main source of income mentioned. (ii) Who pays property tax? (iii) Why must citizens pay taxes on time? (5 marks)

Draw a flowchart of the Panchayati Raj system and explain the composition and functions of the Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad. (6 marks)

Describe the working of a Municipal Corporation, including ward councillors, committees, the Commissioner and administrative staff. Draw a flowchart of its structure. (6 marks)

Explain the role of the patwari, tehsildar and police in rural administration. Draw a chart showing who a villager should approach for land records, a police complaint and a road problem. (6 marks)

Explain why the Gram Sabha is important for democracy at the village level. Draw a labelled sketch of a Gram Sabha meeting and list four issues that may be discussed. (6 marks)

Compare rural and urban local government under the headings: name of body, elected representatives, administrative head and main sources of income. Draw a simple chart for your comparison. (6 marks)