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MCQs on Municipalities

1. 74th Constitutional Amendment Act was enacted in:

1992

1993

1991

1994

2. 74th Amendment added:

Part IXA and Twelfth Schedule

Part IX and Eleventh

Part X

Part XI

3. Part IXA deals with:

Municipalities

Panchayats

Cooperatives

Tribunals

4. Twelfth Schedule contains:

18 subjects

29 subjects

12 subjects

20 subjects

5. Article 243Q provides for:

Constitution of three types of municipalities

Only one type

Only two

Four types

6. Nagar Panchayat is for:

Area in transition from rural to urban

Large city

Small town

Metro

7. Municipal Council is for:

Smaller urban area

Large urban

Transitional

Rural

8. Municipal Corporation is for:

Larger urban area

Small town

Village

Transitional

9. Article 243R deals with:

Composition of municipalities

Wards

Reservations

Duration

10. Article 243S provides for:

Wards Committees

District Planning

Metropolitan Planning

Finance Commission

11. Article 243T provides:

Reservation of seats

Composition

Duration

Powers

12. Reservation for women in municipalities:

Not less than one-third

50%

10%

None

13. Duration of municipality under Article 243U:

5 years

4 years

6 years

3 years

14. If dissolved, election within:

6 months

1 year

3 months

2 years

15. Article 243V provides:

Disqualifications for membership

Reservations

Powers

Finance

16. Article 243W provides:

Powers, authority and responsibilities

Finance Commission

Elections

Audit

17. Article 243X provides:

Power to impose taxes

Elections

Audit

Planning

18. Article 243Y provides:

Finance Commission for municipalities

State Election Commission

District Planning

Audit

19. Article 243Z provides:

Audit of accounts

Elections

Planning

Taxes

20. Article 243ZA provides:

Elections to municipalities by State Election Commission

Finance Commission

Planning

Audit

21. Article 243ZD provides:

District Planning Committee

Metropolitan Planning

Wards

Finance

22. Article 243ZE provides:

Metropolitan Planning Committee

District Planning

Wards

Finance

23. Metropolitan area defined as:

Population 10 lakh or more

5 lakh

20 lakh

3 lakh

24. 74th Amendment does not apply to:

Scheduled areas and tribal areas under Article 243ZC

All states

UTs

Metro cities

25. First municipal corporation in India:

Madras 1688

Bombay 1726

Calcutta 1726

Delhi 1950

26. 74th Amendment came into force on:

1 June 1993

24 April 1993

26 Jan 1950

15 Aug 1947

27. Municipalities are institutions of:

Self-government

State government

Central government

Private

28. State Election Commissioner for municipalities appointed by:

Governor

President

SEC

29. State Finance Commission constituted every:

5 years

3 years

10 years

1 year

30. Twelfth Schedule subjects include:

Urban planning, water supply, sanitation

Defence

Railways

Currency

31. 74th Amendment aims at:

Decentralization and urban governance

Centralization

Privatization

Globalization

32. Chairperson of municipality elected:

As per state law – direct or indirect

Only direct

Only indirect

Nominated

33. Reservation for SC/ST in municipalities proportionate to:

Population

Equal

Fixed

State average

34. Reservation for backward classes:

State may provide under Article 243T(6)

Mandatory

Prohibited

Only SC/ST

35. Wards Committees mandatory for municipalities with population:

3 lakh or more

1 lakh

5 lakh

10 lakh

36. District Planning Committee composition:

4/5 elected from panchayat and municipality members

All nominated

Only officials

Only MPs

37. Metropolitan Planning Committee composition:

2/3 elected from municipalities and panchayats

All nominated

Only officials

Only state

38. 74th Amendment is:

Mandatory for states

Optional

Advisory

Only for UTs

39. 74th Amendment fulfilled:

Constitutional status to urban bodies

Only rural

Only tribal

Only metro

40. Municipalities prepare:

Plans for economic development and social justice

Only tax

Only elections

Only audit

41. Municipalities’ sources of income:

Taxes, fees, grants, devolution

Only taxes

Only grants

Only loans

42. 74th Amendment and 73rd Amendment together called:

Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Acts

Only Panchayati

Only Nagarpalika

Local

43. 74th Amendment inserted Article:

243P to 243ZG

243 to 243O

243A to 243L

243I to 243M

44. 74th Amendment was based on:

Recommendations of various committees and urbanization needs

Only 73rd

Only Sarkaria

Only Punchhi

45. Municipal Corporation headed by:

Mayor (ceremonial) and Municipal Commissioner (executive)

Only Mayor

Only Commissioner

Governor

46. Mayor’s tenure typically:

1 year (varies by state)

5 years

3 years

6 years

47. Municipal Commissioner appointed by:

State government

Mayor

Governor

President

48. 74th Amendment provides for:

Uniform 5-year term, regular elections

No term

Variable

No elections

49. If municipality dissolved, new body serves:

Remainder of term

Full 5 years

1 year

No term

50. 74th Amendment and Article 243O bar:

Courts from interfering in delimitation except election petition

All interference

No bar

Only SC

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