Every Village Panchayat is headed by a Sarpancha who is elected by:

Mayor of a Municipal Corporation holds the office for a period of:

Which of the following functions are obligatory in all municipalities?
1. Registration of births and deaths.
2. Supply of potable water.
3. Planting and maintenance of road side trees.
4. Provision of transport facilities within the municipality.

It is obligatory for all States to have:

What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj System called?

Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up ?

Most of the floods in the lowlands of N. India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with:

Which of the following is not a recommendation of the Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj?

Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India?
1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm
2. The trees are short rooted
3. Thorny shrubs and grassland
4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.

Which one of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj?

The state which has attained the dubious distinction of being topper in the list with the highest encroachment of forest land:

The tenure of every Panchayat shall be for five years from the date of

Which is not the concern of the local government?

The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part of Peninsular India mainly because:

The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following?
1. Constitution of District Planning Committees.
2. State Election Commissions to conduct all panchayat elections.
3. Establishment of State Finance Commissions.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which one of the following types of vegetation is referred as Monsoon forest?

The Mayor to the Municipal Corporation is elected by:

Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the "Norwesters" of Bengal?

The levying of which one of the following taxes is outside the jurisdiction of Municipal
Corporation?

The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is :

Who among the following is not a member of the Panchayat Samiti ?

Which of the following is incorrect in respect of Local Government in India?

The tenure of Gram Panchayat and Nagarpalika shall be for:

The Panchayats are authorised:

The three-tier system of Panchayats :

The electorate for a Panchayat is :

Which of the following are a source of income to the urban local bodies?
1. Octroi duty on goods brought into and taken out of the city.
2. Taxes on vehicles.
3. Income from water and electricity supply.
4. Financial grants from the State Governments.

For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?

The most important commercial forests of India are:

The wet hill forest are found in the:

Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India:
1. Red soils
2. Black soils
3. Laterite soils
4. Alluvial soils

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution can be amended only if (a) they
are passed by a majority of total- membership of each House of Parliament and not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting in each House of Parliament, and (b) are ratified by the legislatures of one-half of the States?
1. Method of election of President.
2. Provisions regarding the High Court.
3. Abolition of Legislative Council in any State.
4. Qualifications for Indian citizenship
5. Representation of States in Parliament.

Which of the following Amendments would need State ratification?
1. Provisions affecting President's election.
2. Provisions affecting the Union Judiciary.
3. Amendment procedure.
4. Reservation of seats for SC/ST in Parliament.

Regarding Constitutional Amendments
1. the Provision of joint sitting is not available.
2. they become operative from the date both Houses have passed the Bills.
3. the President's assent to a Constitutional Amendment is obligatory.
4. Parliament may amend any part of the Constitution according to the procedure laid down
 in Article 368.

The Constitution of India does not mention the post of:

Which Amendment of the Constitution gave priority to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights?

A major portion of the Constitution:

If India decides to have a Presidential form of government, the first and foremost Amendment has to be made affecting the:

Which Amendment restored the power of judicial review to the Supreme Court and
High Courts after it was curtailed by the 42nd Amendment?

Which one of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The committee on the status of women in India (NSW/) recommended the setting up of a National Commission for Women.
II. The first Chairperson of the National Commission for Women was Mrs. Jayanti Patnaik.
III. The main task of the Commission is to study and monitor all matters relating to the
constitutional and legal safeguards provided for women.
Select the correct answer using the code given below

Which of the following cannot be altered by the Parliament by ordinary legislative
procedure ?

Which of the following would be construed as a reasonable restriction of the 'right to
freedom'?

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments banned the floor crossing in
Parliament?

The provision of amending the Constitutional Provision is given in :

A Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament

Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments?

Which of the following are correct regarding the Parliament's power of amendment?
1. It can amend the Fundamental Rights.
2. It can amend the basic structure of the Constitution.

Indian Constitution was amended for the first time in :

The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India was:

The Amendment regarding the formation of a new State by separating territory from any other State must be passed by: