Local Government MCQ Quiz in मल्याळम - Objective Question with Answer for Local Government - സൗജന്യ PDF ഡൗൺലോഡ് ചെയ്യുക

The correct answer is Option 3.

Key Points

• Article 243C of the constitution of India deals with the Constitution of India.
• Composition of Panchayats:
  • The State Legislature has the authority to make provisions regarding the composition of Panchayats.
  • The ratio between the population of a Panchayat area and the number of seats in the Panchayat to be filled by election should be the same throughout the State.
  • All seats in a Panchayat are to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies within the Panchayat area.
  • The Panchayat area is divided into territorial constituencies in a manner that maintains a similar ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it.
• Representation:
  • The Legislature of a State may provide for the representation of:
  • Chairpersons of Panchayats at different levels in higher-level Panchayats.
  • Members of the House of the People and the Legislative Assembly representing constituencies within a Panchayat area.
  • Members of the Council of States and the Legislative Council of the State, where they are registered as electors within a Panchayat area.
• Election of Chairpersons:
  • The Chairperson of a Panchayat at the village level is elected as per the State Legislature's law.
  • The Chairperson of a Panchayat at the intermediate or district level is elected by and from amongst the elected members of the Panchayat.
• Voting Rights:
  • The Chairperson and other members of a Panchayat, whether elected directly or not, have the right to vote in Panchayat meetings.

The correct answer is Rs.5000.

Key Points

• A fine of Rs. 5000 is fixed for being guilty under section 65.

Additional Information

• According to Rajasthan Municipal Act 2009, Section 65 -
  • There is a provision of fine on any member having an interest in any contract of the municipality. 
• According to Section 66 -
  • Every member, officer, or municipal employee of a municipality,
  • Shall be deemed to be a public servant under section 21 of IPC 1860.

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• When the post of reserve speaker is vacant -
  • When the post of Speaker reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes or Women becomes vacant
  • Then the powers, duties, and executive functions of the Chairman shall be assigned to the members belonging to the said castes, tribes or
  • If the post of reserved woman is there, it will be delegated to the member.

Additional Information

• ​Rajasthan Municipal Act 2009, As per section 61 -
  • In this section, the powers, duties, and functions of the Municipality President have been explained.​
  • When the office of the President becomes vacant and there is no Vice-President to hold office, 
  • The powers, duties, and functions of the President shall be exercised by such member of the municipality as he thinks fit until the election of a President according to the rules 
  • And regulations of the municipality delegate to the meeting to be convened in the prescribed manner.

The correct answer is Mayor.

Key Points

• Mayor
  • Mayor is the head of the municipal corporation.
  • He/She is considered the First Citizen of the city.
  • The tenure of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor is five years.
  • The Mayor combines the role of leading the Corporation meeting and the ceremonial role associated with it.
  • He/She holds the executive powers of the municipal corporations.
  • Mayors are directly elected by the people in the seven states namely, Haryana, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Additional Information

• Municipal corporation
  • A municipal corporation is a type of local government in India.
  • It administers urban areas with more than one million population.
  • The corporation carries out its function through various divisions or departments such as healthcare, education, housing and transport.
  • Some other functions of a Municipal Corporation are urban planning, town planning, planning for social and economic development, water supply for domestic, industrial, and commercial purposes, sanitation and fire services.
  • These services are provided by collecting property taxes and administering grants from the state government.
  • \(74^{th}\)Amendment Act deals with the formation of urban local governments.

Gandhiji's self-sufficient village economy:

• According to Gandhiji, every person needs to be provided with basic necessities like food, shelter and clothing.
• He was in favour of a self-sufficient village economy where villages will be the independent economic units.
• Using eco-friendly production techniques.
• He preferred the use of wells and better irrigation instead of hydroelectric projects.
• Gandhiji was against the zamindari system and according to him, ownership of land should be the actual tillers of the soil.
• He talked of communal ownership of land for balanced cultivation and surplus should be distributed to village communities.
• Necessary goods and services for village members should be grown within the village agricultural sector.
• He laid stress on khadi, handloom, sericulture and handicrafts.

Explanation:

Gandhiji's approach to small scale and cottage industries:

• In India, small scale and cottage industries are the most important employment providing sectors of the economy.
• They play a very important role in:
  • Generation of job.
  • Expansion of small scale sector and its share in industrial output.
  • Equitable distribution of national income.
  • Promotion to small entrepreneurs.
  • Less industrial disputes.
  • Small scale industries have larger employment potential, as compared to large industries.

The correct answer is Section 70.

Key Points

• Section 70 -
  • When any land or right to land, whether within or outside the limits of the municipality, the action for acquisition of land shall be taken on its behalf at the request of the municipality.

Additional Information

• ​Section 69 -
  • ​Acquisition of property by the municipality by agreement, exchange, lease, grant, etc.
  • Municipality on such terms and conditions as may be approved by it and with the prior approval of the State Government.
    • By agreement -
      • Any immovable property and
      • Acquire any easement affecting the immovable property.
    • Acquire any property by exchange and
    • Real estate can be taken on rent or lease.
  • It would be lawful for the municipality to be the beneficiary of any trust under the Pre and Religious Trust Act 1920 or the Indian Trust Act 1882.
• Section 71 -
  • Regulation of allotment of certain lands etc.​
• Section 73 -
  • Provisions relating to the transfer of property, and contracts.

Concept:

Mahatma Gandhi:

• Mahatma Gandhi has been regarded as the 'Father' of the Indian nation.
• The School of economic thought was based on the spiritual and socio-economic principles, laid by Mahatma Gandhi.
• He found that western economic systems were unsustainable and devastating to the human spirits as they were based on the multiplication of needs.
• Gandhiji adopted a non-violent rural economy, as an aim of development.
• Under Gandhian economics, production is determined by social necessity and not by personal greed.
• Gandhiji worked to develop ways to fight India's extreme poverty, backwardness and socio-economic challenges.

• Gandhiji's concept of development is Sarvodaya through Antyodaya.
• Antyodaya means 'uplift of the last' or upliftment of the poorest.
• 'Gandhiji hoped that he could persuade the whole of India to embrace it, becoming a light to other nations of the world.
• The Gandhian social ideals, encompassed the dignity of labour, equitable distribution of wealth, communal self-sufficiency, and individual freedom.

Thus, Antyodaya means upliftment of the poorest.

Important Points

Additional Information

Concept:

Mahatma Gandhi:

• Mahatma Gandhi has been regarded as the 'Father' of the Indian nation.
• The School of economic thought was based on the spiritual and socio-economic principles, laid by Mahatma Gandhi.
• He found that western economic systems were unsustainable and devastating to the human spirits as they were based on the multiplication of needs.
• Gandhiji adopted a non-violent rural economy, as an aim of development.
• Under Gandhian economics, production is determined by social necessity and not by personal greed.
• Gandhiji worked to develop ways to fight India's extreme poverty, backwardness and socio-economic challenges.

The correct answer is 10 lakh.Key Points

• Municipal Corporations are the governing bodies responsible for the development and administration of urban areas in India.
• The population of a Metropolitan City with more than 10 lakh inhabitants is managed by a Municipal Corporation.
• The Municipal Corporation is responsible for providing basic amenities such as water supply, sanitation, and maintenance of roads and infrastructure.
• The Municipal Corporation also collects taxes and fees from the citizens to fund its activities and projects.

Additional Information

• 2 lakh and 5 lakh are a relatively small population, and such cities are usually managed by a Municipal Council or a Nagar Panchayat.
• 12 lakh is a large population, and such cities are usually managed by a Metropolitan Development Authority or a Metropolitan Planning Committee.
• Panchayat Raj institutions are the local government authorities in rural areas.
  • Village panchayats are the local governing bodies at the village level.
  • They are referred to as panchayat samitis at the block level.
  • They are referred to as zilla parishads at the district level.

The correct answer is Excise control.

Key Points

• A municipality is usually known as an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self–government or jurisdiction.
• There are 188 urban local bodies in Rajasthan.
  • After the enactment of the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, the Local Bodies, which were previously not part of the Constitution of India, have now been assigned Constitutional Status.
  • There are 7 Corporations, 34 Councils, and 147 Municipalities. 
• The functions of municipal bodies broadly relate to public health, welfare, regulatory functions, public safety, public infrastructure works, and development activities.
  • Public health includes water supply, sewerage, and sanitation, eradication of communicable diseases etc.
  • Welfare includes public facilities such as education, recreation, etc.
  • Regulatory functions are related to prescribing and enforcing building regulations, encroachments on public land, birth registration and death certificate, etc.
  • Public safety includes fire protection, street lighting, etc.
  • Public works measures such as construction and maintenance of inner city roads, etc.
  • Development functions related to town planning and development of commercial markets.