{"id":1625,"date":"2025-11-24T15:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:55:00","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=1625","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (74)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which committee first recommended the establishment of the Panchayati Raj system in India?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Ashok Mehta Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Balwant Rai Mehta Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">G.V.K. Rao Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">L.M. Singhvi Committee<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) was the first to propose the three-tier Panchayati Raj system, emphasizing democratic decentralization. There were other few committees which recommended some form of Panchayati Raj system in India.<br\/>\n1. Ashok Mehta Committee (1977)<br\/>\nRecommended a two-tier system: Zila Parishad and Mandal Panchayat.<br\/>\n\nCalled for constitutional recognition and party-based elections.<br\/>\n\nEmphasized district-level planning and social audits.<br\/>\n2. Dantwala Committee (1978)<br\/>\nFocused on Block-Level Planning, giving importance to decentralized planning.<br\/>\n\nSuggested development functions remain largely with administrative units.<br\/>\n3. G.V.K. Rao Committee (1985)<br\/>\nStressed the role of Zila Parishad in rural development.<br\/>\n\nCriticized the over-bureaucratization as &#8220;grass without roots&#8221;.<br\/>\n\nRecommended District Development Commissioner as the CEO of Zila Parishad.<br\/>\n4. L.M. Singhvi Committee (1986)<br\/>\nStrongly advocated for constitutional protection of PRIs.<br\/>\n\nRecommended setting up of Nyaya Panchayats and judicial tribunals for PRI disputes.<br\/>\n\nHighlighted the importance of Gram Sabha.<br\/>\n\n5. Thungon Committee (1988)<br\/>\nRecommended a three-tier system and constitutional recognition.<br\/>\n\nCalled for reservation for SCs, STs, and women.<br\/>\n\nProposed State Finance Commissions and Zila Parishad as planning agencies.<br\/>\n\n6. V.N. Gadgil Committee (1988)<br\/>\nRecommendations formed the basis of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act.<br\/>\n\n7. Hanumantha Rao Committee (1984)<br\/>\nEmphasized District Planning Committees under District Collector or Minister.<br\/>\n\nPreferred bureaucratic coordination, unlike the Rao Committee which supported PRIs taking the lead.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act came into force in which year?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1991<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1992<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1993<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1995<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. 1993. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The 73rd Amendment Act was passed in 1992 and came into force on 24 April 1993, giving constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Which state was the first to implement the Panchayati Raj system?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Andhra Pradesh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Gujarat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Maharashtra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Rajasthan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Rajasthan. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Rajasthan was the first state to implement the system on 2 October 1959 in Nagaur district.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. According to the Ashok Mehta Committee, which unit should be the first point of decentralization?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Mandal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">District<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Block<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Village<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. District. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The committee emphasized district-level planning and recommended Zila Parishad as the executive body.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. Which committee coined the term \u201cgrass without roots\u201d to describe the Panchayati Raj system?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">G.V.K. Rao Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">L.M. Singhvi Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Ashok Mehta Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Thungon Committee<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. G.V.K. Rao Committee. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The G.V.K. Rao Committee (1985) criticized bureaucratic centralization and called the system \u201cgrass without roots\u201d.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which committee first recommended the establishment of the Panchayati Raj system in India? View Answer Correct Option: 2. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee. 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