Legal Provisions Governing Local Bodies

Civics ⇒ Local Government and Administration

Legal Provisions Governing Local Bodies starts at 10 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Legal Provisions Governing Local Bodies. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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Describe the composition of a Municipal Corporation as per the legal provisions.

Describe the legal provision for the reservation of seats for backward classes in Panchayats.

Describe the process of devolution of powers to local bodies as mandated by the Constitution.

Explain the process of dissolution and reconstitution of a Panchayat as per the legal provisions.

Explain the process of reservation of seats for women in Municipalities as per the 74th Amendment.

Explain the role of the District Planning Committee as per the 74th Amendment.

Explain the role of the State Legislature in determining the powers and functions of local bodies.

Explain the significance of the Eleventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution in relation to local bodies.

List any two compulsory provisions that states must include in their Panchayati Raj laws as per the 73rd Amendment.

Name any two states where Panchayati Raj provisions do not apply as per the Constitution.

State any one difference between the powers of Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat.

State any one function of a Zila Parishad.

State any one reason why the 73rd and 74th Amendments are considered significant in Indian democracy.