Who was Amirchand?

1

(a)

A Politician

(b)

A Zamindar 

(c)

A simple villager

(d)

A Sarpanch

Who among the following elect(s) the Panchayat President?

1

(a)

Secretary

(b)

Members of Legislative Assembly

(c)

Villagers

(d)

All members of Gram Sabha

Panchayati Raj system is at which level of democratic government?

1

(a)

First

(b)

Second

(c)

Third

(d)

Fourth

Members of Gram Sabha should be of minimum:

1

(a)

20 years of age

(b)

19 years of age

(c)

21 years of age

(d)

18 years of age

Watershed management has _____________this barren slope to a green ____________

1

(a)

transformed, meadow

The ________________ meets regularly and one of its main tasks is to implement development programmes for all villages that come under it.

1

(a)

Gram Panchayat

With the help of _____________ it also regulates the money distribution.

1

(a)

Panchayat Samitis

The Gram Panchayat is elected for ______________

1

(a)

Five years

Sarpanch is directly elected by the members of the Gram Sabha.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Every village Panchayat is divided into wards, i.e. smaller areas.

1

(a) False

(b) True

The Gram Panchayat does not collect any local taxes.

1

(a) True

(b) False

There is no link between the Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayat. The Gram Panchayat meets regularly in order to perform its task efficiently and within given time limit.

1

(a) False

(b) True

What are the three organs of the village Panchayat?

1

(a)

Sarpanch, Panch and Secretary are the three organs of the village Panchayat.

Who is a District Commissioner? 

1

(a)

A District Commissioner is the main administrator to look after the laws and order in a district.

What is the main task of a Gram Panchayat?

1

(a)

The main task of the gram Panchayat includes construction and maintenance of infrastructure, levying and collecting taxes and executing government schemes for the village.

Why do you think Soorajmal kept quiet even though Saroj asked him to speak?

3

(a)

Take an example of anyone task done by a Panchayat in your area/nearby rural area and find out the following:
(a) Why it was taken up.
(b) Where the money came from.
(c) Whether or not the work has been completed.

3

(a)

What is the composition of the Panchayat Samiti? 

3

(a)

What is Panchayat Samiti ?

3

(a)

Name the award that was given to the village Panch of Maharashtra.

3

(a)

Describe the composition of a Village Panchayat.

5

(a)

(i) Who are seen in the picture?
(ii) What award were they given?
(iii) When and why was this award given?

5

(a)

What are the responsibilities of the Sarpanch in a Gram Panchayat ?

5

(a)

Write five rules that became effective from April 1993 regarding the Panchayati Raj system.

5

(a)