Who is a member of the Gram Sabha?

1

(a)

Every citizen

(b)

Villagers

(c)

Every villager who has the right to vote

(d)

President of India

Whose name should be included in BPL families?

1

(a)

Very poor person

(b)

Middle class family person

(c)

High income group

(d)

All of the above

Which of the following is the first tier of democratic government?

1

(a)

Gram Panchayat

(b)

Panchayati Raj

(c)

Zila Parishad

(d)

Panchayat Samiti

At which level does Zila Parish ad actually make development plans?

1

(a)

District level

(b)

Village level

(c)

Block level

(d)

Central level

Who was afraid of Amirchand?

1

(a)

Natwar

(b)

Soorajmal

(c)

Om Prakash

(d)

Saroj

The________________ problem in Hardas village has become very acute.

1

(a)

water

Amirchand was the earlier_________ of the village and still has control over a lot of __________

1

(a)

Zamindar land

Watershed management has _____________this barren slope to a green ____________

1

(a)

transformed, meadow

With the help of Panchayat Samitis, _____________also regulates the money distribution.

1

(a)

Zila Parishad

The idea is to provide more and more space for people to ______________and _______________their voices.

1

(a)

participate, raise

Sukhi bai says, "Amirchand was earlier a Prince of the Hardas village".

1

(a) True

(b) False

The Gram Sabha prevents the Panchayat from doing wrong things like misusing money or favouring certain people.

1

(a) False

(b) True

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

1

(a) False

(b) True

Anyone who is 21 years old or more and who has the right to vote is a member of the Gram Sabha.

1

(a) True

(b) False

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

1

(a) False

(b) True

Who are answerable to Gram Sabha?

1

(a)

Gram Panchayat and Panchs are answerable to Gram Sabha

What was the next agenda for the Gram Sabha?

1

(a)

The finalisation of the list of people Below the Poverty Line (BPL) was the next agenda for the Gram Sabha

How are members of the village Panchayat elected? Members of the village Panchayat are elected through universal Adult Franchise.

1

(a)

Members of the village Panchayat are elected through Universal Adult Franchise.

What is a Block Samiti?

1

(a)

Block Samiti is called Panchayat Samiti or Janpad Panchayat. Under it, many Gram Panchayats work.

What kind of solution did Tijia suggest for the problem in the village?

1

(a)

Tijia suggested a permanent solution for the problem in the village as groundwater levels seemed to be going down every year.

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

3

(a)

Have you seen any similar incidents when people are unable to speak for themselves? Why do you think that happened and what prevented the person from speaking?

3

(a)

From the above descriptions, write down one question that people could ask of the Panchayat in the next Gram Sabha meeting.

3

(a)

What problem did the villagers in Hardas village face? What did they do to solve this problem?

3

(a)

What is the work of Gram Panchayat in Panchayati Raj system?

3

(a)

What was the suggestion made by the Sarpanch?

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)