Exercises Questions with Answers

Exercises

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. ________ is set up with several village panchayats

a. Panchayat Union

b. District Panchayat

c. Taluk

d. Revenue village

Answer: (a) Panchayat Union

2. _________ is National Panchayat Raj Day.

a. January 24

b. July 24

c. November 24

d. April 24

Answer: (d) April 24

3. The oldest urban local body in India is __________.

a. Delhi

b. Chennai

c. Kolkata

d. Mumbai

Answer: (b) Chennai

4. District has the highest number of Panchayat Unions.

a. Vellore

b. Thiruvallore

c. Villupuram

d. Kanchipuram

Answer: (c) Villupuram

5. The head of a corporation is called a __________.

a. Mayor

b. Commissioner

c. Chair Person

d. President

Answer: (a) Mayor

II. Fill in the blanks.

1. Tamilnadu is the first state in India to introduce town Panchayat.

2. The Panchayat Raj Act was enacted in the year 1992.

3. The tenure of the local body representative is 5 years.

4. Walajahpet is the first municipality in Tamil Nadu.

III. Match

1. Grama Sabha - Executive Officer

2. Panchayat Union - State Election Commission

3. Town Panchayat - Block Development Officer

4. Local body election - Permanent Unit

Answer :

1. Grama Sabha - Permanent Unit

2. Panchayat Union - Block Development Officer

3. Town Panchayat - Executive Officer

4. Local body election - State Election Commission

IV. Answer the following.

1. Is there any corporation in your district? Name it.

Yes, Madurai Corporation.

2. What is the need for local bodies?

Local bodies are structures to fulfil the needs of people.

3. What are the divisions of a rural local body?

Panchayat, Panchayat Union and District Panchayat are rural local bodies.

4. What are the divisions of a Urban local body?

Town Panchayat, Municipality and Corporation are urban local bodies.

5. Who are the representatives elected in a Village Panchayat?

1. Panchayat President

 2. Ward members

3. Councillor

 4. District Panchayat Ward Councillor

6. List out a few functions of corporations.

❖ Drinking water supply

❖ Maintenance of Clean Environment

❖ Primary Health Facilities

❖ Space for markets

❖ Solid waste management

❖ Parks

❖ Birth and Death registration, etc.

❖ Street Lighting

❖ Laying of Roads

❖ Building flyovers

❖ Drainage System

❖ Corporation schools

❖ Playgrounds

7. List out a few means of revenue of village Panchayats.

❖ House tax

❖ Professional tax

❖ Tax on shops

❖ Water charges

❖ Specific fees for property tax

❖ Specific fees for transfer of immovable property

❖ Funds from Central and State Governments, etc.

8. When are Grama Sabha meetings convened? What are the special on those days?

1. January 26 - Republic Day

2. May l - Labourer’s Day

3. August 15 - Independence Day

4. October 2 - Gandhi Jeyanthi

9. What are the special features of Panchayat Raj system?

❖ Grama Sabha

❖ Reservations

❖ Three tier local body governance

❖ Panchayat Elections

❖ Tenure

❖ Finance Commission

❖ Account and Audit, etc 

10. What is the importance of Grama Sabha?

A Grama Sabha is formed in every Village Panchayat. It is the only permanent unit in the Panchayat Raj System. Grama Sabha meetings are held even in smaller villages. The Grama Sabha is the grass root level democratic institution in a Village Panchayat.

Those who have attained the age of 18 years and whose names are found in the electoral roll of the same Panchayat can take part in a Grama Sabha meeting. The Grama Sabha meetings are conducted four times a year. Officers like the District Collector, the Block Development Officer, teachers etc., also participate in this meeting. The people can freely express their needs and grievances.

V. HOTs

1. Local bodies play an important role in the development of villages and cities. How?

The services provided can be divided as obligatory functions and discretionary functions. These are provided by the local bodies.

Functions of the village Panchayat Obligatory Functions

❖ Water supply

❖ Cleaning roads

❖ Laying down roads

❖ Street lighting

❖ Drainage & sewage pipes system

❖ Activation of Central and State Government schemes

Discretionary Functions

❖ parks

❖ Libraries

❖ Playgrounds, etc.

Functions of the City Municipal Corporation

❖ Drinking water supply

❖ Street Lighting

❖ Primary Health Facilities

❖ Laying of Roads

❖ Building flyovers

❖ Space for markets 

❖ Drainage System

❖ Corporation schools

❖ Playgrounds

❖ Maintenance of Clean Environment

❖ Solid waste management

❖ Parks

❖ Birth and Death registration, etc.

VI. Activities

1. Prepare a questionaire to interview a local body representative.

2. Discuss; If there is a contribution to the improvement of your school by local body representatives

3. If I were a local body representative, I would.....

4. Find out the number of local bodies in your district and list them.