{"id":85166,"date":"2025-06-01T03:06:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85166"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:06:34","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-panchayati-raj-system-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-panchayati-raj-system-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements about the Panchayati Raj System are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the Panchayati Raj System are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. All seats in a Panchayat are filled by persons chosen by direct election.<\/li>\n<li>2. The &#8216;Gram Sabha&#8217; consists of persons registered in the village electoral rolls.<\/li>\n<li>3. The Chairperson of a Panchayat is elected in accordance with a law passed by each state.<\/li>\n<li>4. All states in India have a three-tier system of Panchayats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 4 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1, 2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;2, 3 and 4 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. According to Article 243C(2), all the seats in a Panchayat are filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the Panchayat area.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. According to Article 243A, the Gram Sabha consists of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of a Panchayat at the village level.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is correct. According to Article 243C(4), the Chairperson of a Panchayat at the village level shall be elected in such manner as the State Legislature may, by law, provide, and the Chairpersons of a Panchayat at the intermediate level or district level shall be elected by, and from amongst, the elected members thereof. The specific method for electing the Chairperson at the village level is left to the state law.<br \/>\nStatement 4 is incorrect. Article 243B(2) provides that Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State having a population not exceeding twenty lakhs. Also, some states like Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland, as well as certain areas like hill areas of Manipur, Darjeeling district of West Bengal, etc., have different arrangements\/exemptions regarding Panchayats.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nKey aspects of Panchayati Raj system include direct election of members, composition and role of Gram Sabha, method of election of Chairperson decided by state law, and the possibility of a two-tier system in smaller states.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, introduced the Panchayati Raj system in India. It added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution. The three tiers envisaged are Village Panchayat, Intermediate Panchayat (Block Panchayat), and District Panchayat (Zila Parishad).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the Panchayati Raj System are correct ? 1. All seats in a Panchayat are filled by persons chosen by direct election. 2. The &#8216;Gram Sabha&#8217; consists of persons registered in the village electoral rolls. 3. The Chairperson of a Panchayat is elected in accordance with a law passed by &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following statements about the Panchayati Raj System are\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-panchayati-raj-system-are\/#more-85166\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following statements about the Panchayati Raj System are<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1087],"tags":[1110,1099,1230],"class_list":["post-85166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-1","tag-1110","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-panchayati-raj-and-community-development","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which of the following statements about the Panchayati Raj System are<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. 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Also, some states like Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland, as well as certain areas like hill areas of Manipur, Darjeeling district of West Bengal, etc., have different arrangements\/exemptions regarding Panchayats. Key aspects of Panchayati Raj system include direct election of members, composition and role of Gram Sabha, method of election of Chairperson decided by state law, and the possibility of a two-tier system in smaller states.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-panchayati-raj-system-are\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Which of the following statements about the Panchayati Raj System are\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. 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Also, some states like Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland, as well as certain areas like hill areas of Manipur, Darjeeling district of West Bengal, etc., have different arrangements\/exemptions regarding Panchayats. 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