{"id":85749,"date":"2025-06-01T03:26:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85749"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:26:34","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-73rd-and-74th-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-73rd-and-74th-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements about the 73rd and 74th Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the 73rd and 74th Constitution Amendment Act is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. It makes it mandatory for all States to establish a three-tier system of Government.<\/li>\n<li>2. Representatives should be directly elected for five years.<\/li>\n<li>3. There should be mandatory reservation of one-third of all seats in all Panchayats at all levels for women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;3 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#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-2 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is 2 and 3 only.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1: The 73rd Amendment Act mandates a three-tier system of Panchayats at the village, intermediate, and district levels. However, it exempts states with a population not exceeding 20 lakhs from having the intermediate level. Therefore, it is not mandatory for *all* states to establish a three-tier system; states with a population below the threshold can opt for a two-tier system. Statement 1 is incorrect.<br \/>\nStatement 2: The 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts provide for direct elections to all seats in Panchayats and Municipalities, respectively, and stipulate a uniform five-year term of office for these bodies. Statement 2 is correct.<br \/>\nStatement 3: Both the 73rd and 74th Amendment Acts mandate the reservation of not less than one-third of the total number of seats for women in every Panchayat\/Municipality, including the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. It also mandates reserving one-third of the total number of offices of chairpersons for women at all levels. Statement 3 is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe 73rd Amendment Act added Part IX (&#8220;The Panchayats&#8221;) to the Constitution and the 74th Amendment Act added Part IXA (&#8220;The Municipalities&#8221;). These amendments aimed to provide constitutional status to Panchayati Raj and urban local bodies, respectively, and strengthen decentralization.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the 73rd and 74th Constitution Amendment Act is\/are correct? 1. It makes it mandatory for all States to establish a three-tier system of Government. 2. Representatives should be directly elected for five years. 3. There should be mandatory reservation of one-third of all seats in all Panchayats at all &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following statements about the 73rd and 74th Constitution\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-73rd-and-74th-constitution\/#more-85749\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following statements about the 73rd and 74th Constitution<\/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":[1088],"tags":[1101,1099,1230],"class_list":["post-85749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-2","tag-1101","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 73rd and 74th Constitution<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is 2 and 3 only. 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