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What is the primary purpose of the Panchayati Raj system in India?

• To collect taxes from villages

• To bring governance closer to people

• To manage city administration

• 
  To oversee state elections

How many tiers are there in the Panchayati Raj system?

• two

• four

• three

• five

Who elects the members of the Gram Panchayat?

• The state government
• The district collector
• The Gram sabha

• The village headman

What is the title given to the head of a Gram Panchayat?

• Minister

• Governor

• Chairman

• Sarpanch

Who makes up the Gram Sabha?

• Residents who have lived in the village for less than a year.
• All minors living in the village.
• All adult voters in the village

• Only the village head and council members.

What was Dnyaneshwar Kamble's motto as Sarpanch?

• Lok seva, gram seva

• Education for all

• Clean India, Green India

• Unity in diversity

The Panch and the Gram Panchayat are answerable to the _____________________.

• President

• Prime Minister

• Police

• Gram Sabha

An important link between the Gram Panchayat and Zila Parishad is the

• Gram Sabha

• Lok Sabha

• Nyaya Panchayat

• Block Samiti

Village Panchayats are important because

• They provide the first lesson in democracy.

• They teach villagers to be self dependent.

• They help to establish democracy atth grassroot level.

• All three are correct.

What do you understand by the term GOVERNMENT ?

• A government is a type of business organization.
• A government is the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
• A government is a form of entertainment.
• A government is a religious institution.