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UPSC 2011 · Q11 · Indian Polity › Local Government & Panchayati Raj · Save

The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following?

  1. Constitution of District Planning Committees.
  2. State Election Commissions to conduct all panchayat elections.
  3. Establishment of State Finance Commissions.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
UPSC 2011 · Q73 · Indian Polity › Local Government & Panchayati Raj · Save

Consider the following statements: In India, a Metropolitan Planning Committee

  1. Is constituted under the provisions of the Constitution of India.
  2. Prepares the draft development plans for metropolitan area.
  3. Has the sole responsibility for implementing Government-sponsored schemes in the metropolitan area.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only