Which state was the first in India to implement the Panchayati Raj system?
Correct answer: B
Rajasthan became the first state to adopt the three-tier Panchayati Raj system in 1959.
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Panchayati Raj was formally inaugurated in Rajasthan by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at which place?
Correct answer: B
Nehru inaugurated Panchayati Raj at Nagaur (simultaneously extended to Ajmer district).
The Panchayati Raj system in Rajasthan was based on the recommendations of which committee?
Correct answer: A
The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) recommended the three-tier Panchayati Raj structure first adopted in Rajasthan.
What are the three tiers of the Panchayati Raj system as originally implemented in Rajasthan?
Correct answer: B
The three tiers are village-level Gram Panchayat, block-level Panchayat Samiti, and district-level Zila Parishad.
The Panchayat Samiti operates at which administrative level?
Correct answer: B
The Panchayat Samiti is the intermediate, block-level tier of the Panchayati Raj system.
The Zila Parishad functions at which administrative level?
Correct answer: C
The Zila Parishad is the apex, district-level tier of the Panchayati Raj system.
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) has how many elected seats?
Correct answer: B
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has 200 seats.
Rajasthan sends how many members to the Lok Sabha?
Correct answer: A
Rajasthan has 25 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Rajasthan is allotted how many seats in the Rajya Sabha?
Correct answer: B
Rajasthan has 10 Rajya Sabha seats.
Who was the first Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
Correct answer: B
Heera Lal Shastri became Rajasthan's first Chief Minister in 1949.
The Rajasthan High Court is located in which city, with a permanent bench at Jaipur?
Correct answer: B
The principal seat of the Rajasthan High Court is at Jodhpur, with a bench at Jaipur.
Who is the current (as of early 2026) Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
Correct answer: C
Bhajan Lal Sharma has served as Chief Minister of Rajasthan since December 2023.
The head of a Gram Panchayat (village-level Panchayati Raj body) is called:
Correct answer: A
The elected head of a Gram Panchayat is called the Sarpanch.
The head of a Panchayat Samiti (block-level body) is called:
Correct answer: B
The elected head of a Panchayat Samiti is known as the Pradhan.
The head of a Zila Parishad (district-level body) is called:
Correct answer: C
The elected head of a Zila Parishad is called the Zila Pramukh.
The village-level general body consisting of all registered voters of a Gram Panchayat area is called the:
Correct answer: A
The Gram Sabha is the assembly of all adult residents/voters within a Gram Panchayat's jurisdiction.
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (1992), which gave Panchayati Raj institutions constitutional status, was implemented after which state had already pioneered the system decades earlier?
Correct answer: A
Rajasthan pioneered Panchayati Raj in 1959, well before the 73rd Amendment gave it constitutional backing in 1992.
Rajasthan is divided into how many administrative divisions (sambhag), as of the current (post-2024) structure?
Correct answer: A
After the December 2024 reversal of 3 newly created divisions, Rajasthan has 7 administrative divisions.
The Rajasthan State Election Commission is primarily responsible for conducting elections to:
Correct answer: B
State Election Commissions conduct elections for local self-government bodies -- panchayats and municipalities.
Which reserved category of seats is provided for women in Rajasthan's Panchayati Raj institutions under state provisions?
Correct answer: B
Rajasthan provides substantial reservation for women in Panchayati Raj bodies, in line with and beyond the 73rd Amendment's one-third mandate.
Which state was the first in India to implement the Panchayati Raj system?
Correct answer: B
Rajasthan became the first state to adopt the three-tier Panchayati Raj system in 1959.
Panchayati Raj was formally inaugurated in Rajasthan by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at which place?
Correct answer: B
Nehru inaugurated Panchayati Raj at Nagaur (simultaneously extended to Ajmer district).
The Panchayati Raj system in Rajasthan was based on the recommendations of which committee?
Correct answer: A
The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) recommended the three-tier Panchayati Raj structure first adopted in Rajasthan.
What are the three tiers of the Panchayati Raj system as originally implemented in Rajasthan?
Correct answer: B
The three tiers are village-level Gram Panchayat, block-level Panchayat Samiti, and district-level Zila Parishad.
The Panchayat Samiti operates at which administrative level?
Correct answer: B
The Panchayat Samiti is the intermediate, block-level tier of the Panchayati Raj system.