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Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Constitution 73rd and 74th Amendments? I-These amendments added two new parts to the Constitution i.e.  Part IX titled “The Panchayats” and  Part IXA titled “The Municipalities” II-One-third offices of chairpersons at all levels reserved for women. III-One-third of the total number of seats to be reserved for women.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Constitution 73rd and 74th Amendments? I-These amendments added two new parts to the Constitution i.e.  Part IX titled “The Panchayats” and  Part IXA titled “The Municipalities” II-One-third offices of chairpersons at all levels reserved for women. III-One-third of the total number of seats to be reserved for women. Correct Answer All of the above

The correct option is 4 i.e., All of the above.

  • All three statements are correct with respect to 73rd and 74th amendments.

The Constitution 73rd and 74th Amendments:

  • These amendments added two new parts to the Constitution i.e.  Part IX titled “The Panchayats” and  Part IXA titled “The Municipalities”
  • The three-tier system of panchayats at the village, intermediate block/taluk/Mandal and district levels except in States with the population is below 20 lakhs.
  • Seats at all levels to be filled by direct elections under Article 243C (2).
  • One-third offices of chairpersons at all levels reserved for women.
  • One-third of the total number of seats to be reserved for women.
  • One-third of the seats reserved for SCs and STs also reserved for women.
  • Uniform five-year term and elections to constitute new bodies to be completed before the expiry of the term.
  • In the event of dissolution, elections compulsorily within six months under Article 243E.
  • There should be an independent Election Commission in each State under Article 243K.

Related Questions

Consider the following statements with regards to Panchayati Raj. 1. The minimum age for contesting elections to Panchayats is 25 years. 2. One-third seats are reserved for women in Panchayats at all the three levels (both members and chairpersons). 3. The provision relating to the reservation of seats in Panchayats (both members and chairpersons) for the SCs is not applicable to the state of Arunachal Pradesh. 4. Eleventh Schedule contains 18 functional items placed within the purview of Panchayats Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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 a mandatory reservation of one-third of all seats in all Panchayats at all levels for women. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Which of the following are the basic features of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act ?  1. Provides for a three-tier structure of panchayats in the village, intermediary and district levels.  2. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and women in all the tiers of panchayats.  3. Election to panchayats under the supervision of the State Election Commissions.  4. Introduction of the 11th Schedule to the Constitution.  Select the correct answer using the code given below : 
Which of the following are not the voluntary provisions of the 73rd Amendment Act on Panchayati Raj ? a. Direct elections to all seats in Panchayats at the village, intermediate and district level. b. Granting financial powers to the Panchayats that is authorising them to levy, collect and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls and fees. c. 21 years to be the minimum age for contesting elections to panchayats. d. Giving representation to Members of the Parliament and the State Legislature in the Panchayats at different levels falling within their constituencies.
Consider the following statements
1. Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
2. Not less than one-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election shall be reserved for women.
3. Such seats may be alloted by rotation to different constituencies in the Gram Panchayat Samiti area.
4. One seat shall be reserved for Backward Classes.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements regarding the 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India are correct? 1. It provides the insertion of a new Schedule to the Constitution. 2. It restructures the working of the Municipalities. 3. It provides the reservation of seats for women in Municipalities. 4. It is applicable only to some specified States. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Consider the following statements:
Under Article 2430, not less than one-third seats of the total number of seats in the panchayat to be filled directly by election shall be reserved for women. This one-third reservation for women
1. Shall include women from SC and ST
2. Is in addition to the separate reservation of one-third seats for women belonging to SC and ST.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
Under Article 243D, not less than one-third seats of the total number of seats in the panchayat to be filled directly be election shall be reserved for women. This one-third reservation for women.
1. Shall include women from SC and ST.
2. Is in a addition to the separate reservation of one-third seats for women belonging to SC and ST.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the qualification of the candidates for the election to the local government, as per part IX of the constitution: A) A person is eligible for contesting the elections to panchayats and municipalities only after he/she has attained the age of twenty-five years. B) Any question regarding disqualifications of members of Panchayats/ municipalities is determined by the Gram Nyayalayas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statement is/are correct? All Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya, Mizoram, Dadra Nagar Haveli, and Lakshadeep are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. In Arunachal, Bihar, Goa, and Jammu and Kashmir, not a single Lok Sabha seats scheduled tribe are reserved. The highest number of reserved Lok Sabha seats for Scheduled Castes is in Andhra Pradesh. Select the correct code from below.