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  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1, 2, and 3
  4. 3 only
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Option 2 : 2 and 3 only

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only.

  • 73rd Constitution Amendment Act 1992 inserted Part IX (The Panchayats) in the Indian Constitution.
  • Article 243, 243A to 243O under Part IX has been included in the Indian Constitution.
  • Article 243D deals with the reservation of seats in the Panchayats. It says that not less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Panchayat shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Panchayat. Hence statement 3 is correct.
  • 74rd Constitution Amendment Act 1992 inserted Part IXA (The Municipality) in the Indian Constitution.
  • Article 243p to 243Z and 243ZA to 243ZG under Part IXA have been included in the Indian Constitution.
  • Article 243T deals with the reservation of seats in The Municipality. It says that not less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Municipality shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipality. Hence statement 3 is correct.
  • Article 243E:- Duration of Panchayats.
    • Every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer.
  • Article 243U:- Duration of Municipalities.
    • Every Municipality, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer Provided that a Municipality shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard before its dissolution. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • Few states like Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and some other tribes area don’t have a three-tier system of government. The act does not apply to these areas. Hence statement 1 is Not correct.
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