We will provide important MCQs for the Panchayati Raj system in India. There will be a set of quizzes containing 20 questions that are genuinely important for the UPSSC VPO main exam.
Let’s Begin Panchayati raj system in India, Quiz
Q.1: NSAP is a…?
i. UP Government schemes
ii. Central sector scheme
iii. Centrally sponsored scheme
iv. None of these
Q.2: Which of the following schemes is not part of NSAP?
i. IGNOAPS
ii. IGNWPS
iii. IGNDPS
iv. PDS
Q.3: The Indira Gandhi Old Age Pension Scheme ( IGOAPS) was introduced in which year?
i. July, 1985
ii. August, 1995
iii. September, 2000
iv. October, 2004
Q.4: Which of the following schemes is not part of NSAP?
i. Annapurna Scheme
ii. National family benefit scheme ( NFBS)
iii. IGOAPS
iv. National Pension scheme
Q.5: The Ministry of Rural Development implemented the Annapurna Scheme in which year?
i. 1st April, 1999
ii. 1st April, 2000
iii. 1st April, 2001
iv. 1st April, 1995
Q.6: Which is incorrect?
i. IRDP- 1978
ii. NREP-1980
iii. RLEGP-1983
iv. Twenty-point Program (1969)
Q.7: Which of the following committees in 1964 recommended the establishment of state panchayat raj finance corporations ( SPRCs) to provide loans to the panchayat for development purposes?
i. Gadgil Committee
ii. K. Santhanam Committee
iii. V.R Rao Committee
iv. Dhuriya committee
Q.8: Which of the following committees was formed in 1976 to strengthen Panchayati Raj by fostering community development at the grassroots level?
i. Rao committee
ii. Daya Chaubey committee
iii. Gadgil Committee
iv. Ashok Mehta Committee
Q.9: Which of the following committees was formed in 1960 for the Rationalization of panchayat statistics?
i. V R Rao Committee
ii. Balwant Mehta committee
iii. Bhuriya committee
iv. None of these

Q.10: In which year did Ravindra Nath Tagore release the 15 point village reconstruction charter for making the village autonomous?
i. 1924
ii. 1920
iii. 1906
iv. 1899
Q.11: The Sri Niketan scheme was a village development scheme launched by Rabindranath Tagore in 10 villages in which year?
i. 1911
ii. 1920
iii. 1924
iv. 1906
Q.12. Who formed Institute of Rural Reconstruction( IRR) in 1922 to empower villagers to solve their own problems?
i. Ravindra Nath Tagore
ii. Mahatma Gandhi
iii. Motilal Nehru
iv. Lala Lajpat Rao
Q.13: Who was the first director of the Institute of Rural Reconstruction( IRR) formed by Rabindranath Tagore in 1922?
i. Ravindra Nath Tagore
ii. Leonard Knight Elmhurst
iii. Harcourt Butler
iv. Mahatma Gandhi
Q.14: Which of the following terms related to rural development administration in ancient India is incorrect?
i. Gaulmik – Rural Administrator
ii. Mahattar – Village Administration
iii. Gopa-Land demarcation Work
iv. Mauza-group of people
Q.15: In which period was the district officer called Vishyapati?
i. Vedic Period
ii. Gupta Period
iii. Maurya Period
iv. Mughal Period
Q.16: In which era was the city known as “Pur” and its head called “Nagrik”?
i. Vedic Period
ii. Gupta Period
iii. Maurya Period
iv. Mughal Period
Q.17: In which period did the kings divide their kingdom into provinces called Wilayat?
i. British Period
ii. Mughal period
iii. Sultanate period
iv. Gupta period
Q.18: Who wrote the book “Panch Parmeshwar” focusing on the sentiments of rural life, justice, and social harmony?
i. Jawahar Lal Nehru
ii. Bhartendu Harishchandra
iii. Mahadevi Verma
iv. Munsi Premchand
Q.19: In which Congress session was the reorganization of panchayats envisaged for the first time?
i. 1921
ii.1909
iii. 1906
iv. 1919
Q.20 Mayo’s Resolution, which advocated for strengthening panchayats, was formed in…?
i. 1870
ii. 1878
iii. 1875
iv. 1882