UPPSC Panchayati Raj & Local Governance — Previous Year Questions

This page has 20 solved questions on Panchayati Raj & Local Governance across 7 papers (2019–2025). Every one is solved below — open a question for the answer, why it is right, and why each wrong option was written to tempt you.

UPPSC's published Prelims syllabus does not name this as a separate head. These questions come under Paper I head 4 — "Indian Polity and governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues etc".

1. 2025Q74With reference to Panchayati Raj Institutions in India which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Tenure of Panchayati Raj Institutions shall be of 5 years. 2. In Panchayati Raj Institutions, out of the seats reserved, 1/4 of the seats shall be reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code :Answer: D
2. 2025Q150With reference to Municipalities, which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. The eligible age to be a member of municipality is 25 years. 2. One-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in the municipalities is reserved for women. Select the correct answer from the code given below : Code :Answer: B
3. 2024Q25Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?Answer: C
4. 2024Q129Which one of the following is not a level in the three-tier Panchayati Raj recommended by Balwant Rai Mehta Committee ?Answer: D
5. 2023Q18Which of the following statements is not true regarding 'Gram Sabha'?Answer: B
6. 2023Q21All elections to the Panchayats are conducted by -Answer: A
7. 2023Q135With reference to the recommendations of the Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) on Panchayati Raj, which of the following statement/s is/are correct? (1) The three tier system of Panchayati Raj should be replaced by the two tier system. (2) A block should be the first point for decentralization under popular supervision below the state level. Select the correct answer using the code given below -Answer: A
8. 2022Q38Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : The 73rd Amendment of the Constitution is considered to be a watershed in the history of local self government in India. Reason (R) : The 73rd Constitution Amendment conferred the much coveted Constitutional status on Panchayats. Select the correct answer from the code given below. Code :Answer: B
9. 2022Q48Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists. List – I (Committee) A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee B. Ashok Mehta Committee C. L. M. Singhvi Committee D. P. K. Thungun Committee List – II (Year of Appointment) 1. 1957 2. 1977 3. 1986 4. 1988Answer: A
10. 2022Q76When was the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act passed by Indian Parliament ?Answer: A
11. 2022Q102With reference to the 'India Smart City Awards Contest – 2020' that was given in April 2022, match List– I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists. List – I (Category) A. Culture B. Governance C. Social Aspects D. Urban Environment List – II (Winner City) 1. Vadodara 2. Indore 3. Bhopal 4. TirupatiAnswer: A
12. 2021Q107In India the First Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following places?Answer: B
13. 2021Q131Consider the following Committees on Panchayati Raj and arrange these in chronological order: I. Ashok Mehta Committee II. L.M. Singhvi Committee III. B.R. Mehta Committee IV. G.K.V. Rao Committee Select the correct answer from the codes given below.Answer: B
14. 2020Q11No. of cities in U.P. which are covered under the 'Smart City' SchemeAnswer: A
15. 2020Q92Which Part of the Constitution has the provisions for Panchayati Raj System ?Answer: A
16. 2020Q94When was the third tier added to Indian Federal System ?Answer: C
17. 2020Q115Which of the following cities of Uttar Pradesh is/are covered under the 'Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)'? 1. Varanasi 2. Mathura 3. Prayagraj 4. Ayodhya Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Codes:Answer: C
18. 2019Q64With reference to Panchayats which of the statements is/are correct ? 1. Fifty percent seats shall be reserved for the women of SC/ST categories. 2. Gram Sabha is a body consisting of all persons living in the village. 3. There will be a Panchayat at intermediate level. Select the correct answer using the codes given below : Codes :Answer: D
19. 2019Q70National Panchayati Raj Day in India is celebrated onAnswer: D
20. 2019Q144How many items are there in the 11th Schedule of the Constitution of India ?Answer: C