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UPSC 2005: Consider the following statements: 1. Part IX of the Constitution of India contains provisions for Panchayats and was inserted by the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992. 2. Part IX A of the Constitution of India contains provisions for municipalities and Article 243Q envisages two types of municipalities – a Municipal Council and a Municipal Corporation – for every state. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 only
The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act 1992 inserted Part IX (Articles 243–243O) dealing with Panchayats, confirming statement 1. Article 243Q (Part IX-A, added by the 74th Amendment) mandates three classes of urban local bodies—Nagar Panchayat (transitional area), Municipal Council (smaller urban area) and Municipal Corporation (larger urban area); thus statement 2, which mentions only two, is incorrect. Therefore only statement 1 is correct (option a). ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventy-third_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India))
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