Class 11 Political Science – Chapter 8 AHSEC

Local Government 

1. Very Short Answer Type Questions :

(i) Which British Viceroy took the initiative for introducing local government institutions in India?

Ans:- Lord Ripon.

(ii) In which year Community Development Project scheme was implemented?

Ans:- 1952.

(iii) Which were the states that had established local government during the 1960s and 1970s’?

Ans:- Gujarat, Maharashtra etc.

(iv) In which year the 73rd and 74th amendment bills were passed?

Ans:-  1992.

(v) What is the term of local self government institutions? 

Ans:- 5 years.

(vi) Which committee advise the government to give constitutional recognition to local government institutions?

Ans:- P.K. Thangan Committee.

(vii) Which act has provided for the constitution of the Gauhati Municipal Corporation?

Ans:- Act of 1969.

(viii) What is the minimum number of members of a municipal board?

Ans:- 10 members.

(ix) According to 2001 census what percentage of population are living in urban areas in India?

Ans:- 28 per cent.

(x) What do you mean by “decentralisation of power”? 

Ans:- Decentralisation of powers means stage by stage division and distribution of powers among the various units of the government. 

(xi) Why the constitution makers did not put much stress on local government institutions stress on local government institutions in the constitution?

Ans:- (i) The turmoil due to the partition resulted in a strong unitary inclination in the constitution. 

(ii) Constitution makers also felt that the faction and caste ridden nature of rural society would defeat the noble purpose of local government in rural areas.

Dr. Ratanlal Brahma, M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Post Graduate Teacher (Political Science)
H.N.Seminary Model HS School, Bagribari, Dhubri, Assam
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