State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 68

What is the main purpose of Panchayati Raj?

  1. To increase agricultural production
  2. To increase employment
  3. To increase people's political awareness
  4. To enable people to participate in development administration
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Answer: (D) To enable people to participate in development administration

Explanation

Panchayati Raj is democratic decentralisation: involving people directly in local development administration.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: a possible outcome, not the main purpose.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the core purpose.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: a by-product, not the main aim.

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: Panchayati Raj decentralises power so people take part in planning and development.