State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

UPPCS · Question 137

With 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 using the code given below.

  1. Neither 1 nor 2
  2. Only 1
  3. Only 2
  4. Both 1 and 2
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Answer: (B) Only 1

Explanation

Article 243E gives panchayats a five-year term; Article 243D reserves not less than one-third (not one-fourth) of SC/ST reserved seats for women of those groups.