UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Rashtriya Panchayati Raj Diwas

Q1. With reference to Part IX of the Constitution inserted by the 73rd Amendment, consider the following pairings of Article with the subject it provides for. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Article 243A — Gram Sabha
  2. Article 243K — State Election Commission for Panchayat elections
  3. Article 243-I — State Finance Commission for Panchayats
  4. Article 243D — fixed five-year term of every Panchayat
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1, 2 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 4 only

Q2. The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, added by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, primarily specifies which one of the following?

  • A. The functional subjects (twenty-nine in number) that may be devolved by States to Panchayats
  • B. The composition and tenure of the State Finance Commission
  • C. The subjects devolved to urban local bodies (municipalities)
  • D. The manner of reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Panchayats

Q3. National Panchayati Raj Day and its associated flagship schemes are anchored at the Union level by which one of the following ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  • B. Ministry of Rural Development
  • C. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • D. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Q4. The National Panchayati Raj Day observed on 24 April 2026 marked the completion of how many years since the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act came into force?

  • A. 30 years
  • B. 31 years
  • C. 33 years
  • D. 35 years

Q5. The three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj (village, intermediate/block and district levels) was first recommended by which one of the following committees?

  • A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
  • B. Ashok Mehta Committee
  • C. L.M. Singhvi Committee
  • D. Sarkaria Commission

Q6. Consider the following pairings of committees on Panchayati Raj with the year of their constitution/report. Which of the above is/are NOT correctly matched?

  1. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee — 1957
  2. Ashok Mehta Committee — 1977-78
  3. L.M. Singhvi Committee — 1986
  4. G.V.K. Rao Committee — 1957
  • A. 1 and 2
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 3 and 4

Q7. With reference to the publications released at the National Panchayati Raj Day event on 24 April 2026, consider the following. Which of the above is/are correctly identified as released on that occasion?

  1. Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0 Report
  2. Monograph on the Rural Heritage of Tripura
  3. 'Uttarkashi: Saumya Kashi: The Soul of Himalayan Heritage'
  4. Monograph on the Rural Heritage of Leh
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2, 3 and 4
  • C. 1 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 4

Q8. The Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0, whose report was released on National Panchayati Raj Day 2026, is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. A multi-dimensional composite index that grades Gram Panchayats on progress across nine Localised SDG (LSDG) thematic areas
  • B. An index measuring the extent of fiscal devolution of funds from States to Panchayats
  • C. A drone-based land-parcel mapping index for rural inhabited areas
  • D. An index of the share of women among elected Panchayat representatives

Q9. Consider the following pairings of a Ministry of Panchayati Raj digital platform with its primary function. Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

  1. eGramSwaraj — integrated planning, budgeting, accounting and online payments of Panchayats
  2. AuditOnline — online audit of Panchayat accounts and Finance Commission grants
  3. Gram Manchitra — GIS-based geo-spatial planning of Panchayat works
  4. Panchayat NIRNAY — issuance of rural property cards through drone survey
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1, 3 and 4
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 4

Q10. With reference to the SVAMITVA Scheme, consider the following statements. Which of the above is/are NOT correct?

  1. It is a Central Sector Scheme anchored by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  2. It uses drone-survey technology to map inhabited (abadi) rural land
  3. Its pilot phase was launched on National Panchayati Raj Day, 24 April 2020
  4. It issues property cards exclusively for agricultural farmland lying outside the village abadi area
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 1 and 4

Q11. In the context of Part IX of the Constitution, the term 'Gram Sabha' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. A body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls of a village comprised within the area of a Panchayat at the village level
  • B. The elected council of the village Panchayat constituting the lowest of the three tiers
  • C. The intermediate-level Panchayat body representing a group of villages
  • D. The assembly composed only of the elected ward members and the Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat