DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR 84, GURUGRAM

SESSION - 2023-2024
CLASS –VI
SUBJECT: Social Science (Political Science)
Chapter – 5- Panchayati Raj

Q.1. Choose the correct option from the choices given for the following:-
a. Who elects the president of the Panchayat or the Sarpanch?
(i) All the ward members or panchs.
(ii) All the villagers irrespective of their age.
(iii) The members of Gram Sabha.
(iv) None of these.

b. Which is the apex body of the three-tier system of the Panchayati Raj in India?
(i) Zila Parishad (ii) Panchayat Samiti (iii) Gram Panchayat (iv) Gram Sabha

c. The Gram Panchayat is elected for a period of ________ years.

(i) 5 years (ii) 6 years (iii) 7 years (iv) 10 years

d. In _________________ , 33% seats were reserved for women in Panchayati Raj

institutions.
(i) 1992 (ii) 1993 (iii) 1994 (iv) 1995

e. One of the roads in Seema’s villages is in a poor condition. She brings it to the attention of
the ________ , first.
(i) Village Panchayat (ii) Block Panchayat (iii) Zila Pachayat (iv) State Government

f. Which one out of the following function/s is not performed by the Gram Panchayat?
(i) Setting up government schools (ii) Construction of roads
(iii) Providing food grains to the poor (iv) All of these

g. The 73rd Amendment to the constitution of India provides for a three- tier structure of the
Panchayati Raj at the
(i) district, city and state level (ii) village, block and district level
(iii) block, state and district level (iv) district, state and central level
h. Which one out of the following statements, is correct in context of the Panchayati Raj?
a. It is a part of the government in big cities.
b. It is the second level at the democratic government.
c. It is the primary duty of the Panchayati Raj to implement various Community Development
Programmes started by the government.
d. All of these.

Q 2. State true or false. Rewrite the correct statement for the False statement/s.
a. Members of the block samiti elect the pramukh/sarpanch.
b. Funds granted by the government schemes act as one of the sources of income for the Gram
Panchayat.
c. The Nyaya Panchayat is authorised to send people to prison.

Q 3. Match the following:

Column A Column B
a. Zila Parishad (i) reserved for women
b. one-third seats (ii) three-tiered system
c. Panchayat Secretary (iii) operates at district level
d. Panchayati Raj (iv) heads the Gram Panchayat
e. Sarpanch (v) appointed by the government

Q 4. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason(R). Read the statements and select the correct option.
Assertion (A): All the adults of the village are the members of the Gram Sabha.
Reason (R): The members are elected by all the sarpanchs or pradhans of the village
panchayats.

(a) Both A and R are true and R explains A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Q 5. Answer the questions that follows on the basis of the given Image:-

a. What does the image inform you?

b. Are seats reserved for women at this level of government?
c. What percentage of seats are reserved for the women?

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