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v The rural administration of the country is set in the Panchayati Raj.
v The Panchayati Raj is a three tier system—Village Panchayat, Block Samiti and Zila Parishad.
v The Village Panchayat comprises of three institutions—Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat and Nyaya Panchayat.
v The jurisdiction of a Village Panchayat is a village, that of a Block Samiti a block and the Zila Parishad looks
after the whole of district.
v The Nyaya Panchayat can deal with petty civil and criminal cases; it can impose a fine but cannot send a
person to jail.
v The Panchayati Raj system has resulted in drawing out women out of the four walls of their houses to
participate in the progress and development of the country.

v The Panchayati Raj and state government complement each other in the administration of the state.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. A Gram Sabha meets ____________ every year.

(a) once (b) twice (c) thrice
2. A ____________ is the chairperson of a Gram Panchayat.
(a) Panchayat Secretary (b) Pradhan (c) both of these
3. A Block Samiti is formed by joining two or more ____________ .
(a) Gram Panchayats (b) Zila Parishads (c) Nyaya Panchayats

4. The apex body of the Panchayati Raj system is the ____________ .
(a) Gram Panchayat (b) Zila Parishad (c) Block Samiti
5. The chairperson of the Zila Parishad ____________ be removed from his post by a vote of no-
confidence.
(a) can (b) cannot (c) none of these
6. The ____________ enjoy one-third reservation in all posts in the Panchayati Raj system.
(a) men (b) women (c) children

7. ____________ heads the administration of a Block Samiti.
(a) Block Pramukh (b) Block Development Officer (c) none of them
8. ____________ is the general body in a village.
(a) Gram Panchayat (b) Block Samiti (c) Gram Sabha

B. Name any two :
1. broad categories of administration in a district (a) ____________ (b) ____________
2. tiers of the Panchayati Raj system (a) ____________ (b) ____________

3. institutions of a Village Panchayat (a) ____________ (b) ____________
4. classes for which reservation is available in the Panchayati Raj system
(a) ____________ (b) ____________
Panchayati Raj
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