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Topic Local Self-Government
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 7 years (2016–2023), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in EPFO — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 3 years (2016–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
EPFO 2016 → CISF 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2023
Which of the following was/were recommended by the Thungon Committee in respect of 'local governments' in India?
- Constitutional status
- Three-year term
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only ✓
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Local Government
CISF2021
Gram Sabha means a body consisting of persons registered
- A in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level. ✓
- B in the electoral rolls of wards within the area of Panchayat.
- C in the electoral rolls of civic bodies within the area of Panchayat.
- D in the electoral rolls of several villages within a local body.
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Local Government
EPFO2016
Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 permits self-governance of natural resources by
- A Gram Sabha ✓
- B Gram Panchayat
- C the Chairman of Gram Panchayat
- D forest dwellers of a village situated in the areas mentioned in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Local Government
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