UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies
Question 46: Polity and Governance
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Local bodies) (States as in 1999) I. Zila Parishads at the sub-divisional level II. Mandal Praja Parishad III. Tribal Councils IV. Absence of Village Panchayats List II A) Andhra Pradesh B) Assam C) Mizoram D) Meghalaya Codes:
AnswerThe answer is (d).
Andhra Pradesh set up Mandal Praja Parishads at the mandal level in the 1980s. Assam had Zila Parishads at the sub-divisional level. Meghalaya and Mizoram are tribal states outside Part IX of the Constitution; there tribal councils under the Sixth Schedule take the place of the usual panchayats. The key reads Mizoram as tribal councils and Meghalaya as lacking village panchayats.
- I. Zila Parishads at the sub-divisional level: Assam (B).
- II. Mandal Praja Parishad: Andhra Pradesh (A).
- III. Tribal councils: Mizoram (C).
- IV. Absence of village panchayats: Meghalaya (D).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Swaps Andhra Pradesh and Assam on I and II, and Mizoram and Meghalaya on III and IV.
- (b) Puts Mandal Praja Parishads in Assam and Zila Parishads in Andhra Pradesh, which is wrong.
- (c) Puts Zila Parishads at sub-divisional level in Mizoram, which is wrong.
- (d) Right: Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya.
Worth knowing: Meghalaya and Mizoram both have tribal district councils and both lie outside Part IX, so the pairing of items III and IV between them is open to argument.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2000, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.