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1 mark, −0.333Indian Economy › Planning, reforms and liberalisation › Policy institutions and landmark schemesEasyabout 1 min

IIT JAM 2022 Question 5: Planning, reforms and liberalisation

Which amendments to the constitution have provided constitutional status to the rural and urban local bodies in India?

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Answer and worked solution

Answer: (B)

The 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions (rural local bodies) and the 74th Amendment Act, 1992 to municipalities (urban local bodies).

The answer is (B).

The trap: (A) 80th80^{\text{th}}80th and 81st81^{\text{st}}81st Amendments

The 80th and 81st Amendments concern tax devolution and backlog vacancies, not local bodies; the year and pairing make (B) the clear choice.

Plain-text version

Which amendments to the constitution have provided constitutional status to the rural and urban local bodies in India? (A) 80^(th) and 81^(st) Amendments (B) 73^(rd) and 74^(th) Amendments (C) 92^(nd) and 93^(rd) Amendments (D) 71^(st) and 72^(nd) Amendments

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What this question tests

This question is on Policy institutions and landmark schemes, part of Planning, reforms and liberalisation in Indian Economy.

The bodies, committees and programmes that make up the policy landscape.

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