Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 11 — Chapter 11: Grassroots Democracy – Part 2: Local Government in Rural Areas
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is the Gram Panchayat? [1]
(A) The local self-government for villages
(B) The national government
(C) Only a school committee
(D) A private organisation
2. Who leads the Gram Panchayat? [1]
(A) The Sarpanch
(B) The Prime Minister
(C) The Governor
(D) The Chief Minister
3. What is a responsibility of the Gram Panchayat? [1]
(A) Maintaining roads and water supply
(B) Only national defence
(C) Only foreign policy
(D) Only international trade
4. What system is the Gram Panchayat part of? [1]
(A) The Panchayati Raj system
(B) The national parliament
(C) The judiciary only
(D) The military
5. What is the block-level body in this system? [1]
(A) Panchayat Samiti
(B) Zila Parishad
(C) Gram Panchayat
(D) Lok Sabha
6. What is the district-level body in this system? [1]
(A) Zila Parishad
(B) Panchayat Samiti
(C) Gram Panchayat
(D) Rajya Sabha
7. How is the Gram Panchayat formed? [1]
(A) Elected by village residents
(B) Appointed by the Prime Minister
(C) Chosen randomly
(D) Inherited
8. Why is the Gram Panchayat important for rural development? [1]
(A) It brings governance closer to villagers
(B) It has no importance
(C) Only cities need governance
(D) It's not useful
9. What is a function of the Gram Panchayat? [1]
(A) Maintaining sanitation and water supply
(B) Only national defence
(C) Only foreign policy
(D) Only currency management
10. What does the Gram Panchayat manage besides infrastructure? [1]
(A) Primary schools and health centres
(B) Only the army
(C) Only banks
(D) Only courts
11. What does the Panchayat Samiti do? [1]
(A) Coordinates development across villages
(B) Manages only one village
(C) Manages the whole country
(D) Manages only cities
12. What does the Zila Parishad oversee? [1]
(A) District-wide planning and funding
(B) Only one village
(C) National policy
(D) International trade
13. Why are these functions important? [1]
(A) They ensure systematic rural development
(B) They have no importance
(C) Only cities need such functions
(D) No reason
14. Who understands local needs best, according to this system? [1]
(A) Local leaders
(B) Only national leaders
(C) Only foreign experts
(D) No one
15. What agricultural role does the Gram Panchayat play? [1]
(A) Supporting agricultural programs
(B) Ignoring agriculture
(C) Only urban planning
(D) Only banking
16. What level is between Gram Panchayat and Zila Parishad? [1]
(A) Panchayat Samiti
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) Municipal Corporation