DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. (Public Administration) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
DECEMBER 2017.
LOCAL BODIES IN INDIA
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Give an account of Local Government during chola
period.
2. Examine the structure and functions of Panchayati Raj
system.
3. Write an essay on the importance of community
development programme in India.
4. Briefly explain the status of Local Government in
pre-british period.
5. Discuss the salient features of Balwantrai Committee
Report.
6. Write a short note on "National Extension Service".
7. Point out the major recommendations of Ashok Metha
Committee Report.
8. Discuss the source of Income of Village Panchayat.
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PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Write an essay on Financial Administration of Local
Bodies in India.
10. Describe the evolution of Panchayat Raj System in India.
11. Analye the problems of Panchayat Raj institutions in
India.
12. Discuss the various committee system functioning in
Urban Local Bodies in India.
13. Explain the salient features of 73rd Constitutional
Amendment Act.
14. Describe the importance and provisions of
74th Constitutional Amendment.
15. Write an essay on the merits and demerits of democratic
decentralisation.
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