District Administration Concept and Emergence (Part – 5)

1.Autonomous District Council administration is applicable in which state?

• Assam, – Meghalaya, – Tripura
• Autonomous Zilla Parishad has been constituted foradministration in tribal area.
• Part 10 of the Constitution and Article 244 envisagesspecial arrangements of administration in certain areas which are designatedScheduled Areas and Tribal Areas.
• The President has the right to declare any area in Indiaas a Scheduled Area.
• The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution discusses theadministration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes of thestates.

2.Which tribal areas in the state of Assam are included in the AutonomousDistrict Council.

• North Cachar Hill District
• Karbi Angtang District
• Bodoland Territory Region District

3.Correct statement

• The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution lays down thespecial provisions of the tribal region of the four north-eastern states ofAssam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.
• There will be a Zilla Parishad for each 87 district,consisting of 30 members.
• Of the 30 members, 4 members will be nominated by theGovernor and the remaining 26 members will be elected on the basis of adultsuffrage.

4.Correct statement

• The District and Territorial Council have the power tolegislate for the areas under them.
• The number of elected members of the Autonomous DistrictCouncil is 26.
• The elected members of the Autonomous District Councilhave a term of 5 years.
• The term of the member nominated by the Governor is notfixed, he will continue in the post of the Governor.

5.Match

• Firka                     –                  Tamil Nadu
• Parganas             –                  Uttar Pradesh
• Province              –                  Punjab
• Circle                   –                  Maharashtra

District Administration Concept and Emergence (Part – 4)

6.Correct statement

• In 1772 AD Warren Hastings created the post of DistrictCollector for the first time in India.
• In 1792 AD, the post of District Judge was created byseparating judicial powers from the District Collector.
• On the basis of Macaulay report, Indian Civil Service(ICS) started appointing Collector.

7.Match

• Sub Division                 –                  Divisional Officer
• Liaison                          –                  Tehsildar
• Parganas                      –                  Kanungo
• Village                           –                  Patwari

8.Correct statement

• Shri Anil Kumar Lakhina, the then Collector ofAhmednagar, attracted the attention of the entire country by implementing areform scheme in the year 1984 in his district office.
• Under this, the office process was further complicated.
• The main objective of this reform was to maintain thesecrecy of the district administration.

9.Match

• Mughal period – Government
• East India Company – District
• Warren Hastings – Collector
• After Independence – District

10.Correct statement

• Integrated Rural Development Program was launched on 2October 1980 with the broad objective of poverty alleviation in the blocks ofthe states.
• Integrated Rural Development Program is a major creditbased self-employment scheme.
• The post of Assistant Project Officer (Women) has beenestablished keeping in mind the Women’s aspects of Integrated Rural DevelopmentProgram (IRDP) and the Department of Women and Children in Rural Areas, DWCRAprogram.

11.Match

• Assam                 –                  Bodoland Pradesh Region District
• Meghalaya           –                  Jaintian Hill District
• Tripura                –                  Tripura Tribal Area District
• Mizoram               –                  Chakma District

12.Correct statement

• District and Territorial Council have the right toassess and collect land swaraj.
• The rule of the Parliamentary State Legislature does notapply in an autonomous district or autonomous region.

13.Statement (A) The post of divisional commissioner was created in 1829for the post establishing contact between the district administration and thestate headquarters.

Reason(R)It is also working at the present time.

• Both A and R are correct but R is not the correctexplanation of A.

14.Statement (A) The post of District Superintendent was created in 1834for police administration related works at the district level.

Reason(R) DistrictSuperintendent is formerly the form of District Officer.

• Both A and R are correct but R is not the correctexplanation of A.

15.Statement (A) The district has a long history as a regional unit ofgovernance in India, starting from the Mauryan period.

Reason(R) InMauryan period the district was called Sarkar.

• A is correct, but R is false

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16.Statement (A) District administration is called ‘a small state in astate’.

Reason(R)It is the job of the district administration to give practical form to the lawsmade by the state administration and which are determined.

• Both A and R are correct but R is not the correctexplanation of A.

17.Statement (A) The functions and duties of the Collector cannot bedirectly explained.

Reason(R)He is the head of the district administration and the representative of thestate government in the district.

• Both A and R and R is the correct explanation of A.

18.Statement (A) The Revenue and General Administration Department andRegistration Department of the District Magistrate Administration are directlyunder the charge of the Collector.

Reason(R)He also has control and influence over all other departments of the districtadministration.

• Both A and R are correct but R is not the correctexplanation of A.

19.Statement (A) The Collector has to ensure the interpretation of theinputs made by various agencies of the district.

Reason(R)The bodies of the Panchayati State require an explanation of all inputsrequired for development.

• A is correct but R is false.

20.Statement (A) The powers and powers of the Collector have increasedafter independence.

Reason(R)Due to the establishment of democratic system and increased control of publicrepresentatives, its actions were curbed.

• A is false, but R is correct