UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2025

Consider the following statements: I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States. II. To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person needs to attain the age of thirty years. III. The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at intermediate levels and to make recommendations regarding the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes and duties leviable by the State, between the State and Panchayats at the intermediate level. Which of the statements given above are not correct?

  1. I and II only
  2. II and III only
  3. I and III only
  4. I, II and III

Answer

Correct Answer

I, II and III

Explanation

The intermediate level of Panchayats does not exist in all States; smaller States (with population below a specified threshold) may not have this tier under Article 243B (Statement I incorrect). The minimum age to contest and be a member of a Panchayat is 21 years, not 30 (Statement II incorrect). It is the Governor, not the Chief Minister, who constitutes a Finance Commission (under Article 243-I) to review the finances of Panchayats and recommend distribution of resources (Statement III incorrect). All three statements are incorrect.

Topics: 73rd amendment, panchayati raj, polity