A. Increasingly independent of the state government
B. Increasingly dependent on the state government
C. Completely sovereign
D. None of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of the following is true about loan raising of local self-government bodies?
A. These can float loans on their own
B. These can’t raise any loan
C. These can raise loans with the approval of central government
D. These can raise loans with the approval of state government - Which one of the following does not fall under the category of administrative control over local self-government bodies?
A. State government can appoint administrative officers
B. State government can disapprove bye-laws of these body
C. State government can appoint inspecting officers
D. State governments can stop grant-in-aid
E. State governments can propagate against the quality of their work - Which one of the following factors has contributed to the growing dependence of the local bodies on the state?
A. Improved means of transport and communication
B. Growing tendency towards provision of uniform administration
C. Tendency on the part of state government, like any other government, to increase its powers
D. All the above factors - The local bodies: ________________________?
A. Can raise loans on their own
B. Cannot raise loans
C. Can raise loans only with the prior sanction of the state
D. None of the above - Judicial control over local bodies aims at: _______________________?
A. Ensuring that they are discharging their obligations within the limits of the statute
B. Prevention of undue interference by the executive in the working of local bodies
C. Ensuring non-intervention by political parties in local affairs
D. None of the above - Which one the following has been wrongly listed as a tool for the exercise of administrative control over local bodies?
A. Through provision of advice in technical and specialized fields
B. Through inspections
C. Enactment of budgets of local bodies
D. Through grants in aid - The administrative departments of the state or central governments exercise control over local bodies:
A. By formulating their budgets
B. Through their power to approve or reject the bye laws, schemes and resolutions of local bodies
C. Recruiting all the official of the local bodies
D. Through none of the above methods - Which one of the following functions is not performed by the local government bodies?
A. Health and sanitation
B. Protection of life and property
C. Construction of roads, bridges, public baths, etC.
D. Maintenance of police force - Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a justification for state control or supervision over local bodies?
A. Control ensures greater efficiency in municipal services
B. It keeps a check on powerful local interests which may operate against the common interest
C. It provides necessary finances to the proper areas for provision of welfare services
D. It ensures diversity in municipal services - The legislative wing of the state or central government exercises control over local bodies:
A. By passing their budgets
B. By enacting necessary laws for these bodies
C. By prescribing their organizations and functions through statutes
D. Through all the above methods
