The administrative departments of the state or central governments exercise control over local bodies:

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Local governments are found only in: _____________?

   A. Unitary form of government
   B. Federal form of government
   C. Dictatorships
   D. In all form of governments

7. In these days local governments are trying to: __________?

   A. Demand more autonomy
   B. Have more dependence on central government
   C. Maintain status quo
   D. Ignore their responsibility

8. The main reason for the creation of local governments is: ___________?

   A. To reduce the work of the central government
   B. To effectively deal international problems
   C. To strengthen a particular political system
   D. To make political party system work successfully
   E. None of the above

9. The local governments enjoy:

   A. No autonomy
   B. Complete autonomy
   C. Autonomy within the limits prescribed by statutes
   D. None of the above

10. The local governments are:

    A. Sovereign
    B. Self-created
    C. Creation of central or state governments
    D. None of the above