Choose first, then check both the answer and the reason.

21. A municipality's normal constitutional duration is:

A. Five years from first meeting B. Six months only C. Permanent without elections D. Ten years from incorporation

Answer A. Article 243U provides the five-year rule.

22. Following early dissolution, an election is generally due within:

A. Six months B. Six years C. Thirty years D. One day

Answer A. The Constitution sets a six-month rule subject to its remaining-term exception.

23. The constitutional minimum share of local seats reserved for women is:

A. One-third B. One-tenth C. One-half only D. All seats

Answer A. Parts IX and IXA require at least one-third; state law may go further.

24. SC/ST local-seat reservations are constitutionally linked to:

A. Population proportion in the area B. The state's port cargo C. A fixed equal number everywhere D. Municipal tax collection

Answer A. The Constitution links the reserved share to population proportions.

25. Article 243I provides for:

A. State Finance Commission B. Union Election Commission C. Police commission D. River board

Answer A. The SFC reviews panchayat financial position.

26. Which provision extends finance review to municipalities?

A. Article 243Y B. Article 243A C. Article 324 D. Article 19

Answer A. Article 243Y concerns municipal finance review.

27. The Union Finance Commission is under:

A. Article 280 B. Article 243I C. Article 243S D. Article 243ZD

Answer A. Article 280 concerns the Union Finance Commission.

28. Article 243ZD provides for:

A. District Planning Committee B. District police station C. District court D. State Cabinet

Answer A. DPC consolidates local plans for a district draft plan.

29. Article 243ZE provides for:

A. Metropolitan Planning Committee B. Gram Sabha C. RDO D. Municipal tax appeal

Answer A. MPC relates to metropolitan planning.

30. Which plans feed a DPC?

A. Panchayat and municipality plans B. Only police patrol plans C. Only railway timetables D. Only private contracts

Answer A. The DPC consolidates rural and urban local plans.