Question

The Panchayati Raj is included in the
1. Union List
2. Residuary List
3. State List
4. Concurrent List

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : State List

The correct answer is State List.

• Panchayati Raj is included in the State list.
• Panchayati Raj (Council of five officials) is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities.
• Part IX of the Indian Constitution is the section of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats.
• It stipulates that in states or Union Territories with more than two million inhabitants there are three levels of Panchayati Raj Institutions:
  • the Gram Panchayats at village level
  • the Panchayat Samiti at the block level and
  • the Zila Parishad at the district level. 

Important subjects:

Union List	State List	Concurrent List
Defense	Police	Education
Foreign Affairs	Public order	Marriage
President	Panchayat	Newspaper
Railways	Agriculture	Wildlife protection