Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2016 · Polity and Constitution · Question 25

Consider the following statements:<br/>1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.<br/>2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

2 only

  1. Incorrect. Under Article 243F, the minimum age to be a member of a Panchayat is 21 years, not 25 years.
  2. Correct. Under Article 243E, if a Panchayat is reconstituted after premature dissolution, it continues only for the remainder of the original term.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.

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