Now we have reached nearly the end of the book with 11th chapter Grassroots Democracy: Local Government in Rural Areas. We have again carefully selected these questions that covers the three-tier Panchayati Raj system, Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zila Parishad, and historical references like the Arthasastra. Do solve these multiple-choice questions that is going to test your factual knowledge and conceptual understanding. The MCQs will help you in exam preparation.
30 MCQ Questions for Class 6 Social Science Chapter 11 Grassroots Democracy – Part 2 Local Government in Rural Areas
Question 1: Who said, “The real India lives in its villages”?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) B.R. Ambedkar
d) Sardar Patel
Answer:
b) Mahatma Gandhi
Question 2: Approximately how many villages are there in India?
a) 4,000
b) 8,000
c) 60,000
d) 600,000
Answer:
d) 600,000
Question 3: What fraction of India’s population lives in rural areas?
a) One-third
b) Two-thirds
c) Half
d) Three-fourths
Answer:
b) Two-thirds
Question 4: Which village is described as an example in the foothills of the Himalayas with 200 houses and 700 people?
a) Hiware Bazar
b) Tarangfal
c) Khankhandvi
d) Lakshmanpur
Answer:
d) Lakshmanpur
Question 5: What is the system of local government in Indian villages called?
a) Sabha system
b) Panchayat or Panchayati Raj
c) Sangh system
d) Jan Sabha
Answer:
b) Panchayat or Panchayati Raj
Question 6: Panchayati Raj is a form of ___.
a) Dictatorship
b) Self-government
c) Centralized power
d) Monarchy
Answer:
b) Self-government
Question 7: At how many levels does the Panchayati Raj system function?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
Answer:
c) Three – village, block, and district
Question 8: What is the name of the Gram Panchayat’s head or president?
a) Mukhiya
b) Sarpanch/Pradhan
c) Panchayat Secretary
d) Patwari
Answer:
b) Sarpanch/Pradhan
Question 9: Members of the Gram Panchayat are elected by the ___.
a) Zila Parishad
b) Panchayat Samiti
c) Gram Sabha
d) State Legislature
Answer:
c) Gram Sabha
Question 10: Which of these statements about the Gram Sabha is correct?
a) Only men can participate
b) Only Sarpanch participates
c) All adult voters of the village participate
d) Only elected representatives participate
Answer:
c) All adult voters of the village participate
Question 11: Who became the transgender Sarpanch of Tarangfal village in Maharashtra in 2017?
a) Vandana Bahadur Maida
b) Popatrao Pawar
c) Dnyaneshwar Kamble
d) Bunker Roy
Answer:
c) Dnyaneshwar Kamble
Question 12: Vandana Bahadur Maida, the first female Sarpanch of her Bhil village, belongs to which state?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer:
c) Madhya Pradesh
Question 13: Who transformed Hiware Bazar into a prosperous village through water conservation and tree plantation?
a) Anna Hazare
b) Bunker Roy
c) Dnyaneshwar Kamble
d) Popatrao Pawar
Answer:
d) Popatrao Pawar
Question 14: Popatrao Pawar was awarded the Padma Shri in which year?
a) 2017
b) 2018
c) 2019
d) 2020
Answer:
d) 2020
Question 15: Who assists the Gram Panchayat by performing administrative duties like maintaining records?
a) Sarpanch
b) Patwari
c) Panchayat Secretary
d) MLA
Answer:
c) Panchayat Secretary
Question 16: Who maintains land records in many villages of India?
a) Collector
b) Patwari
c) MLA
d) Zila Parishad member
Answer:
b) Patwari
Question 17: The Child-Friendly Panchayat Initiative encourages the participation of ___.
a) Elders only
b) Teachers only
c) Children
d) Government officials
Answer:
c) Children
Question 18: Which state’s Bal Panchayats have worked to eliminate child labour and child marriage?
a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Sikkim
d) Rajasthan
Answer:
b) Maharashtra
Question 19: Which Gram Panchayat in Sikkim was declared child-friendly for building safe school walls and kitchens?
a) Lakshmanpur
b) Tarangfal
c) Sangkhu Radhu Khandu
d) Hiware Bazar
Answer:
c) Sangkhu Radhu Khandu
Question 20: Which initiative in Rajasthan empowered underprivileged children through democratic participation?
a) Bal Sabha
b) Child-Friendly Panchayat
c) Children’s Parliament (Barefoot College)
d) Bal Yuva Sabha
Answer:
c) Children’s Parliament (Barefoot College)
Question 21: The Children’s Parliament in Rajasthan received the World’s Children’s Honorary Award in which year?
a) 1995
b) 1999
c) 2001
d) 2005
Answer:
c) 2001
Question 22: Which Panchayat institution functions at the block level?
a) Gram Panchayat
b) Panchayat Samiti
c) Zila Parishad
d) MLA Sabha
Answer:
b) Panchayat Samiti
Question 23: Which Panchayat institution functions at the district level?
a) Gram Panchayat
b) Panchayat Samiti
c) Zila Parishad
d) Vidhan Sabha
Answer:
c) Zila Parishad
Question 24: The Panchayat Samiti acts as a link between ___.
a) Zila Parishad and MLA
b) Gram Panchayat and Zila Parishad
c) State and Central government
d) Sarpanch and Governor
Answer:
b) Gram Panchayat and Zila Parishad
Question 25: Which government scheme is mentioned as being supported through Panchayati Raj coordination for rural roads?
a) PM Awas Yojana
b) PM Gram Sadak Yojana
c) MNREGA
d) Jal Jeevan Mission
Answer:
b) PM Gram Sadak Yojana
Question 26: What fraction of Panchayat seats are reserved for women?
a) One-fourth
b) One-third
c) Half
d) Two-thirds
Answer:
b) One-third
Question 27: Which section of government has the authority over Panchayati Raj institutions?
a) Central government
b) State government
c) District Magistrate
d) Lok Sabha
Answer:
b) State government
Question 28: Who wrote the ancient text Arthasastra on governance around 2,300 years ago?
a) Ashoka
b) Kautilya/Chanakya
c) Kalidasa
d) Patanjali
Answer:
b) Kautilya/Chanakya
Question 29: In the Arthasastra, the unit called sangrahaṇa referred to headquarters for how many villages?
a) 10 villages
b) 100 villages
c) 400 villages
d) 800 villages
Answer:
a) 10 villages
Question 30: What was the headquarters for 100 villages called in the Arthasastra?
a) Sthaniya
b) Dronamukha
c) Karvatika
d) Sangrahana
Answer:
c) Karvatika
Question 31: What was the headquarters for 400 villages called in the Arthasastra?
a) Sthaniya
b) Dronamukha
c) Karvatika
d) Sangrahana
Answer:
b) Dronamukha
Question 32: What was the headquarters for 800 villages called in the Arthasastra?
a) Sangrahana
b) Dronamukha
c) Karvatika
d) Sthaniya
Answer:
d) Sthaniya
Question 33: The Panchayati Raj system allows villagers to take an active part in the ___ of their villages.
a) wars
b) management and development
c) destruction
d) isolation
Answer:
b) management and development
Question 34: Panchayati Raj works through both ___ participation and elected representatives.
a) Judicial
b) Direct
c) Military
d) Professional
Answer:
b) Direct
15 Class 6 Social Science Chapter 11 Fill in the Blanks with Answers
1. About ___ of India’s population lives in rural areas.
Answer:
two-thirds
2. The Panchayat system in villages is also known as ___ Raj.
Answer:
Panchayati
3. The Panchayati Raj system functions at ___ levels – village, block, and district.
Answer:
three
4. The group of adult voters in a village who elect Panchayat members is called the ___.
Answer:
Gram Sabha
5. The elected head of the Gram Panchayat is called the ___ or ___.
Answer:
Sarpanch, Pradhan
6. In 2017, ___, a transgender person, was elected Sarpanch of Tarangfal village in Maharashtra.
Answer:
Dnyaneshwar Kamble
7. Vandana Bahadur Maida from Madhya Pradesh became the first female ___ of her Bhil village.
Answer:
Sarpanch
8. Hiware Bazar village in Maharashtra was transformed by ___ Pawar through rainwater harvesting and tree plantation.
Answer:
Popatrao
9. The Gram Panchayat is assisted by a ___ Secretary who maintains records and calls meetings.
Answer:
Panchayat
10. The officer who maintains land records in villages is called the ___.
Answer:
Patwari
11. The Child-Friendly Panchayat Initiative encourages the participation of children through ___ Sabhas and Bal Panchayats.
Answer:
Bal
12. In Sikkim, the ___ Gram Panchayat was declared child-friendly for improving school safety and midday meals.
Answer:
Sangkhu Radhu Khandu
13. The ‘Children’s Parliament’ initiative in Rajasthan was started by ___ Roy’s Barefoot College.
Answer:
Bunker
14. According to the Arthasastra, a sangrahaṇa was the headquarters for every ___ villages.
Answer:
10
15. In the Panchayati Raj system, ___ of the seats are reserved for women.
Answer:
one-third
11 True or False type Questions for Social Science Chapter 11 Grassroots Democracy – Part 2 Local Government in Rural Areas
Question 1. About two-thirds of India’s population lives in rural areas. (True/False)
Answer:
True
Question 2. The Panchayati Raj system is a form of centralized government. (True/False)
Answer:
False — It is a form of self-government at the village level.
Question 3. The Gram Sabha consists only of the elected members of the Gram Panchayat. (True/False)
Answer:
False — It consists of all adult voters of the village.
Question 4. The elected head of a Gram Panchayat is called a Sarpanch or Pradhan. (True/False)
Answer:
True
Question 5. Dnyaneshwar Kamble, a transgender person, was elected Sarpanch of Tarangfal village in Maharashtra. (True/False)
Answer:
True
Question 6. Vandana Bahadur Maida, a Bhil woman, was the first female Sarpanch of her village in Rajasthan. (True/False)
Answer:
False — She was from Madhya Pradesh.
Question 7. Popatrao Pawar of Hiware Bazar received the Padma Shri in 2020 for his work in water conservation. (True/False)
Answer:
True
Question 8. The Panchayat Secretary assists the Gram Panchayat by keeping records and calling meetings. (True/False)
Answer:
True
Question 9. The Patwari is responsible for maintaining village land records. (True/False)
Answer:
True
Question 10. The Children’s Parliament initiative in Rajasthan was started by Mahatma Gandhi. (True/False)
Answer:
False — It was started by Bunker Roy’s Barefoot College.
Question 11. According to the Arthasastra, a Sthaniya was the headquarters for 800 villages. (True/False)
Answer:
True
6 Assertion-Reason Questions for Social Science Chapter 11
1. Assertion (A): Panchayati Raj is considered the foundation of grassroots democracy in India.
Reason (R): It enables villagers to directly participate in decision-making for local governance.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Answer:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Assertion (A): The Gram Sabha includes only the elected members of the Gram Panchayat.
Reason (R): The Gram Sabha is formed by all adult voters of a village, not just the elected representatives.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Answer:
(d) A is false, but R is true
3. Assertion (A): Examples like Dnyaneshwar Kamble in Maharashtra and Vandana Bahadur Maida in Madhya Pradesh show inclusiveness in rural governance.
Reason (R): Panchayati Raj allows people from diverse genders, communities, and backgrounds to become Sarpanchs.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Answer:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
4. Assertion (A): Child-friendly Panchayats in states like Sikkim and Maharashtra prove that children have no role in local governance.
Reason (R): In reality, these Panchayats encouraged Bal Sabhas and Bal Panchayats where children actively contributed to addressing issues like child labour and school safety.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Answer:
(d) A is false, but R is true
5. Assertion (A): Panchayat Samiti at the block level and Zila Parishad at the district level coordinate development programmes across villages.
Reason (R): Higher levels of Panchayati Raj act as links between local Gram Panchayats and state-level governance.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Answer:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
6. Assertion (A): The Arthasastra written by Kautilya shows that local self-governance in India has roots going back over 2,000 years.
Reason (R): It described units like sangrahaṇa, karvatika, dronamukha, and sthaniya, which managed groups of villages.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Answer:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Class 6 Social Science MCQ
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- MCQ on Oceans and Continents for Chapter 2 Class 6
- MCQ on Landforms and Life for Chapter 3 Class 6
- MCQ on Timeline and Sources of History for Chapter 4 Class 6
- MCQ on India, That Is Bharat for Chapter 5 Class 6
- MCQ on The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation for Chapter 6 Class 6
- MCQ on India’s Cultural Roots for Chapter 7 Class 6
- MCQ on Unity in Diversity, or ‘Many in the One’ for Chapter 8 Class 6
- MCQ on Family and Community for Chapter 9 Class 6
- MCQ on Grassroots Democracy – Part 1 Governance for Chapter 10 Class 6
- MCQ on Grassroots Democracy – Part 3 Local Government in Urban Areas for Chapter 12 Class 6
- MCQ on The Value of Work for Chapter 13 Class 6
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