QUESTION

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Indian Polity

Prelims 2025

Consider the following statements:

I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States. II. To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person should attain the age of thirty years. III. The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at the intermediate levels and to make recommendations regarding the distribution of net proceeds of taxes and duties, leviable by the State, between the State and Panchayats at the intermediate level.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

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Explanation

Statement I: Incorrect Intermediate-level Panchayats are not mandatory in all states; states with population under 20 lakhs may skip this tier.

Statement II: Incorrect Minimum age to be a Panchayat member is 21 years, not 30.

Statement III: Incorrect State Finance Commission is constituted by the Governor, not the Chief Minister.

Correct Answer: All three statements are incorrect.

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