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UPSC Prelims 2025 · Polity · Panchayats & Municipalities
Consider the following statements. Which of them are not correct?
- Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States.
- To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person should attain the age of thirty years.
- The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at the intermediate levels.
- (a) I and II only
- (b) II and III only
- (c) I and III only
- (d) I, II and III
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (d) I, II and III
All three are wrong: 20-lakh exemption, age 21, Governor’s commission.
Statement by statement
1. ✗ WRONG — Art. 243B(2) States with a population below 20 lakh need not have the intermediate (block) tier.
2. ✗ WRONG — 21 years Art. 243F: a person qualified for the State legislature is qualified, except that 21 years is enough.
3. ✗ WRONG — Governor, Art. 243I The Governor constitutes the State Finance Commission every five years.
The idea
The 73rd Amendment in numbers: 3 tiers (middle tier optional below 20 lakh) · 5-year term; election within 6 months of dissolution · 21 years minimum age · one-third seats for women · State Election Commission (243K) · State Finance Commission (243I) · Eleventh Schedule, 29 subjects.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Misses III — the Governor, not the CM, sets up the State Finance Commission.
(b) Misses I — small States can skip the middle tier.
(c) Misses II — the minimum age is 21, not 30.
The trap
The question asks which are NOT correct. Read the stem twice, then mark each statement true or false before looking at the options.
🔒 Panchayats: middle tier optional < 20 lakh · age 21 · SFC by the Governor (243I) · SEC (243K) · 29 subjects (11th Schedule).
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