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Municipalities: 13 previous year questions

UPSC has asked 13 questions on Municipalities between 1991 and 2026: CSE 6 · CAPF 4 · NDA 2 · CDS 1. 5 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 6 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.

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NDA2026 · 1MunicipalitiesOn card POL 9·2

Consider the following pairs with reference to the Constitution of India : I. Part IX A The Municipalities II. Part IX B The Cooperative Societies III. Part X Relations between the Union and States IV. Part XII Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Part IX-A → Municipalities | Part IX-B → Cooperative Societies | Part XII → Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits | NOT: Part X → Union–State relations
CAPF2024Municipalities

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Commission/ Committee) (Suggested Reform in Civil Services Examination)

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.
CAPF2014MunicipalitiesOn card POL 9·2

Which of the following is/are true regarding Urban Local Bodies in India ? 1. The Constitution 74th Amendment Act envisages three types of urban local bodies, namely Municipal Corporation, Municipality and City Council 2. Municipal Corporations are established in cities with population greater than 1 million 3. Bombay and Calcutta Corporations were the first Municipal Corporations that were established during British time Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Urban local bodies → 74th Amendment envisages three types | Municipal Corporations for cities over 1 million | NOT: Bombay and Calcutta corporations were the first
CSE2000MunicipalitiesOn card POL 9·2

A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that: [2000]

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Answer C (official UPSC key)Validity of a student's nomination to a Municipal Council depends on → his name being on the voters' list
CSE1995MunicipalitiesOn card POL 8·3

Which of the following are matters on which a constitutional amendment is possible only with the ratification of the legislature of not less than one-half of the states? [1995] 1. Election of the President 2. Representation of states in the Parliament 3. Lists in the 7th Schedule 4. Abolition of the Legislature Council in a State Select the correct option

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Amendment needing ratification by half the States → election of the President | States' representation in Parliament | Seventh Schedule Lists | NOT: abolition of a State Legislative Council
CSE1995MunicipalitiesOn card POL 9·1

Which one of the following is incorrect in respect of Local Government in India? [1995]

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Local government → NOT correct: 30% of local-body seats reserved for women

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