Question

Which article of the constitution lays down that the state shall take steps to organise village panchayats?

Answer 1

Article 40 of theConstitution, which enshrines one of the Directive Principles of State Policy,lays down that the State shall take steps to organise village panchayatsand endow them with such powers and, authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government.

Answer 2

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State which of these were reasons for the defeat of the Congress in 1967. Give reasons for your answer.

(a) The absence of a charismatic leader in the Congress party

(b) Split within the Congress party

(c) Increased mobilisation of regional, ethnic and communal groups

(d) Increased unity among non-Congress parties

(e) Internal differences within the Congress party