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SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 34

SSC CGL - 25 Sep 2025 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q34

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Which Constitutional Amendment made it mandatory for States to establish Panchayati Raj Institutions as units of local self-governance?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 73rd Amendment.

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 made it mandatory for states to establish a three-tier Panchayati Raj system. It added Part IX and the 11th Schedule to the Constitution, constitutionalizing rural local self-governance.

Other Options:

  • 42nd Amendment: Known as the "Mini-Constitution," it added the words Socialist, Secular, and Integrity to the Preamble and introduced Fundamental Duties.

  • 44th Amendment: Nullified several dictatorial provisions of the 42nd Amendment and changed the "Right to Property" to a legal right.

  • 74th Amendment: Urban counterpart to the 73rd Amendment, it granted constitutional status to urban local bodies like Municipalities (Nagarpalikas).