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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Answer: D. Statement I is wrong: Article 243B says intermediate-level panchayats need not be set up in States with population below 20 lakh. Statement II is wrong: the minimum age is 21 years (Article 243F). Statement III is wrong: the Governor, not the Chief Minister, constitutes the State Finance Commission (Article 243I). All three are not correct.
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Why the other options are wrong
- A. Statement III is also not correct.
- B. Statement I is also not correct.
- C. Statement II is also not correct.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Part IX, Articles 243B, 243F and 243I.
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