Question= What is known as the Panchayat Samiti.
Answer= The intermedicate body at the block level is known by different names in different states, like Panchayat Samiti.

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Question= Under the system of local- self government which local body discharges judicial functions in a rural area.
Answer= {1} Nayaya Panchayat.
{2} Panchayati adalat. 

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Question= Who is the head of the village Panchayat.
Answer= Sarpanch is the head of the village Panchayat.

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Question= Name one difference between local government and local- self government unit.
Answer= {1} Local government = In local government the administrative of a locality is looked after by the officials appointed by the state.
{2} Local- self government = Local self government consists of elected representatives. They receive government grants for their activities like sanitation, providing elementary education and settling disputes. 

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Question= Name the three tier institution of the Panchayati Raj.
Answer= The three tier institution of the Panchayati Raj are=
{1} Gram Panchayats at village level.
{2} Panchayat Samiti at block level or middle level.
{3} Zila Parishad at District level.

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Question= What is Gram Sabha.
Answer= Gram Sabha is the general body of each village. The gram sabha elect village panchayat.

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Question= Give two advantages of having local-self government.
Answer= The two advantages of having local-self government are=
{1} The local institution provide a training ground for local leadership and to gain necessary experience for undertaking bigger challenges at the state or the national level.
{2} Local people know their problems well and are best judges of their own needs and requirments.   

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