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Q: Which was the first state of India to adopt the Panchayati Raj system in the year 1959?
  • A. Odisha
  • B. Rajasthan
  • C. Karnataka
  • D. Bihar
Correct Answer: Option B - Rajasthan has the distinction of being a pioneer in accepting the scheme of democratic decentralization envisaging a three-tier system of representative bodies at the village, block, and district levels. The system later came to be known as Panchayati Raj, which was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2ⁿᵈ October 1959 at Nagaur in Rajasthan.
B. Rajasthan has the distinction of being a pioneer in accepting the scheme of democratic decentralization envisaging a three-tier system of representative bodies at the village, block, and district levels. The system later came to be known as Panchayati Raj, which was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2ⁿᵈ October 1959 at Nagaur in Rajasthan.

Explanations:

Rajasthan has the distinction of being a pioneer in accepting the scheme of democratic decentralization envisaging a three-tier system of representative bodies at the village, block, and district levels. The system later came to be known as Panchayati Raj, which was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2ⁿᵈ October 1959 at Nagaur in Rajasthan.