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UPSC interview questions on Panchayats and local bodies

Real questions UPSC interview boards asked on Panchayats and local bodies, CSE 2021 to CSE 2025.

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Real questions on Panchayats and local bodies

172 questions in 107 interviews mention panchayat, PRI, gram sabha, local body, municipal.

  • What are the problems of Panchayats / Panchayati Raj?

    Static GS / OpinionProblems / challenges
    Member 4 · Suman Sharma board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Telangana

  • What is the nature of the relationship between Kudumbashree and PRIs in Kerala?

    DAF: Home State (Kerala)Connect two thingsFollow-up
    Member 1 · Dinesh Dasa board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Kerala, Malayalam Literature optional

  • How exactly did women empowerment happen due to the relationship between Kudumbashree and PRIs?

    DAF: Home State (Kerala)How it worksFollow-up
    Member 1 · Dinesh Dasa board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Kerala, Malayalam Literature optional

  • Women's reservation in panchayats?

    Static GS / OpinionOpen prompt on a topic
    Member 2 · B B Swain board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Uttar Pradesh, Hindi Literature optional

  • Why have governments not devolved more power to it? What needs to be done?

    DAF: Home State (Bihar)Why / reasonsFollow-up
    Member 1 · Raj Shukla board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Bihar

  • We have heard about Panchayat Sarkar Bhawans. Why are they so few in Bihar? How are they functioning now? Are they really working or just another government building?

    DAF: Home State (Bihar)Is it working / justified
    Member 1 · Raj Shukla board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Bihar

  • Role of khap panchayats?

    DAF: Home State (Haryana)Open prompt on a topic
    Member 3 · Suman Sharma board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Haryana, Anthropology optional

  • How do we handle the sarpanch pati phenomenon in panchayats?

    Static GS / OpinionWhat should be done
    Member 2 · Dinesh Dasa board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Madhya Pradesh

  • Why are states not devolving power to them?

    Static GS / OpinionWhy / reasonsFollow-up
    Chairperson · Suman Sharma board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Kerala, PSIR optional

  • What role has 33% reservation in PRIs played in women empowerment?

    Static GS / OpinionImpact / importanceFollow-up
    Member 3 · Dinesh Dasa board · CSE 2023 · Candidate: Rajasthan, PSIR optional

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How often it comes up

Share of each year's interviews with at least one question on it.

3.0%

CSE 2021

4.9%

CSE 2022

4.7%

CSE 2023

3.3%

CSE 2024

4.6%

CSE 2025

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