Consider the following statements :
- 1.The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
- 2.A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: the minimum age to be a Panchayat member is 21 years, not 25. Statement 2 is correct: a Panchayat reconstituted after early dissolution continues only for the rest of the original five-year term. So only 2.
Watch for: 25 is the age for the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, so students apply it to Panchayats.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the minimum age is 21, not 25.
- C. Wrong because Statement 1 is false.
- D. Wrong because Statement 2 is correct.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Article 243F(1)(a) and Article 243E(4)
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