World Local Government Systems and England Important MCQs
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- In which year local Government System was introduced in the world?
a. 1880
b. 790
c. 1011
d. 990
- What does zemstvo mean in Russian?
a. Good Governance
b. Sovereignty
c. Local Government
d. None of these
- Which is the smallest unit of Local Government in Russia?
a. Union Councils
b. Cantons
c. Counties
d. Civil parish
- Cantons are the administrative units of?
a. Russia
b. Switzerland
c. France
d. Canada
- Which is the smallest unit of Local Government in the United Kingdom?
a. Union Councils
b. Cantons
c. Counties
d. Civil parish
Note:- Counties, which may be single tier unitary authorities, or divided into districts ( also known as boroughs in some areas). In most areas, there is a lower tier of government, civil parish, with limited functions. Most civil parishes are in rural areas, but if the parish is a town the parish council may be called a town council. In a few cases the parish is a city, and the parish council is called a city council.
Note 2:- Local Government in Scotland is arranged on the lines of unitary authorities, with the nation divided into 32 council areas.
Note 3:- Wales has a uniform system of 22 unitary authorities, bout to as counties or county boroughs. There are also communities, equivalent to parishes.
Note 4:- The system of local government is different in each of the four countries of the United Kingdom. In total there are 426 local authorities in the UK. 346 of these are in England, 26 in Northern Ireland, 32 in Scotland and 22 are in Wales.
- Which is the smallest unit of local Government in Pakistan?
a. Union Councils
b. Towns
c. Tehsils
d. Districts
- Which is the smallest unit of Local Government in Sweden?
a. Union Councils
b. Cantons
c. County Councils
d. Municipal assembly
- Which is the smallest unit of Local Government in Canada?
a. Union Councils
b. Cantons
c. Municipalities
d. Communes
- Which is the smallest unit of local government in Norway?
a. Union Councils
b. Cantons
c. Communes
d. Kommune
Note:- Norway’s regional administration is organized in 19 countries (fylke), with 18 of them subdivided into 431 municipalities (commune).
- Which is the smallest unit of local Government in Spain?
a. Union Councils
b. Cantons
c. Municipalities
d. Communes
Note: Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities, which in turn are divided into 50 provinces. There are also two autonomous cities: those of Ceuta and Melilla. Finally, each province comprises a number of municipalities.
- Which is the smallest unit of Local Government in France?
a. Union Councils
b. Cantons
c. Communes
d. Districts
Note: According to its Constitution of 1958, France has 3 levels of local government. 22 Regions (including Corsica) and 4 Regions d’outre-mer and 96 departments and 5 departments d’outre-mer. There are 36679 municipalities (in French: Communes).
- Who initiated a plan for Basic Democracies, a measure to create a system of local government from the grassroots?
a. General Yahya Khan
b. General Ayub Khan
c. General Pervez Musharaf
d. General Zia ul Haq
13. In the UK Counties are single-tier unitary authorities or divided into districts. Districts are also known as boroughs in some areas
a. Communes
b. Cantons
c. Zemstvo
d. Boroughs
- In which country first local government system was introduced in the world?
a. British
b. Canada
c. Norway
d. Greece
- The most sweeping change in British was the Local Government Act 1972, which resulted system of counties and districts being introduced in
a. 1973
b. 1972
c. 1974
d. 1977
- The local government Act 1972 introduced in a uniform
a. One-tier system
b. Two-tier system
c. Three tier system
d. Four tier system
- Under the local government Act 1972, Two-tier systems of local government are
a. Parishes and Districts
b. Shires and Districts
c. Counties and Districts
d. Note of these
- In 790 the Kingdom of Wessex was divided into administrative unites known as
a. Parishes
b. Shires
c. Counties
d. Districts
- Each shire was governed by an Ealdorman, a major nobleman of Wessex appointed to the post by the
a. Judge
b. Speaker
c. King
d. Parliament
- The term “Ealdorman” (meaning ‘elder-man’) gradually merged with the Scandinavian Eorl/Jarl (designating and important chieftain), to form the modern
a. Lord
b. Mayor
c. Earl
d. Admin
- The development of modern government in England, in general, began with the
a. Great Reform Act of 1830
b. Great Reform Act of 1831
c. Great Reform Act of 1832
d. Great Reform Act of 1834
- After the reform of parliamentary constituencies, the boroughs established royal charter during the previous seven centuries were reformed by the
a. Municipal Corporations Act 1832
b. Municipal Corporations Act 1833
c. Municipal Corporations Act 1832
d. Municipal Corporations Act of 1834
- The 1894 Act formed an Official system of __________, separated from the ecclesiastical parishes, to carry on some of these responsibilities
a. Civil Counties
b. Civil parishes
c. Civil Shires
d. Note of these
- The next attempt at reform was by the local government Act 1958, which established the local government commission for England and the local government commission for ______ to carry out reviews of existing local Government structures and recommend reforms
a. Wales
b. Ireland
c. Scotland
d. Note of these
- The reforms arising from the local government Act of 1972 resulted in the most uniform and simplified system of local government which has been used in
a. England
b. Sweden
c. Norway
d. Canada
- The aim of the act _______was to establish a uniform two-tier system across the country
a. Local Government Act of 1971
b. Local Government Act of 1972
c. Local Government Act of 1973
d. Local Government Act of 1974
- The new system of local government under local Government Act of 1972 came into force
a. 1 April 1973
b. 1 April 1974
c. 1 April 1975
d. 1 April 1976
Note: This uniform two-tier system lasted only 12 years. In 1986, the metropolitan county councils and Greater London were abolished under the Local Government Act 1985.
- The Local Government Act 1992 established a commission______ to examine the issues, and make recommendations on where unitary authorities should be established
a. Local Government Commission for Scotland
b. Local Government Commission for County
c. Local Government Commission for England
d. Local Government Commission for district
- The local government Act 1992 was considered too expensive to make the system entirely unitary, and also there would doubtlessly be cases where the_____ functioned well.
a. One tier system
b. Two tier system
c. Three tier system
d. Four tier system
- Below the district level, a district may be divided into several
a. Civil Counties
b. Civil parishes
c. Civil shires
d. Note of these
Note: Typical activities undertaken by a parish council include allotments, parks, public clocks, and entering Britain in Bloom.
- Which is the smallest unit of local government in Turkey?
a. Union Councils
b. Cantons
c. llceler
d. Iller
Note: The territory of Turkey is subdivided into 81 provinces are organized into 7 regions for census purposes. However, they do not represent an administrative structure. Each province is divided into districts, for a total of 923 districts (llceler).
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