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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper V: Indian Constitution and Economy · Question 83 of 200

Q83
Indian PolityPanchayati Raj & Local Government
Which Constitutional Article defines the Panchayat Raj ?
  1. a.243O
  2. b.243
  3. c.243A
  4. d.243I

Answer: (B) 243

Article 243 is the definitions clause of Part IX, defining terms such as Gram Sabha, Panchayat, Panchayat area and village. Article 243A deals with the Gram Sabha's powers, 243I with the State Finance Commission and 243O with the bar on courts interfering in electoral matters.