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50 questions covering every section of the note.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Administration and Law · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
Which Article of the Constitution of Nepal provides for three levels of state structure?
- A) Article 56 ✔
- B) Article 50
- C) Article 74
- D) Article 217
Why: Article 56 sets three levels of state structure: federation, provinces and local levels.
How many local levels are there in Nepal?
- A) 744
- B) 753 ✔
- C) 761
- D) 775
Why: 753 local levels: 6 metropolitan, 11 sub-metropolitan, 276 municipalities, 460 rural municipalities.
How many metropolitan cities are there in Nepal?
- A) 4
- B) 11
- C) 13
- D) 6 ✔
Why: 6: Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Pokhara, Bharatpur, Biratnagar and Birgunj.
How many sub-metropolitan cities are there in Nepal?
- A) 11 ✔
- B) 6
- C) 9
- D) 13
Why: There are 11 sub-metropolitan cities.
How many rural municipalities (gaunpalika) are there in Nepal?
- A) 276
- B) 293
- C) 481
- D) 460 ✔
Why: There are 460 rural municipalities.
How many wards are there in all local levels together?
- A) 6,743 ✔
- B) 6,553
- C) 7,053
- D) 3,915
Why: There are 6,743 wards in all.
Which schedule of the Constitution lists the exclusive powers of the local level?
- A) Schedule 5
- B) Schedule 6
- C) Schedule 7
- D) Schedule 8 ✔
Why: Schedule 8 lists local levels' exclusive powers.
Which schedule lists the concurrent powers of the federation, province and local level?
- A) Schedule 6
- B) Schedule 7
- C) Schedule 8
- D) Schedule 9 ✔
Why: Schedule 9 lists powers shared by all three levels.
Schedule 7 of the Constitution contains:
- A) Federal powers
- B) Provincial powers
- C) Concurrent powers of the federation and provinces ✔
- D) Local powers
Why: Schedule 7 lists powers shared by the federation and provinces.
Residual powers not listed in any schedule belong to:
- A) The federation ✔
- B) The local level
- C) The province
- D) The District Coordination Committee
Why: Residual powers belong to the federation (Article 58).
Who chairs the judicial committee of a municipality?
- A) Mayor
- B) Deputy Mayor ✔
- C) Chief Administrative Officer
- D) Ward chairperson
Why: The Deputy Mayor coordinates the municipal judicial committee (Vice-chair in a rural municipality).
How many members does a local judicial committee have?
- A) Two
- B) Three ✔
- C) Five
- D) Seven
Why: The judicial committee has three members.
A ward committee consists of the ward chairperson and how many ward members?
- A) Two
- B) Three
- C) Four ✔
- D) Five
Why: A ward committee has a chair and four ward members.
How many women members are elected by the assembly to a Municipal Executive?
- A) Three
- B) Four
- C) Five ✔
- D) Six
Why: The municipal assembly elects five women members to the Municipal Executive.
The Local Government Operation Act was enacted in:
- A) 2074 BS ✔
- B) 2072 BS
- C) 2073 BS
- D) 2075 BS
Why: The Local Government Operation Act was enacted in 2074 BS.
Which constitutional body recommends the sharing of revenue and grants among the three levels?
- A) Election Commission
- B) National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission ✔
- C) Public Service Commission
- D) National Planning Commission
Why: The National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission (Articles 250–251).
Which of these is NOT one of the four types of grants under the Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangement Act?
- A) Fiscal equalisation grant
- B) Conditional grant
- C) Performance bonus grant ✔
- D) Special grant
Why: The four grants are fiscal equalisation, conditional, complementary and special. 'Performance bonus grant' is not one of them.
VAT collected on domestic goods is shared between the federal, provincial and local levels in the ratio:
- A) 50:25:25
- B) 60:20:20
- C) 80:10:10
- D) 70:15:15 ✔
Why: VAT and internal excise are shared 70% federal, 15% provinces, 15% local levels.
The Inter-Provincial Council is chaired by:
- A) The President
- B) The Prime Minister ✔
- C) The Speaker
- D) The Chief Justice
Why: The Prime Minister chairs the Inter-Province Council (Article 234).
The District Coordination Committee is provided for in which Article?
- A) Article 214
- B) Article 217
- C) Article 220 ✔
- D) Article 234
Why: Article 220 provides for the District Assembly and District Coordination Committee.
The Constitution of Nepal 2072 was promulgated in (AD):
- A) 2015 ✔
- B) 2008
- C) 2017
- D) 2022
Why: It was promulgated on 20 September 2015.
How many municipalities (nagarpalika) are there?
- A) 276 ✔
- B) 293
- C) 460
- D) 753
Why: There are 276 municipalities (not counting metropolitan and sub-metropolitan cities).
How many districts does Nepal have?
- A) 77 ✔
- B) 75
- C) 7
- D) 14
Why: Nepal has 77 districts.
The DCC is provided in Article:
- A) 220 ✔
- B) 217
- C) 214
- D) 56
Why: Article 220.
Local elections under the new Constitution were held in 2074 and:
- A) 2079 ✔
- B) 2077
- C) 2081
- D) 2084
Why: Local elections were held in 2074 BS and again in 2079 BS.
The term of local elected bodies is:
- A) 5 years ✔
- B) 4 years
- C) 3 years
- D) 6 years
Why: Local elected officials serve a 5-year term.
Distribution of state power is in Article:
- A) 57 ✔
- B) 56
- C) 58
- D) 220
Why: Article 57 distributes state power according to Schedules 5–9.
Defence and foreign affairs are in Schedule:
- A) 5 ✔
- B) 6
- C) 8
- D) 9
Why: Defence and foreign affairs are federal powers in Schedule 5.
Province police is in Schedule:
- A) 6 ✔
- B) 5
- C) 8
- D) 9
Why: Province police is a provincial power in Schedule 6.
Basic and secondary education is a power of the:
- A) Local level (Schedule 8) ✔
- B) Federation only
- C) Province only
- D) Courts
Why: Basic and secondary education is a local power in Schedule 8.
Residual powers belong to the federation under Article:
- A) 58 ✔
- B) 57
- C) 56
- D) 220
Why: Article 58.
The Province Head is appointed by the:
- A) President ✔
- B) Chief Minister
- C) Prime Minister
- D) Chief Justice
Why: The President.
The Chief Minister is the leader of the:
- A) Majority party in the Provincial Assembly ✔
- B) Federal Parliament
- C) Supreme Court
- D) Local assembly
Why: The Chief Minister is the leader of the majority party (or can command a majority) in the Provincial Assembly.
Provincial Assembly members are elected 60% by FPTP and:
- A) 40% by proportional system ✔
- B) 50% by PR
- C) 30% by PR
- D) 20% nominated
Why: 40% by the proportional system.
A provincial law conflicting with federal law is:
- A) Void to the extent of conflict ✔
- B) Fully valid
- C) Above federal law
- D) Automatically federal
Why: A provincial law is void to the extent it conflicts with federal law on concurrent matters.
The executive power of a local level lies with the:
- A) Village or Municipal Executive ✔
- B) Ward secretary
- C) CDO
- D) Province Head
Why: Local executive power lies with the Village or Municipal Executive.
How many women members does the assembly elect to a Village Executive?
- A) 4 ✔
- B) 5
- C) 2
- D) 3
Why: The village assembly elects four women members to the Village Executive.
How many Dalit or minority members are elected to a Municipal Executive?
- A) 3 ✔
- B) 2
- C) 4
- D) 5
Why: The municipal assembly elects three Dalit or minority members to the Municipal Executive.
In a ward committee, at least how many members must be women?
- A) 2 ✔
- B) 1
- C) 3
- D) 4
Why: At least two ward members must be women, one of them a Dalit woman.
The local legislative power lies with the:
- A) Village or Municipal Assembly ✔
- B) Executive
- C) Ward committee only
- D) DCC
Why: Local legislative power lies with the Village or Municipal Assembly.
Who chairs the local assembly?
- A) Chairperson or mayor ✔
- B) Ward member
- C) CDO
- D) CAO
Why: The chairperson (rural municipality) or mayor (municipality) chairs the local assembly.
The local judicial committee is provided in Article:
- A) 217 ✔
- B) 214
- C) 220
- D) 232
Why: Article 217 provides for the judicial committee at each local level.
The local judicial committee is chaired by the:
- A) Vice-chairperson or deputy mayor ✔
- B) Mayor
- C) CDO
- D) Ward chair
Why: The vice-chairperson (rural municipality) or deputy mayor (municipality) coordinates the judicial committee.
The local assembly passes the annual:
- A) Budget and policies ✔
- B) Federal law
- C) Constitution amendment
- D) Supreme Court rules
Why: The local assembly passes the annual budget, policies and local laws.
NNRFC stands for:
- A) National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission ✔
- B) National Nepal Revenue Fund Council
- C) Nepal National Rural Finance Centre
- D) National New Roads Funding Committee
Why: National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission.
Which is a type of grant under the Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangement Act?
- A) Fiscal equalisation grant ✔
- B) Loan grant
- C) Tax grant
- D) Fine grant
Why: The fiscal equalisation grant is given on the basis of need and revenue capacity to reduce gaps between units.
A grant given for a specific project with conditions is:
- A) Conditional grant ✔
- B) Equalisation grant
- C) Special grant
- D) Free grant
Why: A conditional grant is given for a specific programme, with conditions set by the giving government.
A grant matched with local contribution is:
- A) Complementary (matching) grant ✔
- B) Equalisation grant
- C) Conditional only
- D) No grant
Why: A complementary (matching) grant is given for projects where the receiving government also contributes.
Town police is a power of the:
- A) Local level ✔
- B) Federation
- C) Province only
- D) Army
Why: Town (municipal) police is a local-level power in Schedule 8.
Total wards in Nepal number:
- A) 6,743 ✔
- B) 7,543
- C) 753
- D) 3,157
Why: There are 6,743 wards in the 753 local levels.