Question

How many seats in local government are reserved for women?
A.2/3rd
B.1/4th
C.3/5th
D.1/3rd

Answer 1

Hint: The local government is the lowest level in the Indian government’s division. The local government is under the State Government. There are a total of three levels of Government in India, the central, state and the local governments respectively.

Complete answer step by step: The Local Government in India is that level of government that works under the jurisdiction of the State and the Central Government. This means that the Local Government is the third tier of the governments in India. The Local Government has two spheres in any part of the country. These are the Municipalities and the Panchayats.
The bill for the reservation of seats for women in the Local Government was passed in the year 2008. This bill is called the Women’s Reservation Bill or 108th amendment of the constitution. It is a fact that the number of seats proposed for reservation of women in the Local Government was 1/3 seats.
The correct answer to this question is option D - 1/3rd seats in the Local Government of India. This means that the rest of the options given in the question are not appropriate for this answer.

Note: The bill was passed in the Legislative assembly for the reservation of 1/3rd seats for women only in the Local government. The bill was approved and ready to be made official only after approval of the majority of members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. There is no mention about the State or the Central Government.