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Indian Polity UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

The members of the Panchayat Samiti are

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Directly elected by the people

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Directly elected by the people”.
The Panchayat Samiti is a rural local government body in India that works for the villages in a development block. The members of the Panchayat Samiti are elected directly by the members of the village Panchayat.

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