Question

Where was Panchayati Raj started in India for the first time?

• A. Punjab
• B. Bihar
• C. Rajasthan
• D. Gujarat

Hint:

Anchor pair: Rajasthan—Nagaur—1959. (Second: Andhra Pradesh.)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Historical first implementation.
Panchayati Raj was inaugurated in Rajasthan on 2 October 1959 at Nagaur district—considered the first implementation in India.

Step 2: Context and follow-up.
Following the recommendations of the Balwantrai Mehta Committee (1957), states began adopting the three-tier system; Andhra Pradesh followed soon after Rajasthan.

Step 3: Eliminate distractors.
Punjab, Bihar, and Gujarat were not the first to implement the system.

Step 4: Conclude. \[ \boxed{\text{Rajasthan (Option C) — first state to start Panchayati Raj (Nagaur, 1959).}} \]