MCQs Quiz on World Local Government Systems and England. By reading and preparing this post you can get a grip on the information regarding the topic..
1.The local government Act 1972 introduced in a uniform?
a. One-tier system
b. Two-tier system
c. Three tier system
d. Four tier system
2. Under the local government Act 1972, Two-tier systems of local government are?
a. Parishes and Districts
b. Shires and Districts
c. Counties and Districts
d. Note of these
3. In 790 the Kingdom of Wessex was divided into administrative unites known as?
a. Parishes
b. Shires
c. Counties
d. Districts
4. Each shire was governed by an Ealdorman, a major nobleman of Wessex appointed to the post by the?
a. Judge
b. Speaker
c. King
d. Parliament
5. The term “Ealdorman” (meaning ‘elder-man’) gradually merged with the Scandinavian Eorl/Jarl (designating and important chieftain), to form the modern?
a. Lord
b. Mayor
c. Earl
d. Admin
6. The development of modern government in England, in general, began with the?
a. Great Reform Act of 1830
b. Great Reform Act of 1831
c. Great Reform Act of 1832
d. Great Reform Act of 1834
7. After the reform of parliamentary constituencies, the boroughs established royal charter during the previous seven centuries were reformed by the?
a. Municipal Corporations Act 1832
b. Municipal Corporations Act 1833
c. Municipal Corporations Act 1832
d. Municipal Corporations Act of 1834
8. The 1894 Act formed an Official system of __________, separated from the ecclesiastical parishes, to carry on some of these responsibilities?
a. Civil Counties
b. Civil parishes
c. Civil Shires
d. Note of these
9. The next attempt at reform was by the local government Act 1958, which established the local government commission for England and the local government commission for ______ to carry out reviews of existing local Government structures and recommend reforms?
a. Wales
b. Ireland
c. Scotland
d. Note of these
10. The reforms arising from the local government Act of 1972 resulted in the most uniform and simplified system of local government which has been used in?
a. England
b. Sweden
c. Norway
d. Canada
11. The aim of the act _______was to establish a uniform two-tier system across the country?
a. Local Government Act of 1971
b. Local Government Act of 1972
c. Local Government Act of 1973
d. Local Government Act of 1974
12. The new system of local government under local Government Act of 1972 came into force?
a. 1 April 1973
b. 1 April 1974
c. 1 April 1975
d. 1 April 1976
13. The Local Government Act 1992 established a commission______ to examine the issues, and make recommendations on where unitary authorities should be established?
a. Local Government Commission for Scotland
b. Local Government Commission for County
c. Local Government Commission for England
d. Local Government Commission for district
14. The local government Act 1992 was considered too expensive to make the system entirely unitary, and also there would doubtlessly be cases where the_____ functioned well?
a. One tier system
b. Two tier system
c. Three tier system
d. Four tier system
15. Below the district level, a district may be divided into several?
a. Civil Counties
b. Civil parishes
c. Civil shires
d. Note of these
16. Which is the smallest unit of local government in Turkey?
a. Union Councils
b. Cantons
c. llceler
d. Iller