Q. With reference to Municipalities, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The eligible age to be a member of municipality is 25 years.
2. One-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in the municipalities is reserved for women.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
a) Both 1 and 2
b) Neither 1 nor 2
c) Only 2
d) Only 1
Correct Answer: c) Only 2
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Under Part IXA of the Constitution, Article 243V, the minimum age to be chosen as a member of a Municipality is 21 years, not 25 (25 applies to Legislative Assembly/ Lok Sabha).
Statement 2 is correct: Article 243T(3) provides that not less than one-third of the total seats to be filled by direct election in every Municipality shall be reserved for women (including SC/ST women). Some States have increased this to 50%, but the constitutional minimum is one-third. Hence, only Statement 2 is correct. Therefore, Option 3 is right;
