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Question

The members of the Panchayat Samiti are

  1. Nominated by the Block Development Officer
  2. Nominated by the Zila panchayat Chairman
  3. Directly elected by the people
  4. Indirectly elected by the members of the Village Panchayat

Answer:

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.