Q. Consider the following statements regarding the government resolution on local bodies issued during Lord Ripon's tenure in 1882:

1. Local affairs were to be largely governed by the local urban and rural bodies.
2. A majority of the members of local bodies should be non-officials.
3. Wherever possible, majority of the members should be elected and not selected.
4. The chairpersons of the local bodies had to be official members only.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1, 2 and 3
Notes: The 1882 resolution by Lord Ripon mandated that local affairs be managed by local bodies, with a majority being non-officials and elected wherever feasible. It did not require chairpersons of local bodies to be officials; chairpersons could be non-officials. Provincial acts later implemented these provisions to varying extents. Thus, only statement 4 is incorrect.