A
26 January
B
2 October
C
21 April
D
24 April
Correct answer: (d) 24 April
Explanation
- A
26 January
(a) 26 January. Republic Day marks the Constitution coming into force (1950). It is not Panchayati Raj Day.
- B
2 October
(b) 2 October. Gandhi Jayanti and the UN International Day of Non-Violence. Not the 73rd Amendment commencement date.
- C
21 April
(c) 21 April. No national Panchayati Raj commemoration is fixed on this date.
- D
24 April
(d) 24 April. The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 came into force on 24 April 1993. That date is observed as National Panchayati Raj Day (first observed 2010). (d) Official key.
Summary. Official key is (d). National Panchayati Raj Day is 24 April, the day Part IX (Panchayats) came into force in 1993. 26 January and 2 October are other national days, not this one.