1. The population of rural areas is dependent on what?
Ans: Agriculture.
2. The population of urban areas is dependent on what?
Ans: Industry , trade and other services.
3. Who is councillor?
Ans: Councillor is a representative of a ward.
4. Where do we find cantonment boards?
Ans: In military establishment.
5. Who are called alderman?
Ans: Alderman are some nominated members of municipal corporation.
6. How is a Mayor elected?
Ans: A Mayor is elected by the councillors.
7.Who elects a Deputy Mayor?
Ans: The councillors.
8. Who presides over the meetings of the Municipal corporation?
Ans: The Major.
9. What are the salient features of municipal elections?
Ans: The salient features of the municipal elections are :
a) The State Election Commission conducts elections for the Municipalities or Municipal Corporations.
b)The councillors are elected for a tenure of five years.
c) Everyone above the age of 18 residing in a ward is eligible to cast a vote.
d)Any person above the age of 25 is eligible to stand for election.
e) Some seats are reserved for women and persons from the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
f) One person can be elected from one ward. The size of a ward varies from city to city.
g) There are some seats which are filled by nominated members of the Municipal Corporation.
10. What is the tenure of councillors?
Ans: Five years.
11. How many people are elected from one ward?
Ans: One person.
12. What are the functions of Municipal corporation?
Ans: The functions of Municipal corporation are :
a) Health and Hygeine:
i) It establishes and maintains hospitals, dispensaries and provides for inoculation and vaccination. It carries out fumigation and spraying pesticides to ensure that diseases do not spread.
ii) It is responsible for general hygiene and sanitation in the city. It is supposed to keep the roads and streets clean, remove garbage and clear sewage and rainwater drains.
iii) It is supposed to check that the quality of food items being sold to the public by hotels and restaurants or food stalls is hygienic and safe for human consumption.
iv) It is supposed to establish and maintain public toilets.
b) Literacy and Education:
i) It is supposed to build and run schools.
ii) It is responsible for supervising the quality of education being imparted in the schools.
iii) It is supposed to create and manage public libraries and mobile libraries.
c) Public Facilities :
i) It is supposed to provide safe and clean drinking water.
b)It is supposed to provide street lights.
c) It is supposed to provide electricity to every home.
d) It is responsible to construct and maintain roads, bridges, public buildings, markets, etc.
e)It is supposed to maintain public parks and gardens.
f)It is supposed to ensure public transport is available.
g) Maintain old age homes, orphanages, night shelters, etc.
h)It is responsible to maintain records of births and deaths.
d) Security and Safety :
a) It is supposed to maintain fire brigades and civil defence organisation.
These functions are performed by various agencies and departments of the administrative set up in the urban centre.
13. What are the sources of income of municipal corporation?
Ans: The functions of the municipal corporation are:
a) Collection of house tax or property tax.
b)Collections of octroi.
c)Fee on registration of births and deaths.
d) Entertainment tax on fairs, movies, etc.
e) Motor vehicle registration and road tax as well as toll tax.
f) Business and occupation tax.
g) Tax on water and electricity.
h) Service taxes.
i) Parking fees.
j) Rentals from markets and buildings.
k) Gramts from the state government.
14. What is subcontracting?
Ans: In the present day many Municipal Corporations give away some of their tasks to private agencies on a contract. For example, they may give away electricity distribution and collection of electricity bills to private agencies. They give away contracts for collection of parking fees to contractors and take a monthly fee from the contractor for development works.
15. How can people convey their grievances to the councillors?
Ans: The people can convey their resentments and grievances to the councillors or the Mayor who heads the Municipal Corporation in many ways. For instance;
a) They can approach the concerned department directly by writing a complaint or an application.
b) They may seek a meeting with the councillor by sending in a request for an appointment.
c) They may start a signature campaign to convey Municipal Corporation that many people to the are aggrieved.
d) They may launch protest marches.
e) They may approach the court if they feel that they do not get their rightful living conditions.
16. Choose the correct option:
1. Municipal corporations are found in cities with population over
i) five lakhs ii) eight lakhs iii) nine lakhs iv) ten lakhs
Ans: Ten lakhs.
2. Municipal Councillors are elected for the tenure of
i) three years ii) four years
iii) five years iv) six years
Ans: five years.
3. How many people are elected from a ward?
i) Three ii) Two
iii) Five iv)One
Ans: One .
4. Who presides over the meetings of the corporation?
i) Alderman ii) Mayor
iii) Commissioner iv) none of these.
Ans: Mayor.
5. Who appoints Commissioner of the Municipal corporation?
i) Government ii) Mayor
iii) Deputy Mayor iv) Alderman
Ans: Government.
6. Which one of the following is not a source of income for the Municipal Corporation?
i) Tax on water and electricity
ii) Octroi iii) Entertainment tax iv) Income tax.
Ans: Tax on water and electricity.
7. A tax levied on goods entering the city is called
i) Octroi ii) service tax
iii) entertainment tax
iv) none of these
Ans: Octroi.
8. Biodegradable waste includes
i) vegetables ii) plastics
iii) bulbs iv) batteries
Ans: vegetables.
17. Fill in the blanks.
1. Small towns with population between 5,000 to 10, 000 have notified area committees.
2. In the corporation some seats are reserved for women and persons from the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
3. In the Municipal Corporation, councillors elect a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor.
4. Organic waste is an example of biodegradable waste.
5. Non - biodegradable waste can be further segregated into recyclable waste and toxic waste.
18. State whether true or false.
1. Cantonment boards are found in military establishments.
Ans: True .
2. The size of the ward remains the same in all cities.
Ans: False .
3. There is no fee on the registration of births and deaths.
Ans: False .
4. The Municipal Corporation is concerned about the environment.
Ans: True .
5. Chemicals are recyclable waste.
Ans: False .
19. Match the columns.
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Military Establishment |
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Cities with population between 20,000 and 10, 00, 000 |
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Leaves |
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Pesticides |
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Metal |
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Ans:
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Column A |
Column B |
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Military Establishment |
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Cities with population between 20,000 and 10, 00, 000 |
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Leaves |
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Pesticides |
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Metal |
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