CBSE 6 Social Science Chapter 5 Rural Administration Questions and Answers

Rural Administration Questions and Answers

Exercise Question and Answers

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1. What is the work of the police?

Ans: The works of the police are Maintenance of law and order, Listening to public complaints, Maintenance of public safety, Investigation of criminal cases, etc.

2. List two things that the work of a Patwari includes.

Ans: Two things that the work of a Patwari includes are:

  • Measuring land and keeping land records.
  • Regulating the measurements of agricultural fields, updating details of the map, collecting land revenue from the village farmers, and offering the government information on the crops grown by the farmers.

3. What is the work of a tehsildar?

Ans:  The works of a tehsildar are to supervise the work of Patwaris, is to settle the disputes regarding land, and to collect revenue.

4. What issue is the poem trying to raise? Do you think this is an important issue? Why?

Ans: The poem raises the gender discrimination issue between a female child and a male child in terms of inheritance in the father`s property.

Yes, the gender discrimination issue is important.

When a girl child cannot inherit their father’s property, it always goes to the sons. It is a very important issue because, in the eyes of the Constitution, all are equal. Hence, they should be given equal rights over their parents’ property.

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5. In what ways are the work of the Panchayat, that you read about in the previous chapter, and the work of the Patwari related to each other?

Ans: Panchayat is a governing body that solves land disputes while Patwari not only keeps land records but also those of land disputes. The taxes and revenues are implied on landowners by the Panchayat while Patwari organises those revenues.

6. Visit a police station and find out the work that the police have to do to prevent crime and maintain law and order in their area, especially during festivals, public meetings etc.

Ans: The work that the police have to do to prevent crime and maintain law and order in their area, especially during festivals, and public meetings is the following:

  • CC TV cameras are installed in the area at different places to keep watch on the activities of the people.
  • Gather information about the event and also the possible amount of crowd to be assembled in the locality.
  • Prepare for emergencies.
  • Spread awareness among the crowd regarding how to behave in a mass gathering.

7. Who is in charge of all the police stations in a district? Find out.

Ans: The person in charge of all the police stations in a district is typically referred to as the District Police Chief or Superintendent of Police (SP).

8. How do women benefit under the new law?

Ans: Women benefit under the new law in many ways, such as receiving a fair share in ancestral property, being empowered, and taking care of their own family without depending on others, this has brought about a sense of security in the minds of women, etc.

9. In your neighbourhood are there women who own property? How did they acquire it?

Ans: Yes, in our neighborhood many women own property themselves. Few of the women in our neighbourhood got their property from their parents, while some purchased properties independently.

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Additional Questions and Answers.

Multiple choice Questions and Answers.

1. Whose uncle was the sarpanch of the village?

(a) Mohan

(b) Raghu

(c) Both a and b

(d) None of these

Ans: (b) Raghu

2. What is the other name of Kanungo?

(a) Tehsildar
(b) Patwari
(c) Talukdar
(d) Landowner

Ans: (b) Patwari

3. The person-in-charge of the police station is known as.

(a) Stationmaster
(b) Superintendent of Police
(c) Station House Officer
(d) None of the above.

Ans: (c) Station House Officer

4. Where did Mohan go after being beaten up by Raghu?

(a) Hospital
(b) Clinic
(c) Police Station
(d) None of these

Ans: (c) Police Station

5. Who does the work of measuring land and keeping land records?

(a) Doctor
(b) Chemist
(c) Patwari
(d) All of these

Ans: (c) Patwari

6. All the states of India are divided into.

(a) Cities
(b) Nagars
(c) Grams
(d) Districts

Ans: (d) districts

7. Who is the head of Tehsil?

(a) District collector
(b) Revenue collector
(c) Ticket collector
(d) All of these

Ans: (a) District collector

8. What is the other name of Tasildar?

(a) District collector
(b) Revenue collector
(c) Ticket collector
(d) All of these

Ans: (a) District collector

8. Which year The Hindu Succession Amendment Act was Introduced?

(a) 2005

(b) 2007

(c) 2015

(d) 2009

Ans: (a) 2005

9. Who keeps the Khasra records in the village?

(a) Patwari

(b) Tehsildar

(c) Talukdar

(d) None of these

Ans: (a) Patwari

10. Who are called revenue officers?

 (a) Patwari

 (b) Tahsildar

 (c) SHO

 (d) None of these

Ans: (b) Tahsildar

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Short Questions and Answers

1. What is called a Bund?

Ans: Agricultural field, which is separated by a small boundary called a bund.

2. What was the dispute between Mohan and Raghu?

Ans: The dispute between Mohan and Raghu is because Raghu had shifted the bund by a few feet. By doing so, he had managed to take over some of Mohan’s land and increased the size of his field.

3. Where can one register a complaint in case of dispute?

Ans: One can register a complaint in case of dispute in the Police Station of that area.

4. What is Khasra’s record? What does it tell?

Ans: The Khasra record of the Patwari gives information regarding the map of land. It identifies which plot of land is owned by whom.

5. How does a Patwari measure an agricultural field?

Ans: The Patwari usually has ways of measuring agricultural fields. In some places, a long chain is used.

6. Why was Mohan worried about picking a quarrel with Raghu?

Ans: Mohan was worried about picking a quarrel with Raghu because Raghu’s family owned many fields and besides, and his uncle was also the Sarpanch of the village.

7. What would have the Patwari done to resolve the dispute between Mohan and Raghu?  

Ans:   The Patwari would have measured both Mohan’s and Raghu’s fields and compared them with the measurements on the map. If they did not match then it would be clear that the boundary of the fields has been changed.

 8. What is ‘Tehsil’ or ‘Taluka’?

Ans: All states in India are divided into districts. For managing matters relating to land these districts are further sub-divided. These subdivisions of a district are known by different names such as tehsil, taluka, etc.

9. Write the full form of S.H.O.

Ans: The full form of S.H.O. is Station House Officer.

10. Where should the affected person register a complaint?

Ans:  Affected person can register a complaint in the police station of his/her area.

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Long Questions and answers.

1. Write a note on the ‘Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005’.

Ans: The Hindu Succession Amendment Act, of 2005 brought females on the same level as males. Till recently in some states, Hindu women did not get a share in the family’s agricultural land. After the death of the father his property was divided equally only among his sons. Recently, the law was changed. In the new law (Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005) sons, daughters, and their mothers in Hindu families can get an equal share in the land. The same law will apply to all states and union territories of the country. This law will benefit a large number of women.

2. Explain the role of a Patwari.

Ans: Measuring land and keeping land records is the main work of the Patwari. The Patwari is known by different names in different states -in some villages such officers are called Lekhpal, in others Kanungo or Karamchari or Village Officer etc. We will refer to this officer as Patwari. Each Patwari is responsible for a group of villages. The Patwari maintains and updates the records of the village. The Patwari is also responsible for organising the collection of land revenue from the farmers and providing information to the government about the crops grown in this area.

3. What is the role of a Tehsildar?

Ans: At the head is the District Collector and under her are the revenue officers, also known as tehsildars. They have to hear disputes. They also supervise the work of the Patwaris and ensure that records are properly kept, and land revenue is collected. They make sure that the farmers can easily obtain a copy of their records, students can obtain their caste certificates etc. The Tehsildar’s office is where land disputes are also heard.

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