CBSE 6 Social Science Chapter 6 Urban Administration Questions and Answers

Urban Administration Questions and Answers

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1. Why did the children go to Yasmin Khala’s house?

Ans: The children were playing cricket on the street and broke the Street light. They ran into Rehana’s house and told her mother what had happened. then Rehana’s mother said, that the Municipal Corporation is responsible for light replacement and that Yasmin Khala, who recently departed from the Municipal Corporation, knows more about the person in charge of street light maintenance. that’s why the children go to Yasmin Khala`s house.

2. List four ways in which the work of the Municipal Corporation affects the life of a city-dweller.

Ans:  Four ways in which the work of the Municipal Corporation affects the life of a city-dweller are the following:

  • Roads, parks, streetlights, and other infrastructure are built and maintained.
  • Collection and disposal of garbage.   
  • Supply of safe drinking water.
  • Electricity supply.

3. Who is a Municipal Councillor?

Ans: A Municipal Councillor is a member of the Municipal Corporation’s committee who has been elected.

4. What did Gangabai do and why?

Ans:  Gangabai gathered a small group of women and went to the municipal commissioner along with ward councilors to protest against garbage dumps all over the street. She did that as there garbage here and there all over the street and this was attracting mosquitoes, flies, dogs, and rats in the locality. 

5. How does the Municipal Corporation earn the money to do its work?

Ans: The Municipal Corporation earn the money to do its work in different ways, For instance, A tax is a sum of money that people pay to the government for the services the government provides, People who own homes have to pay a property tax as well as taxes for water and other services, Property taxes, the house taxes, There are also taxes for education and other amenities, Taxes on shops and hotels,  Movie tax, and wider population pays more general taxes.

6. Discuss in the two photographs, you see different ways of collecting and disposing of garbage.

Picture 1

Picture 2

(i)     Which way do you think provides safety to the person disposing garbage?

Ans:  The way shown in Picture 2 provides safety to the person disposing of the garbage.

(ii)    What are the dangers of collecting garbage in the manner shown in the first photograph?

Ans: There are many dangers of collecting garbage in the manner shown in the first photograph, for instance, The major risks of collecting garbage in that manner are health hazards. Those people may get infected or fall ill, we see two stray cows around the garbage searching for some eatables. These cows may attack these boys which may take their lives, etc.

(iii)   Why do you think that proper ways of disposing garbage are not available to those who work in municipalities?

Ans: The proper ways of disposing of garbage are not available to those who work in municipalities because there is a lack of funds. Another reason could be the municipal officers’ irresponsible attitude towards the workers’ well-being.  

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7. Several poor people in the city work as domestic servants as well as work for the Corporation, keeping the city clean. Yet the slums in which they live are quite filthy. This is because these slums seldom have any water and sanitation facilities. The reason often given by the Municipal Corporation is that the land in which the poor have set up their homes does not belong to them and that slum-dwellers do not pay taxes. However, people living in middle-class neighbourhoods pay very little in taxes compared to the amount of money the corporation spends on them in setting up parks, street lighting facilities, regular garbage collection etc. Also, as you read in this chapter, the property taxes collected by the Municipality make up only 25-30 percent of its money. Why do you think it is important that the Corporation should spend more money on slum localities? Why is it important that the Municipal Corporation provide the poor in the city with the same facilities that the rich get?

Ans: I think it is important that the corporation should spend more money and attention towards the sanitation of slum communities. Because slum regions are also a part of society, the government should invest in them. Taxes are imposed on those who live near slum regions. The lack of services in slum regions has an impact on the lifestyle of neighbouring communities who pay taxes. Diseases from the slums might spread to the communities around them.

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Multiple choice Questions and Answers

1. What was the game played by Mala and her friends Shankar, Jehangir and Rehana?

(a) Hockey
(b) Cricket
(c) Football
(d) Badminton

Ans: (b) Cricket

2. What was broken by the children?

(a) Window glass
(b) Street light
(c) Glass of a car
(d) None of these

Ans: (b) Street light

3. Which agency replaces the broken street lights, collects the garbage, provides water supply, and keeps the market clean?

(a) Municipal Corporation
(b) Hospital
(c) Police
(d) None of these

Ans: (a) Municipal Corporation

4. What are the tasks of a Municipal corporation?

(a) To run the schools
(b) To run hospitals
(c) To maintain parks
(d) All of these

Ans: (d) All of these

5. Who makes decisions like where a park or a new hospital should go are usually made?

(a) Ward Councillor
(b) Municipal Council
(c) Municipal Corporation (d) All of these

Ans: (a) Ward Councillor

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6. Which type is the job of contract workers? 

(a) Temporary
(b) Permanent
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Ans: (a) Temporary

7. What an urban local body found in a big city is called?

(a) Municipal Corporation
(b) Municipal council
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these

Ans: (a) Municipal corporation

8. Who is responsible for preparing the budget for a city?

(a) Ward Councillor
(b) Municipal Council
(c) Municipal Corporation
(d) All of these

Ans: (a) Ward Councillor

9. In which department did Yasmin Khala work.

(a) Sanitation department
(b) Water department
(c) Garbage collection department
(d) None of these

Ans: (a) Sanitation department

10. Which was one of the dirtiest cities in India in 1994?

(a) Mumbai
(b) Surat
(c) Delhi
(d) None of these

Ans: (b) Surat

11. What an urban local body found in a small town is called.

(a) Municipal Corporation
(b) Municipal council
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these

Ans: (b) Municipal Council

12. Which of the following tax forms only 25-30 percent of the money that a Municipal corporation earns?

(a) Water tax
(b) Electricity tax
(c) Property tax
(d) Fair tax

Ans: (c) Property tax

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13. Which city suffered from a plague scare in 1994?

(a) Surat
(b) Mumbai
(c) Pune
(d) All of these

Ans: (a) Surat

14. The plague spread in Surat through.

(a) Air
(b) Blood
(c) Food
(d) All of these

Ans: (a) Air

15. Which is one of the cleanest cities in India?

(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Surat
(d) All of these

Ans: (c) Surat

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Short Questions and Answers

1. Who was Yasmin Khala?

Ans: Yasmin Khala was a friend of Rehana’s mother who had just retired from the Municipal Corporation.

2. Who makes decisions that affect the entire city?

Ans: The complicated decisions that affect the entire city are taken by groups of councillors who form committees to decide and debate issues.

3. How is a ward councillor elected?

Ans: The city is divided into different wards and ward councillors get elected.

4. What was the result of plague in Surat?

Ans: In Surat, several people lost their lives, and over 300,000 deserted the city.

5. What is tax?

Ans: A tax is a sum of money that people pay to the government for the services the government provides.

6. What was Gangabai protesting?

Ans: Gangabai is protesting against garbage dumps all over the street. She did that as there was garbage everywhere all over the street, attracting mosquitoes, flies, dogs, and rats in the locality.  

7. Write a few departments of the Municipal Corporation.

Ans: The work in the city is divided into different departments. So, there is the water department, the garbage collection department, a department to look after gardens, another to look after roads, and the sanitation department, etc.

8. What did the Commissioner advise Gangabai?

Ans: The Commissioner advised Gangabai to get a petition signed by all the adults in the locality saying that garbage was not being collected.

9. What is the difference between the ward Commissioner and the ward Councillors?

Ans:The Commissioner is the body elected by the councillors while the Councillors are elected by the general voters of the world.

10. Write a short note on contract workers who work for Municipal Corporation.

Ans: These contract workers get paid less and their jobs are temporary. Collecting garbage is also quite a dangerous job and often these contract workers do not have any access to safety measures and are not taken care of if they are injured while working.

11. What steps have been taken by the Municipal Corporation of Surat to control the plague?

Ans: The scare of the plague ensured that the Municipal Corporation completely cleaned up the city. Surat continues to remain one of the cleanest cities in India.

12. What did Gangabai say when the Commissioner said that there were not enough trucks in the city?

Ans: when the Commissioner said that there were not enough trucks in the city then Gangabai smartly replied, “But you seem to have enough trucks to collect garbage from the rich localities.

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Long Questions and Answers

1. How does the municipal corporation gets its money?

Ans: Providing and running so many services requires a lot of money. The Municipal Corporation collects this in different ways. A tax is a sum of money that people pay to the government for the services the government provides. People who own homes have to pay a property tax as well as taxes for water and other services. The larger the house the more the tax. Property taxes however form only 25-30 per cent of the money that a Municipal Corporation earns. There are also taxes for education and other amenities. If you own a hotel or shop then you have to pay a tax for this as well. Also the next time you go to see a movie look carefully at your ticket because you pay a tax for this as well. Thus while rich people account for property taxes, a much wider population pays more general taxes.

2. Write the functions of Municipal corporation.

Ans: The functions of Municipal corporation are following:

* Take care of streetlights, garbage collection, water supply, and keeping the streets and the market clean.
* The Municipal Corporation is also responsible for ensuring that diseases do not break out in the city.
* The Municipal Corporation also runs schools, hospitals and dispensaries. And makes gardens and maintains them.
* Slum Improvement and upgradation.

3. How are complicated decisions taken? Explain with examples. 

Ans: The complicated decisions that affect the entire city are taken by groups of councillors who form committees to decide and debate issues. For example, if bus stands need to be improved, or a crowded marketplace needs to have its garbage cleared more regularly, or there is a ‘nala’ or drain that cuts through the city that needs cleaning etc.

4. What were the reasons for the spread of plague in Surat?

Ans: The city of Surat had a plague scare in 1994. Surat was one of the dirtiest cities in India. Houses, hotels and restaurants would dump their garbage into the nearest drain or street which made it very difficult for sweepers to collect and transfer the garbage into selected dumps. In addition to this, the Municipal Corporation did not collect the garbage as often as it should have, and this led to the situation getting worse. Plague spreads through the air and people who have the disease have to be isolated.

5. What is ‘Sub-Contracting’?

Ans: In order to save money, the Commissioners of several municipalities across the country had hired private contractors to collect and process garbage. This is called Sub-Contracting. This means that the work that was earlier being done by government workers is now being done by a private company.

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