Rural Administration - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: When do you think a farmer requires a copy of the land record?
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When he wants a loan from the bank to dig a well in his land.
Q2: What is the purpose of Ration cards?
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Purchasing the goods at subsidized prices.
Q3: State the main function of Patwari.
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Measuring land and keeping land records is the main work of the Patwari.
Q4: What was being denied to women before the introduction of the Hindu Succession Amendment Act?
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Agricultural land
Q5: The new law has given the daughter's the right to own a share from her father's property. True/False
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True
Q6: What are 'Fair price shops'?
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Ration Shop, only people below poverty line are eligible to buy things from the ration shop.
Q7: What is 'Tehsil'?
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Sub-division of a district.
Q8: What do you mean by 'bund'?
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Small boundary
Q9: In the police department S.H.O stands for ___________.
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Station House Officer
Q10: Who is the head of the tehsildars (revenue officers)?
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District Collector
Q11: What is the full form of S.H.O.?
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Station House Officer
Q12: Who maintains and updates the records of a group of villages?
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Patwari
Q13: The law under which women enjoys equal share in property is ________________________.
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Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005.
Q14: Where is the office of Tehsildars located?
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The Tehsildar office is located where land disputes are heard, so that one can easily approach them.
Q15: Panchayat has a tenure of _________ years.
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5 years
Q16: What are the other names of Patwari?
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Lekhpal, Patwari, Kanungo, Karachari and Village Officer.
Q17: Is it important for the landowners to keep the record of their land? If yes, then Why?
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Yes, records helps them in case of land dispute.
Q18: Which records provides information about the farmers' land area?
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Khasra record of Patwari
Q19: The Hindu Succession Amendment Act was introduced in the year _______.
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2005
Q20: The record that identifies, which plot of land is owned by whom is termed as ______
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Khasra
Q21: Who is incharge of a police station in an area?
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The incharge of a police station is the Station House Officer or S.H.O.
Q22: Who is the administrative head of the district?
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The administrative head of the district is the District Collector. Ever since the creation of the post in 1772, the District Collector continues to be the administrative head of district administration.
Q23: What is the "Khasra Record"?
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The Khasra record consists of a plotwise description of ownership, area, classification, share of ownership, and the status thereof. it identifies which plot of land is owned by whom.
Q24: Can farmers get a copy of their land records? If yes, how?
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Farmers often require a copy of their land's record together with map of their land. They have a right to this information. They can get the information from the district office or the panchayat office. They may have to pay small fees for this.
Q25: What is a khasra number?
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This is the number used for land which is owned by an individual villager or a village community.
Q26: 'Chowkidar' in a village keeps birth and death record and also works as a messenger between people and gram Panchayat. True/False
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True
Q27: Every police station has an_________ that comes under its control.
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Area
Q28: Ration cards are used for purchasing goods at _____________ prices.
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Subsidized
Q29: Who maintains the report about the farmers of his village?
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Patwari
Q30: Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005 is related to what?
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All the members (sons or daughters) in a family get an equal share in the family's property.
Q31: What is the main issue of Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005?
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Women's share in the family's agricultural land.
Q32: How is ration distributed to people?
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The ration is distributed to the people through a chain of shops called ration shops all over the country.
Q33: Who keeps the Khasra records in the village?
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Patwari
Q34: What are the needs of the village people?
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The village people need water facilities, electricity, road connections, hospitals and schools etc.
Q35: What is meant by rural administration?
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Rural Administration is administering villages like, Panchayat Boards.
Q36: What is the work of the police?
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The police register the case in the police station. People submit their complaint in writing to the SHO in the police station. The SHO sends a constable to investigate the incident.
Q37: Why do the farmers need a copy of their land records?
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The records is necessary if a farmer wants to buy a plot of land from another, to sell his produce to another, to get loan from the bank to dig a well on his land, to purchase fertilizers for his field and to divide his property among his children.
Q38: Panchayat has tenure of 5 years but can be dissolved earlier by the state government. True/False.
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True
Q39: How many villages are there in India?
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Approx. 6 lakhs
Q40: In which year The Hindu Succession Amendment Act was introduced?
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2005
Q41: What do you mean by pubic distribution system?
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The food provided by Government at highly subsidized rates to poor people
Q42: ______________ is the principal Revenue Officer in the district.
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Collector
Q43: Tehsildars hear disputes of various kinds including land disputes. True/false
