Urban Administration - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: The job of contract workers is permanent or temporary?
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Temporary
Q2: The city is divided into several __________.
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Wards
Q3: Who is a Municipal Councillor?
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The elected ward Councillor, in a city.
Q4: What do we call the elected members in a panchayat?
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Panchs
Q5: A contract worker is not a permanent employee of a company. He is hired for a specific task or project. True/False
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True
Q6: The setting up of "Two-tier Panchayati Raj Institution" was recommended by _______________.
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Ashok Mehta
Q7: From where does the municipal corporation collect money?
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Taxes
Q8: Who implements the decisions taken by the committees?
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Commissioner
Q9: The government of the people, by the people and for the people is termed as ________________.
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Democracy
Q10: In democracy the ultimate power is in the hands of _______.
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People
Q11: In democratic India, sovereign power lies with the people. True/False
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True
Q12: Who placed the demands of ward before entire council?
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Ward councillors
Q13: What do you mean by 'Sub-Contracting'?
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Private contractors who collect and process garbage.
Q14: Which is the cleanest city in India?
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Chandigarh
Q15: What is Municipal Corporation called in smaller towns?
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Municipal Council
Q16: Who took decisions like planning the location of a park or a new hospital?
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Ward Councilors
Q17: What do you mean by tax?
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A sum of money that people pay to the government for the services that government provides.
Q18: Rich people generally pay ___________ tax.
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Property
Q19: Municipal Corporation Formulate the laws. True/False
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False
Q20: Name the city suffered with plague scare in 1994?
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Surat
Q21: The Municipal Corporation collects money in different forms like property taxes, water taxes, education taxes, etc. True/False
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True
Q22: Who plays a major role in recycling household plastic and paper?
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Kabadi Wallah
Q23: Why city is divided into several wards?
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For the purpose of better administration and elections.
Q24: Group of councilors deal with issues that affect the ______.
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Entire city
Q25: Where do the hotels and restaurants dump their garbage in the city?
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In the nearest drain or street.
Q26: Name the two cleanest city of India.
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Chandigarh and Surat
Q27: Define Municipality.
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Municipality is the local body of the city having a small population.
Q28: In a Panchayat, the elected members are called ____________.
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Panch
Q29: In a municipal corporation the elected members are called as_________.
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Councillors.
Q30: What is the role of Municipal Corporation in term of health of people?
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Municipal Corporation is also responsible for ensuring the health of the people. It also runs schools, hospitals and dispensaries.
Q31: Who is a Municipal Councilor?
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In a city, the elected ward Councilor is a Municipal Councilor.
Q32: What is a Municipal Council?
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In smaller towns Municipal Corporation is called the Municipal Council.
Q33: Name some major department into which the work in the cities is divided.
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There is the water department, the garbage collection department, a department to look after roads etc.
Q34: Why Surat came in notice earlier in 1990's?
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The city of Surat had a plague scare in 1994. Surat was one of the dirtiest cities in India.
Q35: Define the term 'Octroi'.
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The duty levied on goods brought into the town is called an Octroi.
Q36: Who is a 'District Collector'?
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A district collector is a Central Indian government officer who is in charge of the governance of a district in a State. He is the most powerful officials of the district.
Q37: What is Grant in Aid?
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A Grant in Aid is the aid given to the local bodies by the government for meeting their expenditure.
Q38: What is the meaning of a town?
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The urban habitat with a population between ten thousands to twenty thousand is a town.
Q39: Who is a Mayor?
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The presiding officer or Chairman of a Municipal Corporation is called a Mayor.
Q40: What is an epidemic?
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The diseases that spread rapidly among many people in a same place for a particular time is known as an epidemic.
Q41: What is a museum?
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A museum is a building in which objects depicting art, history, science etc. are displaced.
Q42: Who is a district collector?
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A district collector is the highest officer of a district. He is in charge of maintaining law and order in the district.
Q43: Name the local bodies in corporation to the societies.
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The local bodies of the corporation in a society are: Nyaya Panchayat, Municipal Committee and Municipal Corporation.
