Urban Administration Class 6 Worksheet Civics Chapter 6

Q1: Fill in the blanks.

(i) People who own homes have to pay a property tax.
(ii) Municipal Council functions in small towns.
(iii) In a municipal corporation the elected members are called ward councillors.
(iv) Commissioner and the administrative staff are appointed by the government.

Q2: Match the following 

1 - a: Municipal Corporation - Takes care of street lights, garbage, and water

2 - d: Ward Councillor - Handles decisions about parks and hospitals

3 - f: Rehana - Hit the ball and broke the street light

4 - e: Yasmin Khala - Worked in the accounts office of the Corporation

5 - b: Gangabai - Led a protest for better garbage collection

6 - c: Sub-Contracting - Hiring private companies for municipal work

Q3: What was the result of the plague in Surat?

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

Q4: All cities have Municipal Corporation. Comment

No, not all the cities have Municipal Corporations; big cities have Municipal Corporation while smaller towns have Municipal Council.

Q5: Who was Yasmin Khala?

Yasmin Khala was friend of Rehana's mother who had just retired from the Municipal Corporation.

Q6: Why do you think Gangabai decided to approach the Ward Councillor?

Gangabai decided to approach the Ward Councillor because they are the ones who elected him.

Q7: What steps have been taken by the Municipal Corporation of Surat for the control of the plague?

Municipal Corporation completely cleaned up the city. The grand makeover of the city made it one of the cleanest cities in India.

Q8: Specify what an urban local body found in a big city is called?

Municipal Corporation

Q9: Who decides where a park or a new hospital should go?

Ward Councillors

Q10: How is a ward councillor elected?

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

Q11: What do you understand by term ‘Tax’?

A tax is a sum of money that people pay to the government for the services the government provides. These services include things like street lighting, garbage collection, water supply, schools, hospitals, and more. In the context of the Municipal Corporation, taxes help fund these services, and different types of taxes are collected, such as property tax, water tax, and even taxes on movie tickets.

Q12: Why were children worried?

Children were worried because they broke the street light and they may have to dish out money again from their pockets.

Q13: What did Gangabai do and why?

Gangabai along with other women went to the Ward Councillor to protest against the situation of sanitation in the area.

Q14: Why children went to Yasmin Khala’s house?

Children went to Yasmin Khala’s house because they broke the street light and wanted to know whom did the lights on the streets belong to.

Q15: What did Gangabai say when the Commissioner said that there were not enough trucks in the city?

Gangabai smartly replied, "But you seem to have enough trucks to collect garbage from the rich localities".

Q16: What could be the effects of garbage lying all over the streets?

Garbage lying all over the streets attracts dogs, rats and flies. Also, people may get ill from the smell.

Q17: Who broke the street light?

Rehana hit the ball so hard and so high that the street light broke.

Q18: Who has the responsibility of replacing the street light?

Municipal Corporation

Q19: Who is responsible for preparing the budget for a city?

Ward Councillors are responsible for preparing the budget for a city.

Q20: True / False
(i) Yasmin Khala worked on accounts in the sanitation department. 

This statement is True. Yasmin Khala mentioned that she worked on accounts in the sanitation department of the Municipal Corporation, as explained when she was talking to the children about her job and the different departments within the Corporation.

(ii) Municipal Corporation builds hotels and restaurants. 

This statement is False. The Municipal Corporation does not build hotels and restaurants. Instead, it is responsible for providing and maintaining public services such as street lighting, garbage collection, water supply, schools, hospitals, and public parks. Hotels and restaurants are typically privately owned and operated.

(iii) Property taxes however form only 25-30 per cent of the money that a Municipal Corporation earns. 

This statement is True. Property taxes account for only 25-30 percent of the total revenue earned by a Municipal Corporation. The rest of the money is collected through other taxes such as education taxes, taxes on water, and general taxes paid by a broader population, including those for services like garbage collection and street lighting.

(iv) The city of Surat had a plague scare in 2014. 

This statement is False. The city of Surat had a plague scare in 1994, not 2014. During this time, Surat was one of the dirtiest cities in India, leading to the spread of the plague, which resulted in several deaths and the mass exodus of people from the city.