Urban Livelihoods Class 6 Worksheet Civics Chapter 8

Q1: Fill in the blanks.

(i) Nirmala works in a __________________.

(ii) There are almost ______________ 'street vendors' in the country working in urban areas.

(iii) _______________ is now recognised as a general benefit and as a right of people to earn their livelihood.

(iv) A large number of people in the city work on the _________.

(v) ___________ in factories or workshops often work on a temporary basis, which means their employment depends on the availability of work or orders.

Q.2. How many towns and big cities are there in India?

Q.3. What is labour chowk?

Q.4. Why can't Bachchu Manjhi live with his family?

Q.5. What was found in a survey of Ahmedabad city?

Q.6. Name some big cities that have more than a million people living and working there.

Q.7. Who are casual workers?

Q.8. Who is Bachchu Manjhi?

Q.9. What kind of threat temporary workers go through?

Q.10. List some activities that are carried out on the streets?

Q.11. Which authority issues licence to the permanent shops to do business?

Q.12. Who decides on which day of the week the market has to remain closed?

Q.13. How street vending was looked upon recently?

Q.14. Why foreign companies set up their call centres India?

Q.15. Why do you think small workshops and factories employ casual workers?

Q.16. Name a new form of employment in the big cities.

Q.17. What is mandatory for permanent shops?

Q.18. True / False
(i) Vandana is a dress designer. _________
(ii) Workers who work in offices, factories, and government departments are called casual workers. ________
(iii) Working in Call Centres is a new form of employment in the big cities. _______
(iv) Street shops are usually permanent structures. ________