Short Questions: Urban Administration | NCERT Summary: UPSC PDF Download

Q1: Who decides different tasks to be done?
Ans: The committee or group of ward councillors decides what tasks are to be done:

• Bus stand to be improved.
• Crowded market places to be cleaned.
• Drain cutting across the city to be cleaned.
• Water supply.
• Electricity.
• Garbage collection.
• Electric wires (dangerous) to be replaced. –
• Street lighting.

Q2: What tasks do ward councillors perform?
Ans: The ward councillors perform the following tasks:

• All the ward councillors meet and make the budget.
• They spend money as per the budget provisions.
• Ward councillors put the demands of their ward before the entire council.
• They take decisions.
• They get the works implemented.

Q3: What are ill effects of garbage lying all over in the streets?
Ans:

• Garbage attracts dogs, rats, mosquitoes and flies.
• It gives foul smell which causes people to fall ill.
• People and children get sick.

Q4: When do the local people contact their councillor?
Ans: The ward people contact their ward councillor when the problem relates to the ward such as:

• Dangerous electric wires to be replaced.
• Road repairs (street repairs)
• Public water pump installation.

Q5: What are major features of a city?
Ans: Features of a city:

• Crowded markets.
• Many buses and cars.
• Water facilities.
• Electricity facilities.
• Hospitals.

Q6: What do you mean by urban areas?
Ans: Urban areas are defined as cities and towns. Local governments and their bodies are in charge of managing an urban region.

Q7: How does the media help?
Ans: The media has a responsibility to disseminate and bring political and social concerns to the public's attention.

Q8: What kind of jobs does a contract worker do?
Ans: A contract worker is employed on a short-term basis. When the contract expires, the employee is no longer employed.

Q9: How is a jail administered by a District Collector?
Ans: In every district, there is a jail. These prisons house all types of criminals. The administration of the District Collectors includes the jail. The Collector inspects the jails on a regular basis to ensure that they are operating properly. He not only deals with the issues that arise in jails, but he also looks after the criminals who are imprisoned.

Q10: Why doesn't every city not fall under the Municipal Corporation?
Ans: It is impossible to keep every city in Municipal Corporation since a certain amount of people in the subjective region is required for Municipal Corporation. The population density per square kilometre is used to determine whether a city should remain in the Municipal Corporation.

Q11: Where do the ward councillors forward their requests?
Ans: Ward councillors' requests and demands are submitted to administrative staff for implementation.

Q12: How do public taxes help a government?
Ans: A government's primary source of revenue is public taxation. This money is used by the government for the benefit of the citizens.

Q13: Why did a protest take place?
Ans: When a community, group, or individual's demands are not met by the government or government officials' actions, a protest occurs. These demonstrations are intended to alert the government to flaws in the government's or its administrators' operations.

Q14: What is urbanisation? Why do you think urban administration is very important?
Ans: The term "urbanisation" refers to the rising proportion of the people living in cities. Because these areas conserve a large population and a large number of communities and groups, the administrations of these areas are essential. The governance of these places becomes crucial in order to ensure peace and proper functioning.

Q15: List any three functions of the Ward Committee.
Ans: The following are the three functions of the ward committee:

• Ward committees are responsible for protecting the environment in their own wards.
• The Ward Committee is in charge of public health and information dissemination.
• It is in charge of the Municipal Corporation's overall operations.