Social Science [2 Mark Questions]

The Municipal Corporation collects taxes on houses, water, entertainment, parking, etc. to earn money. It also gets some grant from the government.

The children were curious to know who was responsible for fixing the streetlights. Yasmin Khala was working for the municipality. Hence, one child’s mother advised them to go to Yasmin Khala. She thought that Yasmin Khala would be the best person to answer their questions.

The day-to-day work of Municipality or Municipal Corporation is carried out with a number of committees. Each committee performs several functions. These may include committee on education, public health, water, housing and so on.

A city is a place where people from different regions and states live together. Population of a city varies from twenty thousands and 5 lakh.

Democracy, which derives from the Greek word "demos", or "people", is defined, basically as government in which the supreme power is in the hands of the people.

Urban government bodies consist of Municipal Corporation and Municipalities. Municipal Corporations are found in the larger cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai and other places. Municipalities exists in smaller towns and cities.

Public amenities are facilities or benefits continuously offered to general public for their use or enjoyment, with or without charge. Example, the essential services like arrangement of drinking water, light, hospital, education etc.

He or she implements the decisions made by the Corporation and takes the help of the officers in-charge of various departments such as health, water, sanitation and housing. He or she also prepares the annual budget.

In some State the Municipal Chairman is elected by the elected members of the municipality. In some States, he is directly elected by the people. The Municipal Council comprising of 36 ward councillors is headed by a Chairman.

The District Collector or District Magistrate is the head of a district. He belongs to the cadre of Indian administration Services (I.A. S.) and is appointed by the State Government.

The Ward Committee is a committee that includes the councillor and the a few residents of that ward. It is designed so to be representative of the people residing in that ward. The ward councillors are elected by the people.

Parks are necessary in big cities because it provide a proper environment for our health. It helps to protect our localities from pollution and keep ourselves healthy.

No, not all the cities have Municipal Corporations; big cities like Pune, have Municipal Corporation while smaller towns like Mainpuri, Sitapur, etc. have a Municipal Council.

Urbanization means the increase in the proportion population of a country who live in the urban areas.

Every corporation has a Chief Executive Officer. He is not elected by the people, but appointed by the state government. His main function is to implement the decision of the Municipal Corporation. He supervises the work of engineers, doctors and educationists.

Yasmin Khala did not have to make interesting decisions like this when she worked in the Municipal Corporation as such decisions are taken by ward councillors and not the employees. Mrs. Yasmin Khala worked in the accounts section of the corporation and was responsible for pay of the employees.

Plague is a bacterial disease of rodents that can be spread to humans and other animals by infected fleas. Pneumonic plague is the most infectious form because it can spread from person to person in airborne droplets.

According to the Indian Constitution "the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Municipalities shall be vested in the State Election Commission".

The sources of income of the municipalities are very limited while the expenditure is more than the income. So, the State governments give grants to the municipalities.

The main reason for the epidemic Plague in Surat was the unhealthy sewerage conditions and the inefficient health infrastructure.