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Class 6 - Urban Administration

1) The document discusses various aspects of urban administration and local government bodies in India. It provides information on the heads of municipal corporations, important taxes, elected representatives, and the functions of local bodies. 2) It asks the student to name local government positions and bodies, fill in blanks with related terms, and match terms with their descriptions. Questions also require explaining the roles of ward councilors, how problems are resolved locally, and functions of municipal corporations. 3) The document serves as a study guide for students to learn terminology and demonstrate their understanding of India's urban local self-government system.

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Class 6 - Urban Administration

1) The document discusses various aspects of urban administration and local government bodies in India. It provides information on the heads of municipal corporations, important taxes, elected representatives, and the functions of local bodies. 2) It asks the student to name local government positions and bodies, fill in blanks with related terms, and match terms with their descriptions. Questions also require explaining the roles of ward councilors, how problems are resolved locally, and functions of municipal corporations. 3) The document serves as a study guide for students to learn terminology and demonstrate their understanding of India's urban local self-government system.

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URBAN ADMINISTRATION

NAME: __________________CLASS VI SEC: __ ROLL NO__DATE: ___/ /

I. NAME THE FOLLOWING:

1. The head of a municipal corporation: ________________________


2. The first municipal corporation of India: ______________________________
3. Tax on bridges and roads: ________________________
4. The chief executive officer of a municipal corporation: ___________________
5. It is signed by adult citizens to register their complaint against local bodies:
____________________________
6. The tax we pay to watch a movie in theatres: __________________________
7. The elected representative to govern a local area in a city: _______________
_____________________________________
8. A big organisation that takes care of street lights, garbage collection, water
supply, keeping the streets and the market clean in cities: ________________
9. The local body administering towns and smaller cities: __________________
10. The problems within a ward to be resolved by: _________________________
11. ______________ refers to the attempt made by the local bodies to create a
transparent and easy form of interaction between the local bodies and the
people.

II. FILL IN THE BLANKS:


1. The city is divided into different wards for the purpose of electing ward ______
2. The ___________________________________ is formed in big cities having
population more than one million.
3. The cities are divided into different ___________ for the purpose of elections.
4. The municipal bodies are elected for a period of _________________ years.
5. The councilors form different ____________________ to take care of different
aspects of city administration.
6. The main sources of income of corporations are ________ and ________from
the State Government.
7. Now-a-days people can use their ____________________________ and get
information on any issue.

8. After the plague of 1994, ________________ continues to remain the second


cleanest city in India after Chandigarh.
9. The Municipal Corporation is also responsible for ensuring that ___________
do not break out in the city.
10. The decisions like where a park or a new hospital should go are usually made
by the ______________________________
11. While the Councillor's Committees and the councillors decide on issues, the
_______________________ and the administrative staff implement the plans.
12. All of the Ward Councillors meet and they make a _______________ and the
money is spent according to it.
III. WHICH DIFFERENT LOCAL BODIES WORK IN THESE AREAS?

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

IV. MATCH THE FOLLOWING:


No. A B Responses
1. Concillors a. Provides basic amenities 1._____
2. Commissioner b. Collected by corporation 2._____
3. Municipal Corporation c. Elected repreetatives 3._____
4. Property tax d. Chandigarh 4._____
5. Hit by plague in 1994 e. Appointed by State Government 5._____
f. Surat ********

V. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 2 POINTS:


1. Briefly explain urban local bodies.
2. How do ward councilors’ decisions result in betterment of the cities?
3. How the problems within wards are resolved? Explain with an example:
4. What is Sub-contracting and how it works in municipalities? VI. ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING IN 3 POINTS:
5. Who are the important office bearers of a municipal corporation? VII.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 4 POINTS:
6. What functions are performed by a municipal corporation?

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