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Class 6 Chapter 7, Urban Administration, 1. Why did the children go to Yasmin Khala’s house?, Solution 1:, The children wanted to replace the street light, which was broken by them., Hence, Rehana suggested that the children visit Yasmin Kala’s house to, understand the procedures for getting it replaced. Yasmin Kala lived in the, same lane and had just retired from Municipal Corporation., 2. List four ways in which the work of the Municipal Corporation affects the, life of a city-dweller., Solution 2:, Construction of roads, street lights, parks, disposal of garbage,, maintenance of drainage system, Supply of drinking water and electricity., , Question 3.Who is the Municipal Councillor?, Answer:, Municipal Councillors are the elected members of the Municipal Corporation., They are elected by the registered voters of the city for five years., , Question 4.What did Gangabai do and why?, Answer:, Gangabai and other women of her locality were very much unhappy to find, garbage lying all over the street and spreading foul smell.. She gathered a, small group of women and went to Ward Councillor’s house to get their, problems solved., Question 5.How does the Municipal Corporation earn the money to do its, work?, Answer:, Municipal Corporation earns money to do its work by collecting several types, of taxes. They include:, Property tax., Taxes for education and other amenities., Entertainment tax., Other taxes., Q6: The city is divided into several ., Ans: Wards, Q7: From where does the municipal corporation collect money?

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Ans: Taxes, Q8: Who implements the decisions taken by the committees?, Ans: Commissioner, Q9: What do you mean by tax?, Ans: A sum of money that people pay to the government for the services, that government provides., Q10: Name the city suffered with plague scare in 1994?, Ans: Surat, Q11: Where do the hotels and restaurants dump their garbage in the city?, Ans: In the nearest drain or street., Q12: Name the two cleanest city of India., Ans: Chandigarh and Surat, Q13: Define Municipality., Ans: Municipality is the local body of the city having a small population., Q14: Name some major department into which the work in the cities is, divided., Ans: There is the water department, the garbage collection department, a, department to look after roads etc., Q15: Why Surat came in notice earlier in 1990's?, Ans: The city of Surat had a plague scare in 1994. Surat was one of the, dirtiest cities in India., Q16: Explain the features of the Municipal Corporation., Ans: The local bodies of the cities having large population are called, Municipal Corporation.The area of the work of the corporation is wider., The number of elected representatives varies in between 50 to 100. The, day to day work is looked after by various committees, Q17: Discuss the impact of Plague on Surat., Ans: The epidemic has caused mass panic and alarm in the city, the state,, and the whole country. Within days of the outbreak about 300,000 people, left Surat, and all work ceased.Many people even left other cities in the, state even though there were no positive cases., Trains were not allowed to stop at Surat station. It has cost Surat a huge, loss in terms of business., Draw the pictures and colour them in your front page of your notebook.