6. Local Self –Government in Urban areas
I. Choose the correct answer(1M)
1. The local governing body for smaller urban areas is called a
a. Nagar Panchayat
c. Municipal Corporation
b. Municipality
d. local government
2. A Nagar Panchayat has a term of ____ years
a. two
b. five
c. six
d. three
3. Under a Municipality, a city is divided into
a. wards
b. zones
c. councils
d. sections
4. The elected head of the Municipal Corporation is known as the mayor or
a. alderman
b. commissioner
c. mahapaur
d. mahajan
5. The ______ acts as a link between the state government and the municipal
corporation
a. mayor
b. mahapaur
c. president
d. municipal
commissioner
6. The financial position of urban local bodies is reviewed by the state
a. government b. legislature
c. inspectors
d. finance commission
7. Regular collection and disposal of waste within the municipal area is looked after
by the department of the
a. municipal corporation
c. municipalities
b. municipal board
d. planning committee
8. Plans prepared by the Panchayati Raj bodies and the urban local bodies are looked
into by the
a. planning committee
c. financial commission
b. state government
d. municipal corporation
II. Fill in the blanks.
1.The local self-governments in cities such as Delhi,Kolkata and Mumbai
are known as ______________.
2.The Nagar Panchayat has _____ , ______and ________________
3. A person who is above the age of ___________can contest elections
for the local self-government in urban areas.
4. The head of the Municipality is called the__________
5. The Municipalities and Municipal Corporations work under the
supervision of the _________and_______ __________
II. Answer the following questions(1M)
1.Which committee looks after the plans
prepared by the Panchayat Raj bodies and the urban local
bodies?
2.Which department looks after the regular collection and disposal of waste within the municipal
corporation area?
3.Which government reviews the financial position of urban bodies?
4.Who acts as a link between the state government and the municipal corporation?
5.The mayor or mahapaur is elected by whom?
6.How is the elected head of the municipal corporation called?
7.Under a Municipality, how is a city divided called?
8.What is a term of office for Nagar Panchayat?
9.How is the local governing body for smaller urban areas called?
10.What is the age, a person to contest elections for the local self-government in urban areas?
11.Under whose supervision the Municipalities and Municipal Corporations work?
12.How is the head of the Municipality called?
13.Name some cities which are under Municipal Corporation.
14.Who supervises the elections of all local self-government bodies?
15.What are the sources of income for all forms of urban local government?
16.What is a transitional area?
17.Who can vote for municipal elections?
18.For whom the seats are reserved in every Municipality?
19.Who are known as 'aldermen'?
III. Answer the following questions (2M)
20.Where do the different forms of urban local bodies depend on?
21.When can a municipality be dissolved?
22.What role do committees play in municipalities and the municipal corporation?
23.Write the names of three public conveniences that the municipalities and municipal
corporations provide.
24.What does the state Election Commission do?
IV. Answer the following questions (4M)
25.You have read the case study of Surat. Do you think that imposing a penalty was the main
reason for making Surat a model city?
26.What is a Nagar Panchayat? What does it look after?
27.List the functions if the Chief Executive Officer in a Municipal Corporation?
28.Discuss the functions of the Municipality and Municipal Corporation?
29.What are the benefits of the waste treatment process?
30.What is a District Planning Committee? What are its functions?