Question

Read the passage given below.

Most cities, may not be prohibit hawking as a profession, but do place restrictions on the use of urban space. Therefore, a comprehensive study was conducted in 1998-99 on street vending, to provide concrete data for furthering the cause of the hawkers. Eight cities were selected - Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Imphal, Patna, Bhubaneswar and Bangalore. Three points were important while selecting respondents –hawkers were from different parts of a city; sold a variety of goods and adequate numbers of women were covered. The questionnaire was included questions on personal details, details regarding the work and the hazards faced. Table: Results of the survey It is fair to say that hawkers cannot be removed, because apart from their own livelihood, their services benefit the common urban dweller.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the given questions.

1. Fill in the blank by selecting the appropriate option.        1
   The study aims to ______ the practice of street vending in urban spaces.
   
   1. support
   2. discourage
   3. understand
   4. prove
2. Jagan goes door to door with his basket of goods to sell bananas in the city. What action from his end would lead to a prohibition on hawking?       1
3. State TRUE or FALSE.      1
   The following question could have been a part of the study survey.
   What are the challenges presented by the security guards?
4. Complete the sentence appropriately.       1
   The most preferred form of source of capital, according to the survey table, exposes the hawkers to exploitation because ______.
5. State a point in support for the given opinion:      1   
   Street vending must be legalised as a profession.

Answer 1

1. support
2. If he were to set up a stall using the city space, he would be prohibited from hawking goods.
3. TRUE
4. moneylenders can charge high interest rates.
5. Agree, because it cannot be prohibited as it provides income to the hawkers and various services to the citizens.