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प्रश्न
What did Gangabai do and why?
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उत्तर
Gangabai and other women of her locality were very much unhappy to find garbage lying all over the street and spreading foul smell. One day she said that it is the Ward Councillor who they should go to and protest since they are the ones who elected him. She gathered a small group of women and went to his house to get their problems solved.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following story and answer the question that follows it:
Rehana’s house was the closest and they ran and told her mother what had happened. Rehana’s mother said, “I don’t really know these things in great detail but I do know that it is the Municipal Corporation of the city that takes care of replacing lights. The best person to ask would be Yasmin Khala. She just retired from the Municipal Corporation. Go and ask her, and Rehana comes back home soon.”
Yasmin Khala lived in the same lane and she and Rehana’s mother were good friends. The children ran to Khala’s house and when she opened the door they began to tell her what had happened all at once! When they asked about the street light, Yasmin Khala laughed and said, “There is no one person that you can pay the money to. There is a big organisation called the Municipal Corporation that takes care of street lights, garbage collection, water supply, keeping the streets, and the market clean.”
“I’ve heard about the Municipal Corporation. They’ve put up signs around the city to inform people about Malaria,” said Mala.
“Yes, you are quite right. The Municipal Corporation is also responsible for ensuring that diseases do not break out in the city. It also runs schools, hospitals, and dispensaries. And makes gardens and maintains them,” said Yasmin Khala. Then she added, “Our city Pune is a big city and so here it is called a Municipal Corporation. In smaller towns, it is called a Municipal Council.”
List at least four different tasks that the Municipality does
List four ways in which the work of the Municipal Corporation affects the life of a city-dweller.
Discuss.
In the two photographs you see different ways of collecting and disposing garbage.
(i) Which way do you think provides safety to the person disposing garbage?
(ii) What are the dangers of collecting garbage in the manner shown in the first photograph?
(iii) Why do you think that proper ways of disposing garbage are not available to those who work in municipalities?
Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below.
Yasmin khala worked in the
Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete the sentence:
Property taxes form only ___________ percent of the money that a Municipal Corporation earns.
Matching Skill.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Councilors | (a) Provides basic amenities |
| (ii) Commissioner and administrative staff | (b) Collected by Corporation |
| (iii) Municipal Corporation | (c) Elected bodies |
| (iv) Property Taxes | (d) Hit by plague in 1994 |
| (v) Surat | (e) Appointed by the government |
Very Short Answer Type Question:
What did children want to know?
Very Short Answer Type Question:
What did the Commissioner advise Gangabai?
Short Answer Type Question:
How are complicated decisions taken? Explain with examples.
Short Answer Type Question:
Write a short note on the topic ‘Sub-contracting’.
