Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) इयत्ता ६ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Social Science

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?

Several poor people in the city work as domestic servants as well as work for the Corporation, keeping the city clean. Yet the slums in which they live are quite filthy. This is because these slums seldom have any water and sanitation facilities. The reason often given by the Municipal Corporation is that the land in which the poor have set up their homes does not belong to them and that slum-dwellers do not pay taxes. However, people living in middle-class neighbourhoods pay very little in taxes compared to the amount of money the Corporation spends on them in setting up parks, street lighting facilities, regular garbage collection, etc. Also as you read in this chapter, the property taxes collected by the Municipality make up only 25-30 percent of its money.
Why do you think it is important that the Corporation should spend more money on slum localities? Why is it important that the Municipal Corporation provide the poor in the city with the same facilities that the rich get?

Look at the image below.

The Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission on 2 October 2014 to promote cleanliness in both rural and urban areas all over the nation. Under the “Swachh Bharat, Swachh Vidyalaya” campaign, many activities are also being carried out in schools to generate awareness on sanitation and hygiene amongst students. Observe the ways in which “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” is being implemented by municipality/panchayat in your locality.
Prepare a poster and display it in your school.

State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F):

We have more than 1600 languages that are people’s mothertongue.

State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F):

We feel secure with people who are very different from us.

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below.
People who own homes pay

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below.
Yasmin khala worked in the

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below.
The cleanest city in India is

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below.
Which one is not the job of the Municipal Corporation?

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below.
The Municipal Council is found in

Very Short Answer Type Question:

Define the term ‘prejudice’ with an example.

Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete the sentence:
Property taxes form only ___________ percent of the money that a Municipal Corporation earns.

Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete the sentence:
Collecting garbage is quite a ________  job.

Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete the sentence:
The kabadi wallah plays a major role in __________ household plastic and paper.

Short Answer Type Question:

What do you mean by difference and prejudice?

Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete the sentence:
The Ward Councillor is elected by the people of his __________.

Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete the sentence:
Gangabai rushed to the house of ____________.

State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F).
Gangabai was a timid lady

State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F).
Yasmin Khala was a retired judge.

State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F).
Larger houses have to pay less taxes.