Class 8 Hamara Rajasthan Chapter 9 Question Answer in English Rural and Urban Administration

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Class 8 Our Rajasthan Chapter 9 Question Answer Rural and Urban Administration

Our Rajasthan Class 8 Chapter 9 Rural and Urban Administration Question Answer

LET’S PRACTICE

Question 1.
Write the names of elected officers of your gram panchayat.
1. Sarpanch …………………
2. Up-Sarpanch …………………
3. WardPanch …………………
Note- Do yourself.

Question 2.
How many panchayat samitis are there in your district?
Answer:
Do yourself.

Question 3.
If the Public Distribution Shop of your locality remains close, whom will you complaint about this to?
Answer:
To the marketing inspector

Question.4.
Who performs developmental works in your locality?
Answer:
1. Ward, 2. Mayor, 3. Sabhapati, 4. Municipality Commissioner etc.

Question 5.
Ask from your parents or elders and prepare a list of the taxes which your family pays to the rural/urban local body institutions.
Answer:
Do yourself.

TEXTUAL EXERCISE

I. Write the correct alternative for the following questions-

1. Which is an institution of urban self¬governance?
(a) Municipality
(b) Municipal Council
(c) Municipal Corporation
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d) All of the above

2. Which constitutional amendment bill adopted the panchayati raj system in our country?
(a) 76^th constitutional amendment
(b) 71^st constitutional amendment
(c) 74^th constitutional amendment
(d) 73^rd constitutional amendment
Answer:
(d) 73^rd constitutional amendment

II. Fill in the blanks-

1. Elected representative of the ward of the municipal corporation is called ________ .
Answer:
Parshad

2. The chairman of the municipal council is called ________ .
Answer:
Sabhapati.

III. Match Column “A” with Column “B”-

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. Head of the Gram Panchayat	(i) Pradhan
2. Head of the Zila Parishad	(ii) Block Development Officer
3. Government official of Panchayat Samiti	(iii) Sarpanch
4. Head of the Panchayat Samiti	(iv) Zila Pramukh

Answer:

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. Head of the Gram Panchayat	(iii) Sarpanch
2. Head of the Zila Parishad	(iv) Zila Pramukh
3. Government official of Panchayat Samiti	(ii) Block Development Officer
4. Head of the Panchayat Samiti	(i) Pradhan

IV. Very Short Answer Type Questions-

Question 1.
Write the functions of Chief Executive Officer.
Answer:
The state government appoints a Chief Executive Officer to assist the Zila Pramukh in all the functions of the Zila Parishad.

Question 2.
Show the composition of the panchayati raj with the help of a diagram.
Answer:

V. Short Answer Type Questions-

Question 1.
From where does the Gram Panchayat obtain its income?
Answer:
Sources of Income of the Gram Panchayat-

1. Efouse tax,
2. Vehicle tax,
3. Tax on sale and purchase,
4. Income obtained from fairs and weekly markets,
5. Grants received from the government,
6. Grants received from communities,
7. Fine recovered from offenders, etc.

Question 2.
Write the functions of urban local administration.
Answer:
Urban local administration performs two types of functions-
• Compulsory functions — Arrangement of clean potable water, street lighting, cleanliness, etc. in the cities.

• Voluntary functions — Construction of public parks, stadiums, reading rooms, libraries etc.

Question 3.
Write a note on Gram Sabha.
Answer:
Gram Sabha is the fundamental institution of the panchayati raj. The area of Gram Sabha is a Rajaswa Village. All the voters residing in such village are the members of the Gram Sabha. It is the right as well as the responsibility of the members to participate in the Gram Sabha meetings. Normally, it is essential to convene a meeting of the Gram Sabha once in every three months.