Chapter 7 Urban Administration

 

Exercise Answers

A. Choose the correct answer. 

1. The period for which a mayor is elected to office is: 

a. 1 years

b. 2 years

c. 5 years

d. 3 years

Ans. c. 5 years

2. In a city governed by Municipal Corporation, the people of a ward elect the: 

a. commissioner

b. councillor

c. mayor

d. deputy mayor

Ans. b. councillor

3. One of the following is not a compulsory function of the Municipal Corporation: 

a. Supplying clean drinking water

b. maintaining fire brigades

c. maintaining museums

d. Maintaining records of births and deaths

Ans. c. maintaining museums

4. A Municipal Council governs a city with a population of:

a. more than 10 lakhs

b. less than 20,000

c. less than 10 lakhs but more than 20,000

d. more than 20,000.

Ans. c. less than 10 lakhs but more than 20,000 

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. Cities with a population of over 10 lakhs are governed by __________ ___________. 

Ans. Delhi , Mumbai

2. For efficient administration, cities are divided into _______.

Ans. wards

3. A Municipal Corporation is headed by a __________.

Ans. Mayor

4. In a Municipal Corporation, ______ of the seats are reserved for women.

Ans. one-third

C. Mark the sentences as true or false: 

1. The councillor is the chief executive officer of the municipal corporation.

Ans. False

2. A Municipal commissioner is elected by the people of a city. 

Ans. False

3. Some seats are reserved for the women in Municipal Corporation. 

Ans. True

4. Provided a cheap system of public transport is a compulsory function of the municipal corporation. 

Ans. True

D. Answer in one or two sentences.

1. What are the local self governing bodies that administer urban areas? 

Ans. The local self governing bodies that administer urban areas are Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council and Nahar Panchayat.

2. Who is the Mayor?

Ans. The mayor is the head of the municipal corporation.

3. How is a councillor elected?

Ans. The people of each world elect a counsellor to the municipal corporation. 

4. Mention any two optional functions of a Municipal Corporation.

Ans. Planting and maintenance of roadside trees.

Providing housing for low income groups. 

5. What are Nagar Panchayats? 

Ans. Those areas which are in the process of changing from rural to urban are governed by special bodies known as nagar panchayat.