Exercise Question Answers for Chapter 2 Reshaping India’s Political Map for Class VIII in subject social Science ********************************* Questions and activities: 1. Compare the political strategies of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals. What similarities and differences existed between them? Answer: Similarities: Both aimed to control a large part of India. Both used strong armies and weapons to conquer. Taxes from people and trade were their main income. Built forts, palaces, and mosques/temples. Faced resistance from local rulers. Differences: Delhi Sultans mostly ruled through force and raids. Mughal rulers, especially Akbar, used alliances, marriages, and tolerance. Mughals built a better administration (mansabdari system). Delhi Sultans shifted capitals and had frequent violent successions. Mughals stayed in power longer because of better planning. 2. Why did kingdoms like the Vijayanagara Empire and the Ahom Kin...
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Grassroots Democracy–Part 3 Local Government in Urban Areas
Class 6
Subject-Social Science
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1. What are urban local bodies and what are their functions?
Answer:
- Managing infrastructure (roads, water supply, drainage).
- Collecting taxes and garbage.
- Providing services like health camps and maintaining public spaces.
- Planning for social and economic development.
2. Why are they important in governance and democracy?
Answer:
3. Why is a city like Kolkata, Chennai or Mumbai more complex and diverse than a village or a town?
Answer:
4. With your classmates, make a list of diverse communities residing in any city that you are familiar with. How many were you able to list? What else do you observe in the list?
Answer:
- Variety of languages spoken.
- Different festivals celebrated.
- Diverse cuisines and traditions.
5. In Fig. 12.2 above, what similarities and differences do you notice between the Panchayati Raj system and the urban local government?
Answer:
- Both are forms of local self-government.
- Both have elected members.
- Panchayati Raj is for rural areas; urban local government is for cities/towns.
- Functions and population served differ.
6. Can you think of four or five more actions that responsible citizens might take to help their area of the city?
Answer:
7. Select a few cities, from your State and from a few neighbouring States. These may include the city you live in or the city nearest to your town or village. How will you find out if they have a Nagar Panchayat, Municipal Council or Municipal Corporation? Draw a table with the names of the cities and the type of urban local body each of them has.
Answer:
- Check the population of the city:
- Population above 10 lakhs: Municipal Corporation.
- 1 to 10 lakhs: Municipal Council.
- Smaller towns: Nagar Panchayat.
- Example Table:
City Name Urban Local Body Type Chennai Municipal Corporation Madurai Municipal Council Small Town Nearby Nagar Panchayat
8. How do urban local bodies fund their activities? (Hint: Look carefully at the pictures of the functions performed by Indore Municipal Corporation in Figure 12.4 on page 178.) Are some of them paid services?
Answer:
- They collect taxes like property tax and water charges.
- Charge for paid services like:
- Water tanker supply.
- Septic tank cleaning.
- Business licenses.
- Additional revenue from fines and fees.
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