Functions of a Municipality

Q. Why do municipalities have committees?

1. To execute the plan of the municipalities.
2. To elect the mayor.
3. To make people aware about the works of the municipalities.
4. To review the works of the municipal departments.

Q. Which of the following is the reason as to why poor people live in slums?

1. People living in slum areas are not allowed to enter the city.
2. People want to live in slums to run their business.
3. A large number of people are poor and cannot afford proper housing.
4. People living in slums don't want to spend money for expensive lifestyle.

Q. Which of the following is not a municipal body?

1. Nagar Panchayat
2. Municipal Board
3. Municipal Council
4. Municipal Corporation

Q. State the importance of Local Self Government.

Q. Women sanitation workers in the Tenali municipality are referred to as _________.

1. Nagara Deepika
2. Street Decorator
3. Nagara Palika
4. Nagara Decorator

Q. What job did Saheb take up? Was he happy? (Lost Spring)

Q. _____ keep in touch with the people of their ward to understand their needs and problems and discuss them in the municipality meetings.

1. Councillors
2. Clerks
3. Accountants
4. Workers

Q. Tenali municipality is included in which of the following district?

1. Guntur
2. Krishna
3. Chittoor
4. Prakasam

Q. The town of Tenali eliminated and preferred garbage collection to better manage the waste generated by its residents.

1. rickshaws
2. dustbins
3. paper
4. trucks

Q. What could be the possible reasons as to why every year a huge number of people shift to urban areas from rural areas?

1. Urban areas have huge buildings.
2. Better employment opportunities.
3. For a better livelihood.
4. Better physical and social infrastructure.

Q. Municipalities have various departments. Which among the following options best explains the reason for having multiple departments in municipalities?

1. Municipalities perform a wide range of work.
2. To employ maximum number of people.
3. To work more efficiently.
4. To have a large organisational structure.

Q. Which of the following is referred to as 'Street Decorator' in the Tenali municipality of the Guntur district?

1. Ward members
2. Male sanitation workers
3. Female sanitation workers
4. Councillor

Q. Who among the following is responsible for conveying the needs of the ward to the council?

1. Councillors
2. Ward members
3. Chairman
4. Mayor

Q. Who is responsible for preparing proposals or plans for the departments of municipalities?

1. Councillors
2. Committees
3. Mayor
4. Ward members

Q. _____ is the process of allowing a private company to take up work that was originally performed by municipality workers.

1. Sub-contracting
2. Crowdfunding
3. Levying taxes
4. Accounting

Q. Which of the following are distinguish characterstics of a urban area compared to rural area?

1. Industries and more shops
2. Working people
3. More roads
4. Large buildings

Q. Municipalities are the manifestation of the principle of _________ .

1. rural government
2. self-government
3. people government
4. country government

Q. Which of the following is not a task of municipalities?

1. Building roads
2. Ensuring water supply
3. Running schools
4. Passing laws

Q. Which of the following is referred to as 'Street Decorator' in the Tenali municipality of the Guntur district?

1. Ward members
2. Male sanitation workers
3. Female sanitation workers
4. Councillor

Q. Each _____ has a number of departments, each headed by an officer who is responsible for the proper work of the staff related to that department.

1. committee
2. municipality
3. locality
4. precinct

Q. The process of involves hiring people for small periods of time to get a certain amount of work done.

1. outsourcing
2. subcontracting
3. full-time employment

Q. Which of the following scenarios might require the intervention of a Municipal Corporator if continually ignored by the concerned authorities?

1. Garbage being thrown onto the streets
2. Broken streetlights across multiple neighbourhoods
3. A leaking drainage pipe
4. A single household not segregating its waste

Q.

State whether the following statements are true or false.

Segregation refers to drainage of waste water or sewage from a given area.

1. True
2. False

Q. Women sanitation workers in the Tenali municipality are referred to as _________.

1. Nagara Deepika
2. Nagara Palika
3. Nagara Decorator
4. Street Decorator

Q. Each _____ has a number of departments, each headed by an officer who is responsible for the proper work of the staff related to that department.

1. municipality
2. locality
3. committee
4. precinct

Q. The process of involves hiring people for small periods of time to get a certain amount of work done.

1. outsourcing
2. subcontracting
3. full-time employment

Q. The municipality officials must ensure that contract workers are provided with all the necessary equipment.

1. True
2. False

Q. What could be the possible reasons as to why every year a huge number of people shift to urban areas from rural areas?

1. Urban areas have huge buildings.
2. Better employment opportunities.
3. For a better livelihood.
4. Better physical and social infrastructure.

Q. Which of the following can be considered as best practices of waste management?

1. No littering on streets.
2. Plantation of more trees.
3. Food chain management.
4. Segregation of waste before disposal.