Local Self-government Exercise Questions and Answers Part-II

 Local Self-government Exercise Questions and Answers Part-II

III. Answer the following questions briefly:

1. Why do we have local self-governments?

Ans: We have local self-government because India is a democratic country. To ensure participation at the local level, we have local government.

2. What is the aim of Panchayati Raj?

Ans: The aim of Panchayati Raj is promoting self-government in the villages in India.

3. What are the functions of the Block Samiti?

Ans: The functions of the Block Samiti are:

• They provide civic amenities to the people and carry out various development activities to develop their blocks.    

4. How do women help in the working of local self-government?

Ans: Women help in the working of local self-government by that they provide direction and set the pace of local development. They are able to monitor and ensure the implementation of developmental activities and administrative measures.

5. Give the difference between Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.

Ans: The differences between Municipal Corporations and Municipalities are that smaller cities that are less populated have Municipalities or Nagar Palika. Metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, etc which are densely populated have Municipal Corporations or Nagar Nigam.

6. Describe the functions of the Municipal Corporations.

Ans: The functions of the Municipal Corporations are that they provide public amenities to the people in urban.

7. How has the Hindu Succession Act 2005 helped in ending gender discrimination among Hindu women?

Ans: The Hindu Succession Act 2005 helped in ending gender discrimination by giving Hindu women the right to inherit property.

IV. Match the following:

1. Panchayat - Committee of five persons

2. District Magistrate - Collector

3. Zila Parishad - District level

4. Block Samiti - Khand Samiti

5. Sarpanch - Head of Gram Sabha