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Q 1.
In which year the Municipal Corporation of greater Mumbai was stated?
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1865.
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Q 2.
Municipal councils are found in?
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Small towns.
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Q 3.
What is tax?
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A sum of money that people pay to the government for the services the government provides is called tax.
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Q 4.
Primary function of a ward committee in an urban area?
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Conducting health camps and reporting local issues.
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Q 5.
Primary function of urban local bodies?
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Local administration.
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Q 6.
What is Nagar Panchayat?
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The smaller urban local bodies in towns with population below 1 lakh is called Nagar Panchayat.
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Q 7.
Which city has been awarded the cleanest city under the swachh survekshan scheme for seven years in a row?
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Indore.
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Q 8.
Why is it important for urban bodies to be decentralized?
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It allows local communities to make decisions.
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Q 9.
What is Nagar Palika?
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The organization that looks after the welfare of small towns is called Nagar Palika.
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Q 10.
Where does the election for urban bodies take place?
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In wards.
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Q 11.
What is the goal of decentralization in urban goverance?
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Give local citizens more control over their areas.
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Q 12.
Function of an urban local bodies?
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Garbage collection and disposal.
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Q 13.
Participatory democracy involves participation?
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Women, children and old age people.
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Q 14.
What is councilor?
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A member or a group of people appointed or elected to make laws or give advice is called councilor.
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Q 15.
Which body collects local taxes in urban areas?
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Nagar palika or Municipal Corporation.
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Q 16.
Examples of urban local bodies?
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They maintain and construct roads.
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Q 17.
What is the significance of urban local bodies in democracy?
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They involve citizens in decision making.
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Q 18.
Asmin khala worked in the?
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Sanitation Department.
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Q 19.
Name the oldest Municipal corporation in India?
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Greater Chennai Corporation.
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Q 20.
Functions of urban local bodies?
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1.Building infrastructure
2.Collecting local taxes 3.Providing education. |
Q 21.
People who own homes pay?
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Property tax.
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Q 22.
Which act gave the Madras Corporation the power of levy Municipal taxes?
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Parliamentary Act 1972.
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Q 23.
Urban bodies are involved in checking the implementation of?
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Government schemes.
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Q 24.
How do urban local bodies raise funds?
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Through local taxes and paid services.
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