Text Book Back Questions and Answers - Chapter 3 Municipality and Corporation Term 1 4th Social Guide Samacheer Kalvi Solutions - SaraNextGen [2024-2025]

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Chapter 3 - Municipality and Corporation - Term 1 - 4th Social Guide Samacheer Kalvi Solutions

Text Book Back Questions and Answers
Municipality And corporation
I. Fill in the blanks :
Question $1 .$
The oldest Corporation of Tamil Nadu is_______
Answer:
Chennai

Question $2 .$
The father of local self government is_______
Answer:
Lord Rippon

Question $3 .$
The 'Balwant Rai Mehta Committee' recommented a three tier Panchayat Raj system in the year_______
Answer:
1957

Question $4 .$
The Tenure of Municipality is_______ years.
Answer:
5

II. Match the following :

Answer:

IV. Answer in brief :
Question $1 .$
What are the duties of Corporation? (OR) Write two functions of municipality.

Answer:
(a) Providing street lamps.
(b) Maintaining birth and death.
(c) Constructing roads.
(d) Removing garbage dumps.

Question $2 .$
Write the structure of the local bodies?

Question $3 .$
What is the total number of Corporations in Tamil Nadu?
Answer:
There are 15 corporations in Tamil Nadu.

Question $4 .$
What are the sources of income of Municipality?
Answer:
House tax, Professional tax, Drinking water tax, Shop tax, Road tax and Drainage tax are the sources of income of Municipality.

InText activity
Activity
Question $1 .$
Find out the activities held in the parks and libraries of your ward and share the information in your class.
Answer:
Activity to be done by the students themselves

Question $2 .$
Visit your nearby Corporation with the help of your teacher and examine the Council Assembly.
Answer:
Activity to be done by the students themselves

Question $3 .$
What are the taxes paid by your parents?
Answer:
Activity to be done by the students themselves

Additional Questions and Answers
I. Fill in the blanks :
Question $1 .$
The total number of corporation are______
Answer:
14

Question $2 .$
In Tamil Nadu there are ______Municipalities.
Answer:
152

Question $3 .$
The chairperson of the corporation was called______
Answer:
Mayor

Question $4 .$
______is governed by the executive officer.
Answer:
Panchayat

Question $5 .$
The tenure of the president and other members is______
Answer:
5 years

Question $6 .$
The 'Ashok Mehta committee' recommented a two tier panchayat Raj system in

Answer:
1978

II. Circle odd one:
Question $1 .$
Corporation, Town panchayat, Municipality,village panchayat

III. Write True or False :
Question $1 .$
Municipality is based on high population.
Answer:
False

Question $2 .$
Tamil Nadu has 32 districts.
Answer:
True

IV. Answer in brief :
Question $1 .$
What is Municipality?
Answer:
Municipality is a form of local government in a small town where 50,000 to $1,00,000$ people live.

Question $2 .$
Who is the head of the Municipality?
Answer:
The head of the municipality is called the President.

Question $3 .$
How is the Vice President of Municipality elected?
Answer:
One of the members of the municipality is selected as Vice-president,

Question $4 .$
How many districts in Tamil Nadu?
Answer:
Tamil Nadu consists of 33 costricts.

Question $5 .$
What is Corporation?
Answer:
Certain Municipalities will be declared by the 'Government of Tamil Nadu as Corporation based on high population and high revenue.

Question $6 .$
How the head and the members are elected for corporation?
Answer:
The head and the members of Corporation was elected by the people directly.

Question $7 .$
What are the structure of local bodies? (OR) What are types of local bodies?
Answer: