Question 1

Who is a Municipal Councillor?

Accepted Answer

A Municipal Councillor is an elected representative of a ward. He is also known as Ward Councillor.

Question 2

List four ways in which the work of the Municipal Corporation affects the life of a city-dweller.

Accepted Answer

The Municipal Corporation affects the life of a city-dweller in several ways:It takes care of street lights.It ensures that diseases do not break out in the city.It runs schools, hospitals and dispensaries.It takes care of garbage collection, water supply, keeping the streets and the market clean.

Question 3

How does the Municipal Corporation earn the money to do its work?

Accepted Answer

The Municipal Corporation is one of the most important organs of the three-tier government system. It is responsible for all round development of its designated area. It undertakes all the public facilities and welfare works like sanitation, water, road, education, health, etc. As these works require fund, so it collects revenue from the residents living in its corporation area. It levies taxes on property, water and other services. Taxes are fixed on the measurement and consumption of the services. Taxes are levied on education and other amenities like owning a hotel, entertainment etc.

Question 4

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).Pune, being a big city, has a Municipal Corporation.

Accepted Answer

Municipal Corporation is a local governing body which is found in big cities.

Question 5

Which are the two types of functions of the Municipal Corporation?

Accepted Answer

The functions of Municipal Corporation are of two types. (1) Obligatory and Discretionary. The obligatory function includes this function which must be performed by the Corporation the discretionary functions are those which are not compulsory but may be taken up depending upon its final resources. Obligatory functions include the supply of water and maintenance of waterworks, the supply of electricity, maintenance of roads. etc. Discretionary functions include construction of Public Houses, registration of marriages, construction of public parks and gardens.etc.

Question 6

Which of the following is not the function of Municipal Corporations?

Accepted Answer

Municipality which is also called as Nagar Palika, municipal
council or Municipal Corporation is a local self-governing body. These are
found in the towns. Head of a municipality is Mayor.Among the following maintenance of health and sanitation,
registration of births and deaths, providing primary education
are the functions of Municipal Corporation whereas disposal of the civil
disputes is not its function.

Question 7

The head of the Municipal Corporation is the ________.

Accepted Answer

The Mayor is the head of the Municipal Corporation, but the
role is largely ceremonial as executive powers are vested in the Municipal
Commissioner. The office of the Mayor combines a functional role of chairing
the Corporation meeting as well as ceremonial role associated with being the
First Citizen of the city. Per the amended Municipal Corporation Act of 1888, a
Deputy Mayor is appointed by the Mayor. The tenure of the Mayor and Deputy
Mayor is two and a half years.

Question 8

Why did the children go to Yasmin Khala's house?

Accepted Answer

The children were curious to know who was responsible for fixing the streetlights. Yasmin Khala was a retired Municipal Corporation employee. Hence, one child’s mother advised them to go to Yasmin Khala. She thought that Yasmin Khala would be the best person to answer their questions.

Question 9

Which one of the following is not a source of income of a Municipal Council?

Accepted Answer

A Municipal Corporation, City Corporation, Mahanagar Palika or Mahanagar Nigam is a local government in India that administers urban areas with a population of more than one million. The growing population and urbanization in various cities of India were in need of a local governing body that can work for providing necessary community services like healthcare, educational institution, housing, transport etc. by collecting property tax and fixed grant from the State Government. Its sources of income are taxes on water, houses, markets, entertainment, and vehicles paid by residents of the town and grants from the state government.

Question 10

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below.People who own homes pay _______.

Accepted Answer

People who own homes have to pay a property tax. The larger the house the more the tax. Property tax, however, forms only 25-30% of the money that a Municipal Corporation earns.