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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 8 Social Science Political Science Chapter 4 Local Government

Class 8 Social Science Local Government Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers

I. Fill in the blanks

Question 1.
1. Grama Sabha is presided by ________ . (President or Vice – president of Grama Panchayat)
2. The tenure of Grama Panchayat president is ________ years. (21/2)
3. In Grama Panchayat one member is elected for the population. (400)
4. In Bengaluru Urban district a member is elected for ________ population. (20,000)
5. The total number of City Corporations in Karnataka including Bangalore is ________ (11)

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II. Answer the following questions

Question 1.
What are the functions of Local Government?
Answer :

  • To maintain and protect the Panchayat property.
  • To prepare the annual budget of the local body.
  • To undertake health and family welfare programs.
  • Laying of roads, electrification, housing supply of drinking water, etc
  • To encourage and implement the primary, secondary, adult and informal education program.
  • To maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the area.
  • To ensure prompt registration of birth and deaths.
  • To encourage agriculture, animal husbandry, khadi, and handicraft industries.

Question 2.
Write a note on Grama Panchayat.
Answer :
Grama Panchayats are formed on the basis of the population. The members are elected by the adult population of the panchayat area. Its meeting must be held at least once in two months. The panchayat development officer is the executive head of Grama Panchayat. It gets income by collecting local taxes, State and Central government funds.

Question 3.
Which are the sources of income for the Local Government?
Answer :

  1. Amount collected through water cess, health cess, education cess, library, and reading room cess.
  2. Amount collected through building tax, vacant land tax, taxes on business establishments, markets, entertainment houses, and advertising bodies.
  3. Taxes collected from the tourist spots.
  4. Rental and lease amount collected on their properties.
  5. Financial grants from the State Government.

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Question 4.
Write a note on the functions of urban local bodies.
Answer :

  • To prepare the budget and get the approval of the council.
  • To look after the ‘ overall administration of the town or city.
  • To prepare a good town planning system and implement it.
  • To provide good roads, transportation, water supply,

Question 5.
Write a note on City Corporation.
Answer :
City Corporation is constituted as per Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act of1976. These are formed in the areas with more than 2 lakh population and an income of more than Rs. One crore. The members are called Corporators. The State government decides the size of the corporation. There are 11 City Corporations in Karnataka. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are the leaders of the Corporation. The Commissioner ist h e real executive of the City Corporation.

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