Class 6 Chapter 12 Grassroots Democracy Part 3 Local Government in Urban Areas MCQs
1. Which of the following is the oldest municipal institution in India?
(A) Mumbai Municipal Corporation
(B) Chennai Municipal Corporation
(C) Delhi Municipal Corporation
(D) Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Answer
Answer: (B) Chennai Municipal Corporation
2. What is the highest urban local body in cities with a population above 10 lakhs?
(A) Nagar Panchayat
(B) Municipal Council
(C) Municipal Corporation
(D) Zila Parishad
Answer
Answer: (C) Municipal Corporation
3. Which of the following is a responsibility of urban local bodies?
(A) Conducting elections
(B) Maintaining the burial grounds
(C) Defense services
(D) Formulating national laws
Answer
Answer: (B) Maintaining the burial grounds
4. What role do ward committees play in urban local governance?
(A) Organizing national events
(B) Ensuring proper law and order
(C) Facilitating local activities such as health camps
(D) Providing military support
Answer
Answer: (C) Facilitating local activities such as health camps
5. Which city has the oldest Municipal Corporation established in 1688?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Chennai
(D) Indore
Answer
Answer: (C) Chennai
6. Which of the following bodies is responsible for managing solid waste in urban areas?
(A) Ward Committee
(B) Municipal Corporation
(C) Panchayat Samiti
(D) State Government
Answer
Answer: (B) Municipal Corporation
7. What is one of the primary functions of urban local bodies?
(A) Issuing marriage certificates
(B) Regulating central government policies
(C) Managing national defense
(D) Supervising elections
Answer
Answer: (A) Issuing marriage certificates
8. Which city has been awarded the cleanest city under the Swachh Survekshan scheme for seven years in a row?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Chennai
(C) Indore
(D) Delhi
Answer
Answer: (C) Indore
9. What type of local body governs cities with populations between 1 and 10 lakhs?
(A) Nagar Panchayat
(B) Municipal Corporation
(C) Ward Committee
(D) Municipal Council
Answer
Answer: (D) Municipal Council
10. Which service is NOT typically provided by a Municipal Corporation?
(A) Water tanker services
(B) Septic tanker services
(C) Issuing defense permits
(D) Tree cutting services
Answer
Answer: (C) Issuing defense permits
11. Which of the following is a major responsibility of urban citizens in a participatory democracy?
(A) Formulating national policies
(B) Reporting local issues such as water leaks
(C) Supervising law enforcement
(D) Electing state governors
Answer
Answer: (B) Reporting local issues such as water leaks
12. In which year did the Madras Corporation (now Greater Chennai Corporation) begin municipal administration with the power to levy taxes?
(A) 1688
(B) 1792
(C) 1865
(D) 1947
Answer
Answer: (B) 1792
13. How does decentralised governance work in urban local bodies?
(A) Through centralised state authorities
(B) Directly through national government representatives
(C) Local citizens taking decisions for their area
(D) By appointing private companies for governance
Answer
Answer: (C) Local citizens taking decisions for their area
14. Which urban local body is responsible for cities with a population below 1 lakh?
(A) Nagar Panchayat
(B) Municipal Corporation
(C) Municipal Council
(D) Zila Parishad
Answer
Answer: (A) Nagar Panchayat
15. What is the role of the citizens in ensuring efficient urban governance?
(A) Paying extra taxes
(B) Performing their duties, such as waste segregation
(C) Enforcing laws
(D) Building public infrastructure
Answer
Answer: (B) Performing their duties, such as waste segregation
16. What is the primary role of urban local bodies in a decentralised governance system?
(A) To operate under central authority
(B) To ensure citizens’ participation in local decision-making
(C) To manage national finances
(D) To appoint central government officers
Answer
Answer: (B) To ensure citizens’ participation in local decision-making
17. Which body represents the people at the ward level in urban local governance?
(A) Municipal Corporation
(B) State Government
(C) Ward Committee
(D) Panchayat Samiti
Answer
Answer: (C) Ward Committee
18. What was a key function of the Madras Corporation when municipal administration began?
(A) Managing education
(B) Levying municipal taxes
(C) Providing healthcare services
(D) Maintaining law and order
Answer
Answer: (B) Levying municipal taxes
19. In a participatory democracy, what should citizens do to make urban local bodies more efficient?
(A) Criticize local authorities
(B) Ignore waste segregation
(C) Follow instructions like waste management
(D) Only elect representatives
Answer
Answer: (C) Follow instructions like waste management
20. Which of the following is considered a significant feature of urban local bodies?
(A) Complete independence from state regulations
(B) Direct involvement of citizens in local governance
(C) Centralized decision-making
(D) Limited financial autonomy
Answer
Answer: (B) Direct involvement of citizens in local governance
21. What is the population criterion for a city to have a Municipal Corporation as the highest body?
(A) Above 5 lakhs
(B) Above 10 lakhs
(C) Between 5 and 10 lakhs
(D) Below 1 lakh
Answer
Answer: (B) Above 10 lakhs
22. Which urban local body is responsible for smaller towns with populations below 1 lakh?
(A) Nagar Panchayat
(B) Municipal Corporation
(C) Ward Committee
(D) Zila Parishad
Answer
Answer: (A) Nagar Panchayat
23. What are urban local bodies responsible for in terms of citizen services?
(A) Supervising elections
(B) Providing water tanker and septic services
(C) Formulating national policies
(D) Managing state highways
Answer
Answer: (B) Providing water tanker and septic services
24. What is one of the ways urban local bodies are funded?
(A) National taxes
(B) State government funds
(C) Local taxes and fees
(D) International aid
Answer
Answer: (C) Local taxes and fees
25. Which of the following cities has a Municipal Corporation due to its population size?
(A) A small village
(B) A city with a population of 50,000
(C) A city with a population of 12 lakhs
(D) A town with a population of 8 lakhs
Answer
Answer: (C) A city with a population of 12 lakhs
26. Which of the following best describes the role of citizens in participatory democracy in urban areas?
(A) Only electing representatives
(B) Forming national policies
(C) Active involvement in local governance and decision-making
(D) Providing financial aid to government bodies
Answer
Answer: (C) Active involvement in local governance and decision-making
27. Which city’s local body structure is one of the oldest municipal institutions established by the East India Company?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Chennai
(C) Delhi
(D) Kolkata
Answer
Answer: (B) Chennai
28. What is one of the significant challenges that urban local bodies face?
(A) Lack of national representation
(B) Insufficient central government funding
(C) Diverse and complex needs of urban populations
(D) Difficulty in electing members
Answer
Answer: (C) Diverse and complex needs of urban populations
29. What is a common duty of a Ward Committee in urban areas?
(A) Managing law enforcement
(B) Organizing health camps
(C) Formulating national policies
(D) Supervising state elections
Answer
Answer: (B) Organizing health camps
30. Why is citizen participation crucial in urban local governance?
(A) It ensures the central government’s dominance
(B) It helps in the decentralization of decision-making
(C) It reduces the role of elected representatives
(D) It centralizes the power in one authority
Answer
Answer: (B) It helps in the decentralization of decision-making
31. What is the primary difference between the Panchayati Raj system and urban local bodies?
(A) Panchayati Raj operates in urban areas
(B) Urban local bodies deal with rural governance
(C) Panchayati Raj functions at the rural level while urban local bodies manage cities and towns
(D) Both focus on the national level governance
Answer
Answer: (C) Panchayati Raj functions at the rural level while urban local bodies manage cities and towns
32. Which body represents citizens directly in an urban area?
(A) Zila Parishad
(B) Panchayat Samiti
(C) Ward Committee
(D) Gram Sabha
Answer
Answer: (C) Ward Committee
33. What is one of the key features of decentralised governance in urban areas?
(A) Centralized decision-making by the state
(B) Direct involvement of local citizens in decision-making
(C) Dependence on national authorities
(D) Total control by the central government
Answer
Answer: (B) Direct involvement of local citizens in decision-making
34. Which local body governs a city with a population between 1 lakh and 10 lakhs?
(A) Nagar Panchayat
(B) Municipal Corporation
(C) Municipal Council
(D) Zila Parishad
Answer
Answer: (C) Municipal Council
35. What role do urban local bodies play in improving public health in cities?
(A) Providing defense services
(B) Conducting health camps and managing sanitation
(C) Supervising law enforcement
(D) Formulating national education policies
Answer
Answer: (B) Conducting health camps and managing sanitation
36. Which is the primary responsibility of urban local bodies with respect to infrastructure?
(A) Providing defense services
(B) Maintaining roads and public utilities
(C) Formulating national policies
(D) Supervising state elections
Answer
Answer: (B) Maintaining roads and public utilities
37. Which of the following services is typically offered by urban local bodies?
(A) Water tanker and septic tanker services
(B) Issuing passports
(C) Managing national highways
(D) Supervising national elections
Answer
Answer: (A) Water tanker and septic tanker services
38. What is one of the main functions of a Municipal Corporation?
(A) Maintaining rural infrastructure
(B) Collecting local taxes and fines
(C) Managing national defense
(D) Issuing driver’s licenses
Answer
Answer: (B) Collecting local taxes and fines
39. Why is citizen participation essential in urban governance?
(A) It helps in national decision-making
(B) It ensures the efficiency of local bodies by reporting issues and following rules
(C) It centralizes decision-making
(D) It prevents decentralization of power
Answer
Answer: (B) It ensures the efficiency of local bodies by reporting issues and following rules
40. Which local body is responsible for governance in smaller towns?
(A) Zila Parishad
(B) Nagar Panchayat
(C) Municipal Corporation
(D) Gram Panchayat
Answer
Answer: (B) Nagar Panchayat
41. What is a key role of Ward Committees in urban local governance?
(A) Organizing national events
(B) Reporting issues like water leaks and damaged roads
(C) Managing state-level education policies
(D) Supervising national defense
Answer
Answer: (B) Reporting issues like water leaks and damaged roads
42. Which local body is responsible for providing services such as garbage collection and disposal?
(A) Zila Parishad
(B) Municipal Corporation
(C) Gram Panchayat
(D) State Government
Answer
Answer: (B) Municipal Corporation
43. What should citizens do to help urban local bodies function efficiently?
(A) Ignore local issues
(B) Participate actively by reporting problems and following rules
(C) Only rely on government officials
(D) Focus only on paying taxes
Answer
Answer: (B) Participate actively by reporting problems and following rules
44. What was one of the early functions of the Madras Corporation?
(A) Managing law enforcement
(B) Levying municipal taxes
(C) Issuing trade licenses
(D) Supervising elections
Answer
Answer: (B) Levying municipal taxes
45. In a city with a population above 10 lakhs, which local body is responsible for governance?
(A) Municipal Council
(B) Nagar Panchayat
(C) Municipal Corporation
(D) Gram Sabha
Answer
Answer: (C) Municipal Corporation
46. Which of the following is a responsibility of urban local bodies regarding economic and social development?
(A) Managing national policies
(B) Implementing local development plans
(C) Issuing international trade licenses
(D) Overseeing military operations
Answer
Answer: (B) Implementing local development plans
47. What role do urban local bodies play in the implementation of government schemes?
(A) They do not participate
(B) They check and facilitate implementation
(C) They create new government schemes
(D) They focus only on tax collection
Answer
Answer: (B) They check and facilitate implementation
48. Which urban local body is primarily responsible for planning and executing infrastructure projects in a city?
(A) Gram Panchayat
(B) Municipal Council
(C) Municipal Corporation
(D) Zila Parishad
Answer
Answer: (C) Municipal Corporation
49. How do citizens contribute to the success of urban local bodies?
(A) By avoiding participation
(B) By reporting issues and participating in community activities
(C) By focusing solely on personal interests
(D) By relying on state authorities
Answer
Answer: (B) By reporting issues and participating in community activities
50. What is the significance of the Madras Corporation in the context of Indian local governance?
(A) It was established as a model for rural governance
(B) It is the first local body established by the East India Company in India
(C) It governs all Indian states
(D) It functions only in Tamil Nadu
Answer
Answer: (B) It is the first local body established by the East India Company in India
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Class 6 Chapter 12 Grassroots Democracy Part 3 Local Government in Urban Areas MCQs