RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 6 Rural Administration

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 6 Rural Administration Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 6 Rural Administration

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
Measuring and keeping land record is the main work of the:
(a) Sarpanch 
(b) Councilor
(c) Tehsildar 
(d) Patwari.
Answer:
(d) Patwari.

 

Question 2. 
The SHO is in-charge of:
(a) Village administration
(b) Police Station
(c) Tehsil 
(d) None of these.
Answer:
(b) Police Station

Question 3. 
Who among the following supervises the work of the Patwari?
(a) Tehsildar
(b) Sarpanch
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these.
Answer:
(a) Tehsildar

Question 4. 
All states in India are divided into:
(a; districts 
(b) villages
(c) cities 
(d) tehsils.
Answer:
(a; districts 

Question 5. 
The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005 empowers:
(a) women
(b) men
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these.
Answer: 
(a) women

Fill in the blanks

Question 1. 
Every police station has an area that comes under its .................. 
Answer:
control

Question 2 
.................. land and ..................  land records is the main work of the Patwari.
Answer:
Measuring, keeping

Question 3. 
Each Patwari is responsible for a group of ..................   
Answer:
village

Question 4. 
Raghu's uncle was the .................. of the village.
Answer:
Sarpanch

Question 5  
.................. people in revenue department supervise the Patwari’s work.
Answer: 
Senior

True/False

Question 1. 
The Tehsildar is the top administrative officer at the tehsil level.
Answer:
False

Question 2. 
According to Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005, sons, daughters and their mothers can geb on equal share in the land.
Answer:
True

Question 3. 
Farmers change crops many times, start some more or dig some wells etc. It is the job of the SHO to keep an account of all these.
Answer:
False

Question 4. 
All the persons of the village can report cases in their village Patwari house about any theft, accident, injury, fight, etc.
Answer:
False

Question 5. 
Patwari collects the land revenue from the farmers.
Answer: 
True

 

Match the column

Column A	Column B
1. The Hindu  Succession Act	(a) Lekhpal
2. District Collector	(b) A small farmer
3. Mohan	(c) Heads Tehsil level administration
4. Other name of - Patwari	(d) 2005
5. Keeping Land Records	(e) Patwari

Answer:

Column A	Column B
1. The Hindu  Succession Act	(d) 2005
2. District Collector	(c) Heads Tehsil level administration
3. Mohan	(b) A small farmer
4. Other name of - Patwari	(a) Lekhpal
5. Keeping Land Records	(e) Patwari

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Mention different names of the Patwari.
Answer: 
The Patwari is known by different names in different states such as:

1. Lekhpal, 
2. Kanungo,
3. Karamchari, 
4. Village officer.

Question 2. 
What does Patwari use to measure the land?
Answer: 
The Patwari generally uses a long chain for measuring agricultural fields.

Question 3. 
Who is Patwari?
Answer: 
Patwari is an officer who maintains land records and collects revenue at the village level.

Question 4. 
Who is Tehsildar?
Answer: 
A Tehsildar is an officer who prepares and maintains revenue records, revenue accounts and recovery of government dues from the Tehsil level.

Question 5. 
Highlight any two important functions of a district administration.
Answer: 

1. Collection of land revenue.
2. Maintenance of land records.

Question 6. 
Who is the administrative head of the district?
Answer: 
The administrative head of the- district is the District Collector.

Question 7. 
What is the full form of FIR?
Answer: 
First Information Report.

Question 8. 
What is ‘Tehsil’?
Answer: 
Sub-division of a district.

Question 9. 
What is land revenue?
Answer: 
The government charges some tax for the land holding on an annual basis. This is called land revenue.

Question 10. 
What is the “Khasra Record”?
Answer: 
The Khasra record consists of a plotwise description of ownership, area, classification, share of ownership, and the status thereof.

Question 11. 
What is a khasra number?
Answer: 
This is the number used for land which is owned by an individual villager or a village community.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
What do you understand by the area of the police station?
Answer: 

1. Every police station has a defined area which comes under its control.
2. People of the defined area can file their grievances here.
3. Any person in that area can inform police of that area about theft, murder, injury, fight, etc.
4. The police of a defined area will investigate the case.

 

Question 2. 
Why districts are divided?
Answer: 

1. Collection of land revenue and maintenance of land records are the main functions of the district administration.
2. To fulfill this purpose the districts are divided in sub-divisions.
3. These sub-divisions are known by different names such as - Tehsil, Taluka, etc.

Question 3. 
Who can get land records? How?
Answer: 
Anyone can get the land record from the Tehsil office after paying the proper fee. One can also get the map showing the land record from the Tehsil office. After computerization, getting the land record has become somewhat easier in many villages.

Question 4. 
How technology can help the land record department?
Answer: 
In todays world, technology such as computers, mapping software and GIS (Geographic Information System) software have done wonders to the land records department. The data is easily available to the people and is regularly updated. Printouts can be easily taken out to be used for various purposes.

Question 5. 
Is there any problem faced by rural police stations?If yes, what?
Answer: 
There are numerous problems that are being faced by rural police stations. For example lack of proper infrastructure, absence of essential minimum needs and facilities for the staff, lack of proper equipment, insufficient residential accommodation of the staff, absence of quicker modes of transpor¬tation and communication, and lesser salaries. 

Question 6. 
What are the important needs of villages?
Answer: 
Water, electricity, road connections, sanitation, maintenance of land records, and resolution of conflicts are some of the important needs of villages.

Long Answer Type Questions

 

Question 1. 
Discuss about ‘Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005’.
Answer: 
This act gives following rights to daughters:

1. Sons, daughters and their mothers can get an equal share in the land.
2. The same law will apply to all states and union territories of the country except Jammu and Kashmir.
3. A daughter has the right to an equal share in the ancestral property.
4. In the case of the death of the head of the family, the widows can claim and inherit the dead’s property. 
5. Daughters have the right to live in the family house or they can demand partition of it.
6. A large number of women in India benefited under this new law which came into force from 9th September 2005.