RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 9 Urban Livelihoods

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 9 Urban Livelihoods Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 9 Urban Livelihoods

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
Permanent shopkeepers are given a license by: 
(a) State government
(b) Panchayat
(c) Municipal Corporation
(d) None of these.
Answer:
(c) Municipal Corporation

 

Question 2. 
Daily wage laborers wait at a place for work as helpers to masons. The place is called:
(a) Labour chowk
(b) Market
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these. 
Answer:
(a) Labour chowk

Question 3. 
The main feature of regular employment is:
(a) follow rules and regulations of government
(b) no holidays
(c) workers are employed in their own business
(d) None of these.
Answer:
(a) follow rules and regulations of government

Question 4. 
Permanent workers get several benefits such as:
(a) Medical allowance
(b) Paid leave'
(c) Provident fund
(d) All of these.
Answer:
(d) All of these.

Question 5. 
Domestic servants are:
(a) Permanent workers
(b) Wage employed .
(c) Both (a) and (d)
(d) None of these.
Answer: 
(b) Wage employed.

Fill in the blanks

Question 1. 
The owners of a permanent shop need a license to do the business by the ...............   
Answer:
Municipal Corporation

Question 2.   
............... are hired only when their services are required.
Answer:
Casual workers

Question 3. 
There are more than  ...............  thousands towns and big cities in India.
Answer:
five, twenty-seven

Question 4. 
Big cities are Chennai ...............,  ............... Calcutta etc.
Answer:
Mumbai, Delhi

Question 5. 
A large number of street vendors in the country working in ...............  areas.
Answer: 
urban

True/False

Question 1. 
Urban areas have lean months as rural areas.
Answer:
False

Question 2. 
Permanent workers enjoy job security.
Answer:
True

Question 3. 
All working people are permanent employees.
Answer:
False

Question 4. 
Street vendors cannot move freely in the streets.
Answer:
False

Question 5. 
Factories of urban areas provide wages to their workers as per government norms.
Answer: 
False

 

Match the column

1. Baehchu Manjhi	(a) A dress designer
2. Vandana	(b) A showroom operator
3. Harpreet	(c) A tailor
4. Nirmala	(d) Marketing Manager
5. Sudha	(e) A cycle-Rickshaw Puller

Answer:

1. Baehchu Manjhi	(e) A cycle-Rickshaw Puller
2. Vandana	(a) A dress designer
3. Harpreet	(b) A showroom operator
4. Nirmala	(c) A tailor
5. Sudha	(d) Marketing Manager

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
What is the difference between a city and a village?
Answer: 
A city is much bigger as compared to a village. While agriculture is the main occupation in village, this is not the case in a city.

Question 2. 
Who are salespersons?
Answer: 
Salespersons travel to different parts of the city. They get orders from the shopkeepers and collect payments from them.

Question 3. 
Name a new form of employment in the big cities.
Answer: 
Call Centre is a new form of employment in the big cities.

Question 4. 
What is Provident Fund?
Answer: 
Retirement savings done at the time Of the job are called as Provident Fund.

Question 5. 
Who are casual workers?
Answer: 
Workers who are employed by a factory only when the employer needs them.

Question 6. 
What do you mean by “Labour Chok”?
Answer: 
The plate where daily wage laborers assemble and wait for work.

Question 7. 
How can migration from small towns and villages to cities can be reduced?
Answer: 
By developing infrastructure and increasing employment opportunities in towns and villages can reduce migration.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Write a short note on street vendors?
Answer: 
Large numbers of street vendors work in urban areas. They sell things, repair equipment and provide some services such as selling fruits and vegetables. They are self-employed persons means they are not employed by anyone. They organize their work by themselves. They have usually temporary structured shops. Such as vegetable vendors use their own carts to carry the vegetable. Earlier street vending was considered as a problem to traffic but it is now recognized as a right of people to earn their livelihood.

Question 2. 
What steps can be taken by the government to help street vendors?
Answer: 

1. Hawking zones can be set up in towns and cities for vendors.
2. Hawkers can also form committees in order to make decisions regarding the problems of hawkers and vendors.
3. The government is also thinking to modify the. law that banned street vendors so that they might have a place to work and a particular identification.

Question 3. 
Why do small workshops and factories need casual workers?
Answer: 
Small workshops and factories need casual workers for big profits and less investment. Casual workers are employed when the employer gets large orders or during certain seasons. If they complain about pay or working conditions, they are asked to leave any time. They are also expected to work for very long hours. If there is need to finish a work urgently then these workers are called for work even on Sundays. All these factors are in favour of small workshops and factories. Therefore, they employ casual workers.

 

Question 4. 
What are the main problems faced by the vendors?
Answer: 
The main problems faced by the vendors are:

1. Shops are usually temporary in structures.
2. Dismantling of their shops can happen any time by the police.
3. They have no security.
4. There are certain parts of city where these vendors are not allowed to enter.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
List the working conditions of a garment worker.
Answer: 
Garment workers are generally employed in export houses. The following are the working conditions:

1. These factories make clothes for people in foreign countries like U.S.A, U.K. and Russia.
2. The workers have to work for very long hours in some months of the year.
3. They work six days a week when the order is large. Many times they work on Sundays also.
4. Generally, a worker gets? 280 per day for 8 hours and? 100 for the extra hours.
5. In the lean months, the owners reduce manpower. 
6. Workers do not get other allowances apart from their daily wages.
7. They do not have any job security.

Question 2. 
Discuss about benefits that come with permanent jobs.
Answer: 
Permanent workers enjoy many benefits. They get regular salary every month and other benefits also. Such as:

1. Provident fund: An amount of money consisting of regular payments by an employee and an employer over a period of time that the employee receive when they leave a company or retire.
2. Holidays: Apart from Sunday, permanent workers get some other holidays such as national holidays, annual leaves, medical leaves, etc.
3. Medical facility: Workers also get medical allowance upto a certain amount. Medical leaves are given without deduction of salary.
4. The working hours of permanent workers are fixed.
5. They enjoy job security, safe working environment and safe drinking water.

Question 3. 
Why do people prefer working in an organized sector?
Answer: 
The unorganized sector is characterized by low wages, long hours of work, and lack of job security. People prefer to work in an organized sector because of the following reasons:

1. Workers enjoy security of employment.
2. There are a fixed number of working horns. If workers work more, they have to be paid overtime by the employer.
3. Employees of the organised sector are entitled to medical leaves, payment during holidays, provident fund, etc.
4. Workers also get medical benefits and under the laws, factory manager has to ensure facilities like drinking water and safe working environment. workers are called for work even on Sundays. All these factors are in favour of small workshops and factories. Therefore, they employ casual workers.

Question 4. 
What are the main problems faced by the vendors?
Answer: 
The main problems faced by the vendors are:

1. Shops are usually temporary in structures.
2. Dismantling of their shops can happen any time by the police.
3. They have no security.
4. There are certain parts of city where these vendors are not allowed to enter.