RBSE Class 8 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 9 Public Facilities

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 8 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 9 Public Facilities Important Questions and Answers.

RBSE Class 8 Social Science Important Questions Civics Chapter 9 Public Facilities

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
Which of the following facilities is not a public facility
(a) Supply of electricity
(b) Supply of water
(c) Management of education
(d)Management of a hotel
Answer:
(d)Management of a hotel

Question 2. 
Which of the following slum of Chennai has the most scarcity of water
(a) Slum of Saidapet 
(b) In Anna Nagar
(c) In Mylapore 
(d) In Madipakkam
Answer:
(a) Slum of Saidapet

Question 3. 
Government get money for public facilities from
(a) Banks 
(b) Public tax
(c) Foreign companies
(d) National companies 
Answer:
(b) Public tax

Question 4. 
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution right to water is being recognised as being a part of the Right to Life
(a) Article 14 
(b) Article 17
(c) Article 21 
(d) Article 23
Answer:
(c) Article 21

Question 5. 
Which basic amenity is lacking in Chennai?
(a) Food 
(b) Cloth
(c) Water 
(d) Electricity 
Answer:
(c) Water

Question 6. 
Which of the following is a public facility
(a) Sanitation and health
(b) Electricity
(c) Water
(d) All of the above 
Answer:
(d) All of the above 

Question 7. 
According to the Union budget 2018-19, what share from Rs. 1 is given to the states by the Central government?
(a) 24 p. 
(b) 18 p.
(c) 10 p. 
(d) 9 p. 
Answer:
(a) 24 p.

Question 8. 
The most important means of public transport for short distances is
(a) Rail 
(b) Bus 
(c) Aeroplane
(d) None of the above 
Answer:
(b) Bus

Question 9. 
According to the 2011 government statistics, what percentage of households in India have drinking water facilities?
(a) 20 per cent 
(b) 48 per cent
(c) 87 per cent 
(d) 92 per cent 
Answer:
(c) 87 per cent

Fill in the blanks

Question 1. 
Over 1,600 Indians, reportedly die every day because of....................related diseases.
Answer:
water

Question 2. 
The Indian constitution guarantees the.......................for all children between the ages of 6-14 years.
Answer:
Right to Education

Question 3.
 ....................relate to people’s basic needs.
Answer:
Public facilities

Question 4. 
The burden of shortfalls in water supply falls mostly on the...................... 
Answer:
poor

Question 5. 
Mumbai....................is a well-functioning public transport system.
Answer:
suburban railway.

State True or False

Question 1. 
The right to water has been considered as part of the die Right to Life under Article 49 of the Indian constitution.
Answer:
False

Question 2. 
Once a public facility is provided, its benefits can be shared by many people.
Answer:
True
 
Question 3. 
Private companies provide public facilities at very cheap rates.
Answer:
False

 Question 4. 
The government provides details of its profit and loss through the budget.
Answer:
True
 
Question 5. 
The condition of public facilities in towns and villages is better than in metros and big cities.
Answer:
False

Match Correctly

(a)	(b)
Heavy water shortage	Mumbai
Successful Metro Rail Project	Hyderabad
Increase-in scope of the water department	Delhi
Suburban Railway	Chennai

Answer:

(a)	(b)
Heavy water shortage	Delhi
Successful Metro Rail Project	Chennai
Increase-in scope of the water department	Hyderabad
Suburban Railway	Mumbai

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
What are public facilities?
Answer:
The basic facilities that a person needs to live a respectable life are called public facilities.

Question 2. 
Write the names of major public facilities.
Answer:
Major public facilities are water, healthcare and sanitation, electricity, public transport, college and school, etc.

Question 3. 
State one feature of a public facility. 
Answer:
Once it is provided, its benefits can be shared by many people.

Question 4. 
Who is responsible for providing public facilities?
Answer:
Government is responsible for providing public facilities.

Question 5. 
Why it is the responsibility of the government only to provide public facilities? 
Answer:
The responsibility to provide public facilities must be that of the government only because the government can provide them to the people in an affordable and equitable manner.

Question 6. 
Which rights have been considered as part of the Right to Life in the Indian constitution?
Answer:
Rights of water, health, education, etc. have been considered as part of the Right of Life in the Indian constitution.

Question 7. 
What is file most important aspect of the Right to Education?
Answer:
Equity in schooling facilities available to all children is an important aspect of this right.
 
Question 8. 
The rate increases when more water is used. What is the purpose of the government behind this?
Answer:
The objective behind die increase in rate when more water is used is that water should be used as per the requirement so that it is not misused.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Explain the need for water as a Right to Life.
Answer:
Water is essential for life and for good health. Not only is it necessary for us too. be able to meet our daily needs but safe drinking water can prevent many water-related diseases. The Constitution of India recognises the right to water as being a part of the Right to Life under Article 21. This means that it is the right of every person, whether rich or poor, to have sufficient amounts of water to fulfil his/her daily needs at a price that he/she can afford. The Supreme Court has held that the right to safe drinking water is a Fundamental Right. 

Question 2. 
Mention the important means of public transport in big cities.
Answer:
uses are the most important forms of public transport over short distances. It is the main link to the workplace for the majority of the working people. With rapid urbanisation, the public bus system even in the major cities has not been able to keep up with the demand. As an alternative, the government has planned metro rail projects in metropolitan cities.

Question 3. 
Describe the public water supply in Porto Alegre.
Answer:
Porto Alegre is a city in Brazil. The city’s water department has achieved universal access to safe water. The average price of water is kept low, and- the poor are charged half die basic rate. Whatever profit the department makes is used to improve the water supply. The working of the die water department is transparent and people can have a direct say in deciding which projects the department should take up. Through a process of public meetings, people hear what the managers have to say and also vote on their priorities.

Question 4. 
Explain the cleanliness campaign of ‘Sulabh International’.
Answer:
‘Sulabh International’, a non-government organisation has been working for nearly three decades to address the problems of sanitation facing low-caste, low-income people in India. It has constructed more than 75,000 community toilet blocks and 12,00,000 household toilets, giving access to sanitation to one crore people. The majority of the users of Sulabh facilities are from die poor and working labour class. One rupee is charged for the use of these toilets in cities. Local authorities provide land and funds for setting up the services, whereas maintenance costs are sometimes financed through user charges.

Question 5. 
Where does the government get money for public facilities? Explain by giving an example of water.
Answer:
The government arranges the money for the public facilities through the budget. The budget contains the details of the profit and losses of the government. The amount received from the public from taxes and fees for convenience is spent on the public facility. For example, to supply water, the government has to incur costs in pumping water, carrying it over long distances, laying down pipes for distribution, treating dead water for impurities, and finally, collecting and treating wastewater. It meets these expenses partly from the various taxes that it collects and partly by chaining a price for water. This price is set so that most people can afford a certain minimum amount of water for daily use. 

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
The government is not able to provide water as per the requirement and many water departments are running at a loss, so should the water supply be handed over to private companies? Can private companies do a better job? Answer logically.
Answer:
Although the government is not able to provide water as per the requirement and many water departments are running at a loss, only the government can make cheap and equitable water supply, not private companies. Private companies work for a profit. If water supply work is done by private companies, then water supply will become expensive and it will not be easy for the poor and lower-class people to pay the price.

This will increase discrimination in the water supply. Therefore, water supply, should not be entrusted to private companies. It can also be said from the following facts that water supply should be done by the government itself:
(1) The responsibility for water supply has been on the government all over the world. In a few cases, where the steep rise in the price of water, making it unaffordable for many cities saw huge protests, with riots breaking out in places like Bolivia, forcing the government to take back the service from private hands.

(2) There are many areas in the world which have achieved universal access to safe water. Like Porto Alegre, a city in Brazil. There are many examples of the success of water departments in India too. Such as:

water supply department in Mumbai, water supply department in Hyderabad, contracting of tankers by Chennai water department, etc. Water supply departments of other cities can also solve this problem by improving their system, bringing transparency to their systems and taking public participation along.