Question 1

Take an example of anyone task done by a Panchayat in your area/nearby rural area and find out the following :

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Ans: 
Our Panchayat recently undertook the task of building a community hall. It was necessary because there was no such common place where people could gather at a time. It was difficult to hold a general meeting, organize a general function, etc.
The money was collected as a contribution from the villagers and some part of it was also diverted from the Panchayat welfare fund.
Yes, the work has been completed within the projected time and it is now in use.

Question 2

Read the following news item:

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Ans: 
There was acute water crisis in Nimone village and the villagers had to depend on tankers for their needs. So, when the tanker came in the village, Bhagvan insisted that the water in the tanker must be emptied into the storage tanks constructed as part of the water supply scheme by Nimone Gram Panchayat so that there would be equal distribution of water. But the upper caste men were against this and therefore they beat Bhagvan to suppress his demand.
Yes, the above is a case of discrimination, because the upper caste men tries to suppress the genuine demand of the lower castes. They look them down upon and ignore their existence.

Question 3

Find out more about watershed development and how it benefits an area?

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Answer:
(i) – (c), (ii) – (e), (iii) – (d), (iv) – (c), (v) – (a). II.FILL IN THE BLANKS Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence: 
The Gram Panchayat is elected for ……… years.
The Panchs and the Gram Panchayat are answerable to the…………….
Every village Panchayat is divided into ……….
The people of Hardas village suggested ………  development programme for the permanent solution of their problem.
The Gram Panchayat’s main tasle is to implement …………..  programmes for all villages that come under it.
 Answer: 
Five
Gram Sabha
Wards
watershed
 III.TRUE/FALSE State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F). 
The Secretary of the Gram Sabha is an elected person.
There is no link between the Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayat.
It is the Gram Sabha that keeps control of the Gram Panchayat.
The Gram Panchayat meets regularly in order to perform its task efficiently and within a given time limit.
The Gram Panchayat does not collect any local taxes.
 Answer: 
False
False
True
True
False
 IV.MATCHING SKILL

Ans: (i)—(d), (ii)—(c), (iii)—(e), (iv)—(a), I.VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

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