Rural Administration - Worksheets

 CBSE Worksheet 01

Ch-25 Rural Administration

  1. Which of the following is true?
    1. The officer who looks after the education in a district is called professor
    2. The lowest revenue officer in a district is Tehsildar
    3. The municipalities are formed in the big cities
    4. The District commissioner main function is to maintain peace, law, and order in the district
  2. Where did Mohan go after being beaten up by Raghu?
    1. Clinic
    2. Hospital
    3. Home
    4. Police station
  3. Anyone can register a case in the police station which comes under his/her ________.
    1. District
    2. Locality
    3. None of these
    4. State
  4. The new Hindu Law gave an equal share in the property to ________.
    1. Men
    2. The old
    3. Youth
    4. Women
  5. Patwari perform the following function except ________.
    1. Measures land
    2. Maintains and updates the records of the village
    3. Levying taxes
    4. Organising the collection of land revenue from the farmers
  6. Match the Columns:
    Column AColumn B
    (i) Subdivision of District(a) Supervises Patwari
    (ii) Tehsildar(b) Taluka
    (iii) Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005(c) powerful villager
    (iv) Raghu(d) Women will also get part in a property.
  7. Fill in the blanks:
    1. A small mud boundary wall is called a ________.
    2. ________ did not get the share in the property until a few years back.
    3. Peace is maintained by the ________.
    4. Head of district is ________.
  8. State true or false:
    1. Khasra is the register of harvest inspection which the patwari conducts only in December.
    2. All states in India are divided into districts.
    3. The Head of the village is Collector.
    4. Officers at the Post Office act within their jurisdiction.
  9. How many villages are there in India?
  10. How do women benefit under the new law?
  11. In what ways are the work of the Panchayat and the work of the Patwari related to each other?
  12. How do women benefit under the new law?
  13. What are the other names of Patwari? What are the responsibilities of a Patwari?
  14. How is the work of Tahsildar different from a Patwari?

CBSE Worksheet 01
Ch-25 Rural Administration

Solution

  1. (d) The District commissioner main function is to maintain peace, law, and order in the district
    Explanation: The District commissioner main function is to maintain peace, law and order in the district.
  2. (d) Police station
    Explanation: Mohan was badly hurt on his head and hand. He was given first aid by one of his neighbours. His friend, who also ran the village post-office, suggested that they go to the local police station and file a report.
  3. (b) Locality
    Explanation: Every police station has an area that comes under its control. All persons in that area can report cases or inform the police about any theft, accident, injury, fight, etc. It is the responsibility of the police of that station to enquire, to investigate and take action on the cases within his/her area or locality.
  4. (d) Women
    Explanation: Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005 brought females on the same level as males. The new law will benefit a large number of women. Now they can enjoy their independent status with equal rights.
  5. (c) Levying taxes
    Explanation: Patwari measures land and keeps land records. He organises the collection of land revenue from the farmers and provides information to the government about the crops grown in the area.
  6. (i) - (b), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (c).
    1. Bund
    2. Women
    3. Police
    4. District collector
    1. False, Khasra is the register of harvest inspection which the patwari conducts in the months of October, February and April.
    2. True
    3. False, the head of the village is Sarpanch.
    4. False
  9. There are more than six lakh villages in India.
  10. The new law is the Hindu Succession Amendment Act of 2005. Under the new law, women also get a right on their ancestors' property. This gives empowerment to women.
  11. The Patwari organises the collection of land revenue from the farmers and provides information to the government about the crops grown in the area. With this, the Panchayat finalises its strategies regarding development. It can assess the resources and planning. Thus, both Patwari and Panchayat need to cooperate with each other in their work.
  12. Under the new law, sons, daughters and their mothers can get an equal share in the land. This law will benefit a large number of women. Now, if ever has a problem women can always depend upon their share of land or property.
  13. Patwari is known by different names in different states, in some villages, such officers are called Lekhpal, in others Kanungo or Karamchari or village officers etc.
    The responsibility of Patwari is as follows:
    1. He maintains and updates the records of the village.
    2. He is responsible for organising the collection of land revenue from the farmers and providing information to the government about the crops grown in the area.
  14. Works of a Tehsildar are:
    • Ensuring a proper collection of land revenue.
    • Provides caste certificates to the students.
    • Ensuring that land records are kept safely.
    • Supervising the works of Patwari.

    Works of a Patwari are:

    • Measuring land and keeping land records.
    • Maintaining and updating the records of the village.
    • Organizing the collection of land revenue from the farmers and providing information to the government about the crops grown in this area.