Rural Administration Question Answers: NCERT Class 6 Social Science - Social and Political Life

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  • When people fight with each other on a particular topic, it is known as a quarell.
  • SHO stands for Station House Officer, the head of police station. SHO is responsible to solve the quarells or dispute between the people.
  • The officer who collects revenue from people under their areas are known as Tehsildar.
  • The work of the police is to do enquire, to investigate and take actions on the crime within the area.
  • The Patwari is responsible for the measurement of land and keeping the land records of the people and collect the land revenue and provide the information of the grown crops of his area to the government.
  • The Tehsildar hears the disputes of the people and makes sure that farmers have copy of their land and the children have their caste certificate. To supervise the work of Patwari is the main work of Tehsildar.
  • The Hindu women do not get share on land in past. When the father was dead then the son get equal share of land. So, in 2005 a new law was formed (Hindu Succession Amendant Act) in which the mother, son and daughter will get equal share of land or property.
  • Rural administration means taking care of the needs of people in the village like: water, electricity, road connection, solving problems etc.

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Exercise 1 ( Page No. : 56 )

  • Q1

    What is the work of the police?

    Ans:

    The work of police includes enquire, investigations and to take actions against the crime that is happening within its area. Every police station has an area that comes under its control. All people in that area can report cases or inform the police about any theft, accident, injury, fight etc.


    Q2

    List two things that the work of a Patwari includes.

    Ans:

    Work of Patwari includes:

    1. Measuring land and keeping records. The Patwari updates and maintains the record of the village. The map and the corresponding details from the register on the next page are a small part of the records that are kept by the Patwari.
    2. Collection of the land revenue from the farmers and providing the information to the government about the crops grown in this area.


    Q3

    What is the work of a tehsildar?

    Ans:

    The work of Tehsildar includes:

    1. They have to hear disputes.
    2. They supervise the work of Patwari and makes sure that records are properly kept and land revenue is collected.
    3. They make sure that the farmers can easily obtain a copy of their records, students and can obtain their caste certificate etc.


    Q4

    What issue is the poem trying to raise? Do you think this is an important issue? Why?

    Ans:

    The issue raised in the poem is that the father inherits characteristics from his father and leaves it to the boy child. The daughter is asking for her rights by expecting a share of the house for her and her mother. She wants her own palace not dowry of silk and gold. The boy child always gets everything but girls are always treated unequally and has to fight for their own rights. They only get anything in the form of Dowry which is eventually given to her husband.

    Hence, yes, I think that it is an important matter or issue because a daughter is trying to raise issue about equality. The daughters are not given equal rights. They only get anything only after their marriage, expecting by her husband. Everything is given to her brother and after marriage to her husband. Even she is not given a small share of her house also.


    Q5

    In what ways are the work of the Panchayat, that you read about in the previous chapter, and the work of the Patwari related to each other?

    Ans:

    Work of Panchayat and Patwari is related to each other as:

    1. They both helps in solving the problems and disputes of people.
    2. They both does work for welfare of the people.


    Q6

    Visit a police station and find out the work that the police have to do to prevent crime and maintain law and order in their area especially during festivals, public meetings etc.

    Ans:

    The police firsts reports FIR (First Information Report) and immediately start investigation and enquire; and take actions against crime. During festivals they make sure that no one should fight and run vehicles on the fast speed on National Highways.


    Q7

    Who is in charge of all the police stations in a district? Find out.

    Ans:

    Superintendent of Police (SP) is in charge of all Police Stations in district.


    Q8

    How do women benefit under the new law?

    Ans:

    According to new law, the daughters and their mothers will get equal share of land. This law benefits women and they are getting equal rights and if they ever have problems they can depend on the share of their land.


    Q9

    In your neighbourhood are there women who own property? How did they acquire it?

    Ans:

    Yes, there are so many women who own property. They acquire it buying a property, inherited from their father and some of their husband’s registered property that is given to them.


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