Class-6th Rural Livelihood Civics

                                 Class -6^th  Rural Livelihood                 Civics

Questions

1. You have probably noticed that people in Kalpattu are engaged in a variety of non-farm work. List five of these.

Answer:Five non-farm work of people in Kalpattu village:
(i) Making baskets, utensils,  pots,  bricks, bullock-carts etc.
(ii) Blacksmiths
(iii) Nursing
(iv) Teaching
(v) Shop-keeping
(vi) Trading

2. List the different types of people you read about in Kalpattu who depend on farming. Who is the poorest among them and why?

Answer:Different types of people who depend on farming are:
(i) Big landowner
(ii) Small landowners or Farmers
(iii) Landless farmers or Labourers
Landless farmers or labourers are the poorest among them because they have seasonal earning. They always have to look for work at other places after harvesting period is over and also paid very less. They do not have fix income and sometimes they went without work. Hence, in the chapter Thulasi is the poorest.

5. What do you think the government can do to help farmers like Sekar when they get into debt? Discuss.

Answer:The government can do following things to help farmers like Sekar when they get into debt:
(i) Provision of easy farming loans from the banks at low rate of interest.
(ii) Insurance of their cultivation.
(iii) Provision of subsidised fertilizers, pesticides and HYV seeds.
(iv) Farming schools and help should be provided at no cost.

6. Compare the situation of Sekar and Ramalingam by filling out the following table:

Answer

	SEKAR	RAMALINGAM
Land cultivated	About 2 acres	About 20 acres
Labour required	Not required. They get help from the other farmers during the time of harvesting.	Required in large numbers. They have much land and thus need many labourers to cultivate it.
Loans required	Yes. For fertilisers and seeds.	Not required for harvest. However, they need loan to set up rice mills.
Selling of harvest	Sell harvest at low cost to the lender.	Sell harvest at market price to the traders or directly in the market.
Other work done by them	Work as labour in Ramalingham’s rice mill.	Owns rice mills and have several shops.

Class-6th Panchayati Raj

Panchayati Raj  Class-6^th   Civics

Questions

1. What problem did the villagers in Hardas village face? What did they do to solve this problem?

Answer:Problem faced by the villagers in Hardas village:
(i) Acute water shortage.
(ii) Hand pump water has gone well below the point up to which the ground has been drilled.
(iii) Women have to go to the Suru river which is 3 k.m. away to get water.
Solution done by them to solve this problem:
(i) Piping water from the river Suru and making an overhead tank in the village.
(ii) Deepen the handpumps and clean the wells for this season.
(iii) Finally, they came with the permanent solution of conserving water or the watershed development.

2. What, in your opinion, is the importance of the Gram Sabha? Do you think all members should attend Gram Sabha meetings? Why?

Answer:Importance of Gram Sabha:
(i) Gram Sabha elect the members of the Gram Panchayat.
(ii) It can question Gram Panchayat  and keep watch on their work. 
(iii) Local problems of the villagers can be discussed in the meeting.
(iv) They can recommend solutions to the problems.
Yes, I think all members should attend Gram Sabha meetings because they can raise the problems faced by them daily. They can also advise and make aware of the work done by the Gram Panchayat. It is the forum where they can discuss the welfare programmes of the village.

3. What is the link between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

Answer:Link between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat:
(i) Gram Sabha elect the members of the Gram Panchayat.
(ii) The Panch and the Gram Panchayat is answerable to the members of Gram Sabha.
(iii) Gram Sabha keeps an eye on the elected representatives of the Gram Panchayat.

4. Take an example of any one task done by a Panchayat in your area/nearby rural area and find out the following:
a. Why it was taken up.
b. Where the money came from.
c. Whether or not the work has been completed. 

Answer

(a) Panchayat needs to construct building of middle school.
(b) Major part of the money came from the State Government and minor part of money came from the funds of Panchayat.
(c) The work has been completed on time.

5. What is the difference between a Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat?

Answer

Gram Sabha	Gram Panchayat
1.Members of Gram Sabha are not elected.	1.Members of Gram Panchayat are elected representatives by the Gram Sabha.
2.All the adults who is above the age of 18 or have the right to vote are the members of Gram Sabha.	2.Ward members, Panchs and Panchayat president are the members of Gram Panchayat.
3.The members and the body are permanent.	3.The members and the body are elected after every 5 years.
4.They keep an eye on the works of Gram Panchayat.	4.They hear from the Gram Sabha and do the work.

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

Answer:Watershed development is the conservation, recharging and judicious use of the water resources like, underground water, rivers etc. and lands within the watershed area.
Benefits of watershed development in an area:
(i) It makes the land fertile and supports the growth of trees, plants and cultivation.
(ii) Help in the preservation of water and its resources.
(iii) Prevents soil erosion .