8th CBSE Notes on Public Facilities

   Grade : VIII 

 Politics Chapter: 7  

 Public Facilities 

Question And Answers

Fill In The Blanks

 FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Safe drinking water can prevent many water-borne diseases.
2. The primary motive of private companies is to earn profits.
3. The budget is presented by the government in the Parliament every year.
4. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan was announced by the government for open defecation-free country in 2014.

True Or False

TRUE OR FALSE 

1. The prices of the water tanks are fixed by the private companies : False
2. Rainwater harvesting in Chennai has increased the level of groundwater : True
3. Sulabh is an example of a partnership between local authorities, a non-governmental organisation and the community: True
4. The transportation and the distribution of water to different areas are done by the government with the help of private companies : True

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS 

Que : What do you understand by the term Public Facilities? Who ensure that these facilities are provided to the citizens?

Answer :

1. The term ‘public facilities’ stands for the facilities which are provided to the people, such as electricity, schools, colleges and good transport facilities. 
2. The government ensures that these facilities are provided to the citizens.

Que : Explain any one way through which river/stream gets contaminated?

Answer :

1. One way a river/stream gets contaminated is by the poisonous chemicals discharged into it by factories. 

Que : Why has the concept of Sulabh been considered as a boon for the local bodies and the community?

Answer :

1. The concept of ‘Sulabh’ is considered to be a boon for the local bodies and the community as it is a landmark in the field of community health, hygiene and environmental sanitation.

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

Que : Explain how people share the benefits of public facilities with the help of an example

Answer :

1. If a school is established in a village, it will help the children of that area to educate themselves. 
2. Similarly, if electricity reaches a village, they will be able to work in a shop or a factory for a longer duration.
3. It will help to improve the irrigation facilities. 
4. Thus, we can observe from these examples that people share the benefits of public facilities.

Que : What is the sources of funding for the government? What are these funds used for? 

Answer :

1. The government is funded by the revenue that is generated by the taxes collected from the people, such as house tax, toll tax and water tax etc
2. The government uses these taxes for making roads, providing electricity, water, etc. in rural as well as in urban areas. 
3. Other sources of revenue include state-owned companies and revenue generated from natural resources such as oil and gas.

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