Public Facilities in Action

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How Can We Achieve Sustainable Development?

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Name three main sources of water.

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Do you think water in Chennai is available to and affordable by all? Discuss.

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How is the sale of water by farmers to water dealers in Chennai affecting the local people? Do you think local people can object to such exploitation of ground water? Can the government do anything in this regard?

Q. Who funds Sulabh?

1. The government
2. Private companies
3. Citizens
4. Banks

Q. How did the city of Chennai overcome water scarcity?

1. Adopted rainwater harvesting
2. Dug ponds and wells
3. Sourced water from the neighbouring states
4. Sourced water from the non-industrial vicinity

Q. Public facilities relate to ____.

1. domestic products
2. luxury items
3. basic needs
4. private services

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The techniques of capturing and storing acid rainwater by making special - harvesting structures to increase the recharge of groundwater resources are called rainwater harvesting.

1. True
2. False

Q. How many years of spending does the government budget account for?

1. 1 year
2. 2 years
3. 3 years
4. 5 years

Q. Why are public facilities needed for the development of the country? Explain any four facilities.

Q. What is the government budget used for?

1. For government expenditures only.
2. For public welfare expenditures only.
3. For investments only.
4. All of the above

Q. Which of the following source(s) of water do private agencies predominantly exploit to source water?

1. Seawater
2. Groundwater
3. River water
4. Glaciers

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How does the government budget work?

Q. How much, in rupees, from the government budget does it take approximately to construct a metro-rail in, say, New Delhi?

1. 5, 000 crores
2. 11, 000 crores
3. 17, 000 crores
4. 25, 000 crores

Q. What are public facilities?

1. These are essential facilities for every person.
2. These are essential facilities for Indian citizens only.
3. These are essential facilities for the underprivileged only.
4. These are essential facilities for the marginalised only.

Q. Sulabh is a ____.

1. Self Help Group
2. government organisation
3. private entity
4. non-governmental organisation

Q. Sulabh enters into contracts with ____.

1. private entities
2. municipalities
3. the central government
4. the state governments

Q. According to statistics from 2011, ____% of the Indian population has access to drinking water.

1. 78
2. 87
3. 39
4. 93

Q. It is the duty of the government to provide people with the best public facilities.

1. True
2. False

Q. Private players undertaking public facilities have led to ____ distribution among different sections of people.

1. equitable
2. equal
3. unequal
4. sustainable

Q. Which of the following public facility would likely attract a private company?

1. Education
2. Water
3. Hygiene
4. Environment

Q. Private players undertaking public facilities have led to ____ distribution among different sections of people.

1. equitable
2. equal
3. unequal
4. sustainable

Q. How much, in rupees, from the government budget does it take approximately to construct a metro-rail in, say, New Delhi?

1. 5, 000 crores
2. 11, 000 crores
3. 17, 000 crores
4. 25, 000 crores

Q. Which of the following public facility would likely attract a private company?

1. Education
2. Water
3. Hygiene
4. Environment

Q. An industry releasing untreated effluents into a waterbody violates the Right to Life of people who depend on the waterbody.

1. False
2. True

Q. Sulabh enters into contracts with ____.

1. private entities
2. municipalities
3. the central government
4. the state governments

Q. Sulabh is a ____.

1. Self Help Group
2. government organisation
3. private entity
4. non-governmental organisation

Q. write a note on the water resources of India

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Do you think water of chennai is affordable for all??