Question= What is Weathering.
Answer= Weathering is the process of breaking down of rocks but not its removal. It is described as disintegration or decomposition of rock is size by natural agents.

What is Weathering.

Question= What is noise pollution. What harm does noise pollution do to human beings.
Answer= Noise is a health hazard. Exposure to prolonged noise has may physical, physiological and psychological effects on human beings.

What is noise pollution. What harm does noise pollution do to human beings.

Question= State in your own words what radioactive pollution is.
Answer= Radioactive pollution is defined as the increase in natural background radiation, emerging from the activities of man using naturally occuring or artificially produced radioactive materials.

State in your own words what radioactive pollution is.

Question= Why should we avoid soil pollution.
Answer= Soil pollution differs from water and air pollutions in the same sense that the pollutants remains in the soil for relatively longer periods.

Why should we avoid soil pollution.

Question=What is soil pollution.
Answer= Soil pollution is defined as the change in physical, chemical and biological conditions of soil through man's intervention resulting in degradation in quantity and productivity of the soil.

Question= Name one compulsory and one optional function of the Municipal Corporation.
Answer= Compulsory=
{1} Maintenance of records of births and deaths and maintenance and upkeep of cremation and burial ground.
= Optional=
{1} Undertaking Welfare Schemes, organising fares, function, melas.

Name one compulsory and one optional function of the Municipal Corporation.

Question= State one important function of a Municipal Committee. 
Answer= The one important function of a Municipal Committee is=
{1} Maintenance of records of births and deaths and maintenance and up keep of certain and burial ground. 

Question= Who is the cheif executive officer of a Municipal Committee.
Answer= The cheif executive officer is an appointee of the state government and usally belongs to the state civil services.

Question= Who is the Municipal Commissioner. State one of his. How is he appointed.
Answer= The Municipal Commissioner is appointed by the Governor. He is the cheif executive of the corporation.

Question= How is Municipal corporation set up.
Answer= Municipal corporation is a local- self government unit in big cities. The Municipal corporation carries out its functions through well organised divisions or department. For example, Water supply and sewage disposal undertaking, housing board or Authority, Education Department.   

How is Municipal corporation set up.

Question=  Define the term urban area.
Answer= An urban area is regarded as one which is a town or a city.    

Question= Who is the head of the Panchayat Samiti. How is he appointed.
Answer= Chairperson- elected from amongst its own member.

Question= What is known as the Panchayat Samiti.
Answer= The intermedicate body at the block level is known by different names in different states, like Panchayat Samiti.

Question= Under the system of local- self government which local body discharges judicial functions in a rural area.
Answer= {1} Nayaya Panchayat.
{2} Panchayati adalat. 

Question= Who is the head of the village Panchayat.
Answer= Sarpanch is the head of the village Panchayat.

Question= Name one difference between local government and local- self government unit.
Answer= {1} Local government = In local government the administrative of a locality is looked after by the officials appointed by the state.
{2} Local- self government = Local self government consists of elected representatives. They receive government grants for their activities like sanitation, providing elementary education and settling disputes. 

Question= Name the three tier institution of the Panchayati Raj.
Answer= The three tier institution of the Panchayati Raj are=
{1} Gram Panchayats at village level.
{2} Panchayat Samiti at block level or middle level.
{3} Zila Parishad at District level.

Question= What is Gram Sabha.
Answer= Gram Sabha is the general body of each village. The gram sabha elect village panchayat.

Question= Give two advantages of having local-self government.
Answer= The two advantages of having local-self government are=
{1} The local institution provide a training ground for local leadership and to gain necessary experience for undertaking bigger challenges at the state or the national level.
{2} Local people know their problems well and are best judges of their own needs and requirments.