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A.  Tick (3) the correct option.

                  1.  How many authorities are there under a municipal corporation?
                      (a)  Two                          (b)  Three                     (c)  Four

                  2.  The council is made up of councilors who are directly elected by the:
                      (a)  people                       (b)  government                (c)  judges
                  3.  _____________   government appoints the municipal commissioner.
                      (a)  Oligarchy                    (b)  Central                   (c)  State

                  4.  The council acts as the _____________    and _____________    wing of the municipality.
                      (a)  deliberative                 (b)  legislative               (c)  both (a) & (b)

                  5.  He is elected in a majority of the states for a one-year renewable term.
                      (a)  Mayor                        (b)  SHO                       (c)  IAS
                  6.  The council is headed by a _____________      and assisted by Deputy Mayor.

                      (a)  Mayor                        (b)  SHO                       (c)  IAS

             B.  Fill in the blanks.
                  1.  As  the  council  is  too  large  in  size,  standing  committees  are  created  to  facilitate  the
                      working of the __________________     .
                  2.  __________________    are appointed as the Municipal Commissioner.

                  3.  The  __________________      take  decisions  with  respect  their  field  like  public  works,
                      education, health, taxation, etc.

                  4.  __________________     are  called  with  different  names  like  municipal  council,  municipal
                      committee, municipal board, borough municipality, city municipality, etc
                  5.  __________________    are established for administration of big cities like Delhi, Mumbai,
                      Hyderabad, etc.
                  6.  Solid  waste  management  comprises  of  various  steps—  collection,  __________________       ,
                      __________________ __________________,       and  __________________.

             C.  Write the main features of municipal governance.
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