Lesson 21 - Public Services for Community Life
A. Answer the following questions in one sentence.
(1) What are public services?
Ans: Public services are those that are equally available to all and are meant for everyone, like transportation, schools, hospitals, etc.
(2) What public services do we use in public life?
Ans: Public services that we use in public life are transportation, schools, and hospitals.
(3) Which services does the local government provide?
Ans: Services like water supply and public hygiene are provided by the local government.
B. Fill in the blanks.
(1) __________ give loans to people in need.
Ans: Banks
(2) The __________ is used to keep in touch with friends and relatives.
Ans: postal service
(3) Institutions formed by the co-operation of the people are called __________.
Ans: co-operatives
C. Complete the words.
(1) It runs the administration of the village.
G __ __ __ P __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Ans: GRAM PANCHAYAT
(2) It runs the administration of the town.
M __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ y
Ans: MUNICIPALITY
(3) It is present in big cities.
M __ __ __ __ __ __ __ l C __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ n
Ans: MUNICIPAL CORPORATION