Question

B. Write True or False for the following:
1. The municipalities of large cities are known as the cantonment boards.
2. Cities which have a population of more than ten lakhs have Panchayats.
3. The Chief Executive Officer acts as a link between the state government
and the municipal corporation.
4. The main source of income for the urban governing bodies are through
various types of taxes.
5. Nagar Nigam is another name for municipal corporation.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The municipalities of large cities are known as the cantonment boards.

The municipalities of large cities are known as the cantonment boards Is False Statement.

2. Cities which have a population of more than ten lakhs have Panchayats.

Mumbai-12,442,373 , Delhi-11,007,835 , Banglore- 8,436,675 , Hyderabad-6,809,970

3. The Chief Executive Officer acts as a link between the state government and the municipal corporation.

The state government appoints the chief executive officer for the municipal corporation. He is known as the municipal commissioner. He acts as the link between the state government and the municipal corporation.

4. The main source of income for the urban governing bodies are through various types of taxes.

Property tax on land and buildings is the most important source of income of most urban local bodies. Other taxes levied by them are advertisement tax, professional tax etc.

5. Nagar Nigam is another name for municipal corporation.

These names include Nagar Nigam (in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Haryana), Nagara Nigama (in Punjab), Mahanagar Palika (in Goa and Maharashtra), Mahanagara Palike (in Karnataka), Mahanagar Seva Sadan (in Gujarat), Pouro Nigom (in Assam), Pouro Nigam (in West Bengal), Pur Porishod.

Answer 2

Answer:

The municipalities of large cities are known as the cantonment boards