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Book : Social and Political Life Ncert Solutions | Chapter-9 Civics
Class : 8th
Subject : Civics Chapter : 9
Chapter Name : Public Facilities
Q1 You have seen the four situations illustrated above. Based on these, what impression do you
get of the water situation in Chennai?
Page : 108 , Block Name : Water and the People of Chennai
Q2 Pick out the various sources of water for household use from the description alongside.
Page : 108 , Block Name : Water and the People of Chennai
Q3 What, in your view, is similar, and what is different in Subramanian’s and Padma’s
experiences.
Page : 108 , Block Name : Water and the People of Chennai
Q4 Write a paragraph describing the water supply situation in your area.
Page : 108 , Block Name : Water and the People of Chennai
Q5 Why does water ow in a trickle in summer in most places in India? Find out. Discuss: Is
there a general shortage of water for everyone in Chennai? Can you think of two reasons why
different people get varying amounts of water?
Page : 108 , Block Name : Water and the People of Chennai
Q1 What are public facilities? Why should the government be responsible for providing public
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Class : 8th
Subject : Civics Chapter : 9
Chapter Name : Public Facilities
Q1 You have seen the four situations illustrated above. Based on these, what impression do you
get of the water situation in Chennai?
Page : 108 , Block Name : Water and the People of Chennai
Q2 Pick out the various sources of water for household use from the description alongside.
Page : 108 , Block Name : Water and the People of Chennai
Q3 What, in your view, is similar, and what is different in Subramanian’s and Padma’s
experiences.
Page : 108 , Block Name : Water and the People of Chennai
Q4 Write a paragraph describing the water supply situation in your area.
Page : 108 , Block Name : Water and the People of Chennai
Q5 Why does water ow in a trickle in summer in most places in India? Find out. Discuss: Is
there a general shortage of water for everyone in Chennai? Can you think of two reasons why
different people get varying amounts of water?
Page : 108 , Block Name : Water and the People of Chennai
Q1 What are public facilities? Why should the government be responsible for providing public
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facilities?
Page : 112 , Block Name : The Government’s Role
Q2 Why do you think the government must assume the overall responsibility for public facilities
even when it gets private companies to do part of the job?
Page : 112 , Block Name : The Government’s Role
Q3 Look at your water bill and nd out what the minimum rate is for municipal water in your
area. Does the rate increase as the use of water increases? Why do you think the government
charges a higher rate for greater use of water?
Page : 112 , Block Name : The Government’s Role
Q4 Find out the various kinds of taxes people pay to the government by talking to a salaried
person, a person running his or her own factory/business and a shopkeeper. Share your ndings
in the classroom with your teacher.
Page : 112 , Block Name : The Government’s Role
Q1 Discuss: Do you think this would be a right step? What do you think would happen if the
government withdraws from the task of supplying water?
Page : 114 , Block Name : In Search of Alternatives
Q1 Discuss the main ideas in the above section. What do you think can be done to improve water
supply?
Page : 115 , Block Name : Public Water Supply in Porto Alegre
Q2 Do you think it is also important to conserve resources like water and electricity, and to use
more public transport?
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facilities?
Page : 112 , Block Name : The Government’s Role
Q2 Why do you think the government must assume the overall responsibility for public facilities
even when it gets private companies to do part of the job?
Page : 112 , Block Name : The Government’s Role
Q3 Look at your water bill and nd out what the minimum rate is for municipal water in your
area. Does the rate increase as the use of water increases? Why do you think the government
charges a higher rate for greater use of water?
Page : 112 , Block Name : The Government’s Role
Q4 Find out the various kinds of taxes people pay to the government by talking to a salaried
person, a person running his or her own factory/business and a shopkeeper. Share your ndings
in the classroom with your teacher.
Page : 112 , Block Name : The Government’s Role
Q1 Discuss: Do you think this would be a right step? What do you think would happen if the
government withdraws from the task of supplying water?
Page : 114 , Block Name : In Search of Alternatives
Q1 Discuss the main ideas in the above section. What do you think can be done to improve water
supply?
Page : 115 , Block Name : Public Water Supply in Porto Alegre
Q2 Do you think it is also important to conserve resources like water and electricity, and to use
more public transport?
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Page : 115 , Block Name : Public Water Supply in Porto Alegre
Q1 Do you think that lack of access to proper sanitation facilities affects peoples’ lives? How?
Page : 116 , Block Name : Extending Sanitation Facilities
Q2 Why do you think that this would impact women and girls more acutely?
Page : 116 , Block Name : Extending Sanitation Facilities
Q1 Why do you think there are so few cases of private water supply in the world?
Answer. There are very few cases of private water supply in the world because water is an
essential amenity; water supply is a public facility that every government must provide to all
citizens of a State. In cases where water supply was placed in the hands of private companies,
the prices of water rose, making it unaffordable to the masses. This resulted in riots, protests
and violent demonstrations in countries like Bolivia. Hence, it has been deemed best that the
government must handle water supply services.
Q2 Do you think water in Chennai is available to and affordable by all? Discuss.
Answer. Water in Chennai is not available to and affordable by all. Availability of a good, regular
water supply is proportionate to the level of income one earns, in this city. Senior government
of cials in areas like Anna Nagar can get a whole water tanker arranged for themselves; most
areas like Mylapore get water once in two days; in Madipakkam, people buy bottled water for
drinking purposes but the situation is the worst in slums. Here, water supply runs for barely an
hour everyday from a single tap serving over thirty families for all their water needs.
Q3 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?
Answer. The sale of water by farmers to water dealers in Chennai has affected the local people
drastically. This water is taken away from agricultural use and drinking water supply for the
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Page : 115 , Block Name : Public Water Supply in Porto Alegre
Q1 Do you think that lack of access to proper sanitation facilities affects peoples’ lives? How?
Page : 116 , Block Name : Extending Sanitation Facilities
Q2 Why do you think that this would impact women and girls more acutely?
Page : 116 , Block Name : Extending Sanitation Facilities
Q1 Why do you think there are so few cases of private water supply in the world?
Answer. There are very few cases of private water supply in the world because water is an
essential amenity; water supply is a public facility that every government must provide to all
citizens of a State. In cases where water supply was placed in the hands of private companies,
the prices of water rose, making it unaffordable to the masses. This resulted in riots, protests
and violent demonstrations in countries like Bolivia. Hence, it has been deemed best that the
government must handle water supply services.
Q2 Do you think water in Chennai is available to and affordable by all? Discuss.
Answer. Water in Chennai is not available to and affordable by all. Availability of a good, regular
water supply is proportionate to the level of income one earns, in this city. Senior government
of cials in areas like Anna Nagar can get a whole water tanker arranged for themselves; most
areas like Mylapore get water once in two days; in Madipakkam, people buy bottled water for
drinking purposes but the situation is the worst in slums. Here, water supply runs for barely an
hour everyday from a single tap serving over thirty families for all their water needs.
Q3 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?
Answer. The sale of water by farmers to water dealers in Chennai has affected the local people
drastically. This water is taken away from agricultural use and drinking water supply for the
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locals. Water that was free or affordable is now too expensive for the poor to buy. Local people
can object to such exploitation of ground water because water is an essential amenity that
should be provided free or at basic costs to all. The government must disallow private companies
from buying and supplying water since this is a public facility- a function of the state
governments.
Q4 Why are most of the private hospitals and private schools located in major cities and not in
towns or rural areas?
Answer. Most private hospitals and private schools are located in major cities and not in towns
or rural areas because being private enterprises, they are expensive. The wealthy and elite live in
more urban and capitalized areas like metropolitans or big cities where business booms are
aplenty; these capitalist forms of wealth are missing in towns or rural areas where agriculture is
a more dominant but less pro ting form of employment.
Q5 Do you think the distribution of public facilities in our country is adequate and fair? Give an
example of your own to explain.
Answer. The distribution of public facilities in our country is inadequate and largely unfair. For
example, urban areas are provided with and consume more electricity than villages or townships.
Most metropolitan cities consume vast amounts of power for market-places, multiplexes and air-
conditioning while villages and towns bear huge power-cuts even in summer so much so that
there is no electricity available to them for domestic purposes too. This is a gaping gap in the
distribution of just one of the public facilities provided by the government.
Q6 Take some of the public facilities in your area, such as water, electricity, etc. Is there scope to
improve these? What in your opinion should be done? Complete the table.
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locals. Water that was free or affordable is now too expensive for the poor to buy. Local people
can object to such exploitation of ground water because water is an essential amenity that
should be provided free or at basic costs to all. The government must disallow private companies
from buying and supplying water since this is a public facility- a function of the state
governments.
Q4 Why are most of the private hospitals and private schools located in major cities and not in
towns or rural areas?
Answer. Most private hospitals and private schools are located in major cities and not in towns
or rural areas because being private enterprises, they are expensive. The wealthy and elite live in
more urban and capitalized areas like metropolitans or big cities where business booms are
aplenty; these capitalist forms of wealth are missing in towns or rural areas where agriculture is
a more dominant but less pro ting form of employment.
Q5 Do you think the distribution of public facilities in our country is adequate and fair? Give an
example of your own to explain.
Answer. The distribution of public facilities in our country is inadequate and largely unfair. For
example, urban areas are provided with and consume more electricity than villages or townships.
Most metropolitan cities consume vast amounts of power for market-places, multiplexes and air-
conditioning while villages and towns bear huge power-cuts even in summer so much so that
there is no electricity available to them for domestic purposes too. This is a gaping gap in the
distribution of just one of the public facilities provided by the government.
Q6 Take some of the public facilities in your area, such as water, electricity, etc. Is there scope to
improve these? What in your opinion should be done? Complete the table.
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Answer. Attempt this question on your own.
Q7 Are the above public facilities shared equally by all the people in your area? Elaborate.
Answer. Attempt this question on your own.
Q8 Data on some of the public facilities are collected as part of the Census. Discuss with your
teacher when and how the Census is conducted.
Answer. Discuss with your teacher and attempt this question on your own.
Q9 Private educational institutions – schools, colleges, universities, technical and vocational
training institutes are coming up in our country in a big way. On the other hand, educational
institutes run by the government are becoming relatively less important. What do you think
would be the impact of this? Discuss.
Answer. Private educational institutions- schools, colleges, universities, technical and
vocational training institutes are coming up in our country in a big way. On the other hand,
educational institutes run by the government are becoming relatively less important. This will
have a multifarious impact on India, in the long run. Private institutions charge high fees and
seem to serve the elite more than the poor. This is one of the banes of capitalism that
privatization entails. If people stop using educational facilities provided by the government, the
latter will soon become redundant. Poor people cannot afford to educate their children in private
institutions; consequently, this trend will only serve to heighten the gap between the rich and
the poor.
It cannot be denied that private institutions offer a wider range of better facilities than the
government does. Hence, in the global economy, India’s position is strengthening on account of
ampli ed privatization, especially in the educational sector. Nevertheless, an ideal situation
would be one where these facilities are provided “equally” to all, by the government because that
would be truly representative of a democratic nation based on ideals of freedom and equality.
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Answer. Attempt this question on your own.
Q7 Are the above public facilities shared equally by all the people in your area? Elaborate.
Answer. Attempt this question on your own.
Q8 Data on some of the public facilities are collected as part of the Census. Discuss with your
teacher when and how the Census is conducted.
Answer. Discuss with your teacher and attempt this question on your own.
Q9 Private educational institutions – schools, colleges, universities, technical and vocational
training institutes are coming up in our country in a big way. On the other hand, educational
institutes run by the government are becoming relatively less important. What do you think
would be the impact of this? Discuss.
Answer. Private educational institutions- schools, colleges, universities, technical and
vocational training institutes are coming up in our country in a big way. On the other hand,
educational institutes run by the government are becoming relatively less important. This will
have a multifarious impact on India, in the long run. Private institutions charge high fees and
seem to serve the elite more than the poor. This is one of the banes of capitalism that
privatization entails. If people stop using educational facilities provided by the government, the
latter will soon become redundant. Poor people cannot afford to educate their children in private
institutions; consequently, this trend will only serve to heighten the gap between the rich and
the poor.
It cannot be denied that private institutions offer a wider range of better facilities than the
government does. Hence, in the global economy, India’s position is strengthening on account of
ampli ed privatization, especially in the educational sector. Nevertheless, an ideal situation
would be one where these facilities are provided “equally” to all, by the government because that
would be truly representative of a democratic nation based on ideals of freedom and equality.
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Document Details
| Board / Org | NCERT |
| Exam | Class 8 |
| Type | Solution |
| Pages | 6 |
| Language | english |
| Updated | 22 Jul 2026 |