Bachchu Manjhi is a/an

1

(a)

engineer

(b)

auto-rickshaw-driver

(c)

rickshaw-puller

(d)

worker

Where does Nirmala work?

1

(a)

In an export garment unit

(b)

In a ticket booking centre

(c)

In Sudha's office

(d)

In a market street

Most of the businessmen are

1

(a)

Self employed

(b)

Municipal Corporation

(c)

Central Government

(d)

Court

Which is a new from of employment for people in big cities?

1

(a)

Shops

(b)

rickshaw pulling

(c)

Call centres

(d)

Kiosk

Permanent and regular workers in companies enjoy various benefits such as:

1

(a)

Holidays

(b)

Saving for old age

(c)

Medical benefits

(d)

all of these

We decided to take ___________ to the market

1

(a)

rickshaw

There are more than five thousand towns and ................ big cities in India.

1

(a)

twenty seven

Working in ............ is a new form of employment in the big cities.

1

(a)

call centres

............. have been suggested for towns and cities.

1

(a)

Hawking zones

There are many workers in the city who work in ............

1

(a)

offices

Where does Sudha work?

1

(a)

Sudha works in a company.

Describe the shifts in a factory?

1

(a)

The workers work in a factory on day and night shifts. with each shift lasting 12 hours. One worker works on one machine for 12 hours and then is replaced by another on the same machine for the next 12 hours.

"My aunt is a Marketing Manager in a company which manufactures biscuits". Discuss the role of Sudha.

1

(a)

Sudha supervises the work of 50 salespersons who travel to different parts of the city. They get orders from shopkeepers and collect payments from them. Sudha has divided the city into six regions and once a week she meets the- salespersons of each region She discusses the plan, problems they face, etc.

What is the set-up of a call centre?

1

(a)

Call Centres are usually set up as large rooms with working stations that includes a computer, a telephone set and supervisor's stations. All computers are linked to a mother computer (server)

What is a market place?

1

(a)

A market place is a location where goods and services are exchanged. It is an arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to exchange things.

Which local body of the city decides the day of the weekly market?

1

(a)

The Municipal Corporation decides the day of the weekly market.

Who is a citizen?

1

(a)

A citizen is a person who has full rights and performs some duties in a state. He is required to take part in the formation of the government directly or indirectly.

Some parts of the city are different from others. What differences do you notice in this illustration?

2

(a)

"Saving for old age". Discuss.

2

(a)

What suggestions have been made so that street vendors have a place to work and that these is also a free flow of traffic to the people?

2

(a)

Who are casual workers?

2

(a)

Discuss the lives of hawkers in the city.

5

(a)

Why do small workshops and factories need casual workers?

5

(a)