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DECEMBER 2020
CIVICS CHAPTER-9 : PUBLIC FACILITIES
CLASS : VIII (CBSE) SUBJECT : SOCIAL SCIENCE

Question and answers :

Q1. Name some public facilities that are essential for everyone.
A1. Some important public facilities are:
• Safe drinking water
• Electricity
• Sanitation
• Health facilities
• Food

Q2. What does UN say in regard to right to water?

A2. According to the statement issued by the authorities of the UN in 2002, the right to water entitled
everyone to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and
domestic use.

Q3. What is special about Porto alegre?

A3. Photo alegre has the lowest infant death rate then other countries and cities of the world because of
the availability of safe drinking water maintained by the city Water Department.

Q4. Why do you think there are very few cases of private water supply in the world?
A4. * Water supply is one of the public facilities under the right to water act according to UN.
• Private companies mainly operates to earn the profits throughout the world.
• Private company would provide water but at a higher price which isn’t affordable by people of
all sections.
• So there are very few cases of private water supply in the world.

Q5. What are public facilities? Why are the most of the private hospitals and schools located in major
cities and towns but not in villages?
A5. Public facilities are facilities provided by the government which relates to the basic needs of the
people and their benefits can be shared by everyone.

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 - Most of the private hospitals and schools are located in urban areas because in small towns and
rural areas there is no constant supply of electricity.
- Hospital and schools are located in areas where profit can be made and people can afford the
fee.

Q6. How is the water supply for Chennai and nearby cities maintained by private suppliers?
A 6. * The scarcity of water made a way for private companies to make profit.
• Private suppliers supply water to the cities buying it from places around the city.
• Which companies take water to Chennai from nearby towns like Mamandur, Palur and from
villages to the north of the city using a fleet of 13000 water tanker.
• For this the water dealers pay an advance to the farmers every month for the right to exploit
water sources on their lands.

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