PSEB Punjab Board Class 6 Social Science Textbook Solution Chapter 21 Public Property and its Protection Exercise Questions and Answers
Chapter 21
Public Property and its Protection
(A) Answer these questions:
(1) Why do we love our personal property?
Ans: We all love and take care of our personal property as it belongs to our own.
(2) Name the three monuments of India?
Ans: Name of three monuments of India are – The Red Fort, The Qutab Minar, The Taj Mahal.
(3) Give the name of two kinds of public property.
Ans: Two kinds of public Property are –
(i) Public utility services
(ii) Historical buildings/Monuments
(4) What do you mean by public utility services? Give two examples of it.
Ans: Public utility services refers to these minimum basic needs of modern man which are provided by the government of the country.
Examples – Railways, Hospitals etc.
(5) How people misuse the public property?
Ans: People express their resentment against public property by damaging or burning public places causing wastage of public money and time.
(6) From people money the school property is made?
Ans: The school property is made from the money of public.
(7) Give one basic difference between personal property and public property.
Ans: The basic difference between personal property and public property is that personal property belongs to individual whereas public property belongs to the public and government.
(8) What is our responsibility towards school property?
Ans: Responsibility of us towards school property are as follows:
(a) One should not spoil the classroom furniture by throwing it hither or thither nor should one scribble on it and the walls.
(b) Putt of the taps after use and should not spoil the sport goods.
(9) How can you help to preserve the Historical monuments.
Ans: (i) Government of India passed the “Ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains Act” in 1958 to Punish those who causes damages to these monuments.
(ii) By spreading awareness and literacy among the common people to protect these monuments.
(B) Write “True” or “False”:
(1) Parks and Hospitals are our personal property.
Ans: False.
(2) We should not damage our national property as it is our own.
Ans: False.
(3) Historical Monuments are protected by a government law passed in 1958.
Ans: True.
(4) Public Utility services provided by the government for the benefit of people.
Ans: True.
(C) Fill in the blanks:
(1) All objects that we possess as individual make ______ property.
Ans: Personal.
(2) Old historical building are called _______ monuments.
Ans: Historical.
(3) We must not _____ the public property.
Ans: Damage.
(4) Things owned collectively make _____ properly.
Ans: Public.
(5) All the things owned by a family are known as ______ property.
Ans: Family.
(D) Make the separate list of private and public property of following given list:
Book, Post-office, Pen, Railway station, scooter, Bus stand, Monuments, Almirah, Sewerage, car, Roads, canals, Bag, Bridge, water-works, school, Kothi, Lakes, Park Museum, Television.
Ans:
Private Property:
Book, Pen, Scooter, Almirah, Car, Bag, Kothi, Television.
Public Property:
Post – Office, Railway station, Bus stand, Monuments, Roads, Canals Bridge, Water-works school, Lakes Park, Museum, Sewerage.
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