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Class -6
Chapter-8
Urban Livelihood
F.M.30
Section -A
Q1. Fill in the blanks (1X5=5)
i.) Big Cities like Mumbai, Kolkata have more than a _____ people lining in there.
ii.) In Ahmedabad ______ per cent of workers were working on the city.
iii.) _____ is a new form of employment in the big cities.
iv.) There are almost _______ street vendors in urban areas.
v.) ________ works in garment factory.
Q2. Write True or False: (1X5= 5)
i.) A large number of people work on the streets.
ii.) In certain parts of cities hawkers are not allowed to enter.
iii.) Food vendors do not prepare their home-made snacks on streets.
iv.) Permanent workers have regular salary.
v.) Sudha was a marketing manager in a company.
Section -B
Q3. Very Short Answer Type Questions: (1X6=6)
i.) What activities were taking place on the street?
ii.) Who was Bachchu Majhi?
iii.) Why many people work on streets?
iv.) How many street vendors are working in urban areas?
v.) What is a call centre?
vi.) Name some permanent jobs.
Section -C
Q4. Short Answer Type Questions: (2X3=6)
i.) What are some disadvantages of casual jobs?
ii.) How permanent workers save for old age?
Section -D
Q5. Long Answer Type Questions: (2.5X2=5)
i.) What are the benefits of working in a permanent job?
ii.) Give a detailed analysis of the Call Centres.
Section -E
Q6. Read the passage and answer the following questions: – (1X3=3)
Nirmala works as a tailor in an export garment unit. The factory where she works makes summer clothes for people in foreign countries like U.S.A., U.K., Germany and the Netherlands. Workers like Nirmala have to work very long hours in the months from December to April. A normal working day begins at 9 a.m. and finishes only by 10 p.m., sometimes even later. She works for six days a week. At times when the work needs to be done urgently, she works on Sundays, too. Nirmala is paid Rs 280 a day for eight hours and Rs 100 extra for working late. By June the work is over and the factory reduces its staff. Nirmala will also be asked to leave. For about three or four months in the year, there is no work for her. Most workers, like Nirmala, are employed on what is known as casual basis i.e. they are required to come as and when the employer needs them .They are employed when the employer gets large orders or during certain seasons. At other times of the year, they have to find some other work.
i.) Where does Nirmala work?
ii.) What is the duration of their working hours? How much do they earn?
iii.) Who are casual workers?
Answers
Section -A
Q1. Fill in the blanks
i.) billion
ii.)12 percent
iii.) Call Centres
iv.) one crore
v.) Nirmala
Q2. Write True or False:
i.) True
ii.) True
iii.) False
iv.) True
v.) True
Section -B
Q3. Very Short Answer Type Questions:
i.) Activities like vegetable vendor selling vegetables, flower selling, newspaper selling, cobbler repairing shoes, barber cutting hair etc were taking place.
ii.) Bachhu Majhi was a cycle -rickshaw puller from a village in Bihar.
iii.) Many people work on streets as they are not hired by anyone and have to manage to work by themselves.
iv.) There are almost one crore street vendors in the working in urban vendors.
v.) A Call Centre is an organization where customers can speak about the problems faced by them regarding the products purchased or services availed by them.
vi.) Workers who work in factories, offices and government organizations have permanent jobs.
Section -C
Q4. Short Answer Type Questions:
I.) People who have casual jobs do not have regular and fixed income and they cannot demand any form of benefits from their jobs. They work for long hours and their job can get terminated when there is lesser demand for workers.
ii.) The permanent workers keep a part of their salary as a fund with government or private saving schemes. They earn a certain amount of interest on their savings and when they retire,they get their saved money for living.
Section -D
Q5. Long Answer Type Questions:
i.) The people who work in a permanent job enjoys certain benefits. They receive a fixed salary every month on a fixed day, their job is permanent and continue for a long period of time. They can save a fixed amount for their old age on a fixed basis. They enjoy national holidays, Sundays and have provisions of annual leave. There are medical facilities for them and their families and medical leaves if they fall sick. Their salary is also not deducted during sick leave. There is security in their job and their gets identified also.
ii.) A Call Centre is a modern form of employment which has emerged in big cities. It is a big office where the problems and queries of customers regarding purchased products and services are attended in a consolidated manner. Services like banking, ticket booking, etc are attended through the use of computers. A Call Centre consists of a large room with many computers, telephones and workers. India provides a large number of workers for the Call Centres where both Indian and foreign companies are clients. People with good knowledge of Spoken English work though they are not highly paid.
Section -E
Q6. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
i.) Nirmala works in a garment factory where summer clothes for foreigners are manufactured.
ii.) They have to work for almost 13 hours from 9a.m. to 10 p.m. during December to April. They get Rs.280 for eight hours and Rs.100 extra for late hours.
iii.) The casual workers are those workers who are required when there is more need of help in factories etc. They are terminated once the work is finished. The casual workers have to search for new jobs regularly.