TextBook Solutions for Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education Class 8 Social Science Social And Political Life Chapter 9 Public Facilities

Why do you think there are so few cases of private water supply in the world?

Do you think water in Chennai is available and affordable by all? Discuss.

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?

Why are most of the private hospitals and private schools located in major cities and not in towns or rural areas?

Do you think the distribution of public facilities in our country is adequate and fair? Give an example of your own to explain.

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.

Are the above public facilities shared equally by all the people in your area? Elaborate.

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.

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.

Which one of the following is not a public facility?

• Water

• Electricity

• House

• Schools