This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Civics > Public Facilities > Class 8 Civics Chapter 9 Public Facilities – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 9 Public Facilities Quiz 2 (55 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main sources of water? A) Municipal water. B) Borewell. C) River water. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 2. The main source of water for poor people is: A) Municipal Water. B) Bottled Water. C) Water Tanker. D) Private Bore Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Municipal Water. 3. How can we prevent water related diseases? A) By using pond water. B) By using clean and safe water. C) By using river water. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By using clean and safe water. 4. Government should ensure that everyone irrespective of their caste, religion, colour ..... should be provided with public facilities. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 5. Sanitation means: A) Public Toilets. B) Toilets in the open field. C) Toilets in the open parks. D) Toilet facilities within the limits of the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Toilet facilities within the limits of the house. 6. Which facility, besides safe drinking water, is necessary to prevent water-borne disease? A) A) Sanitation. B) (b) Transport. C) (c) Road. D) (d) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Sanitation. 7. How many Indians die everyday because of water related diseases? A) 500. B) 1, 500. C) 545. D) 1, 600. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 600. 8. For what purpose bore well water is not used? A) Toilets. B) Washing. C) Gardening. D) Cooking and drinking purposes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cooking and drinking purposes. 9. What are the basic needs of human beings? A) Water. B) Health care. C) Food. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC FACILITIES? A) HOSPITAL. B) ROADS. C) EDUCATION. D) INTERNET. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) INTERNET. 11. Sulabh is this ..... A) Self help group. B) Private entity. C) Government organisations. D) Non-Government organisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-Government organisation. 12. This is an account of the expenses the government has made on its programmes in the past year and how much it plans to spend in the coming year. A) GDP. B) Plan. C) Credit. D) Budget. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Budget. 13. Can you identify the Public Facilities. A) Sanitation & health care. B) Electricity, school & colleges. C) Public transport & water. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 14. Right to life not ..... in nature. A) Concrete. B) Absolute. C) Flexible. D) Adjustable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute. 15. Why poor people cannot afford the facilities provided by private companies A) Because the facilities are not good. B) Due to no interest. C) Due to high cost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Due to high cost. 16. An individual who buys goods for personal use and not for resale is A) Owners. B) Consumers. C) Inventors. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumers. 17. What is the main issue with water supply in poorer localities compared to wealthier ones? A) Higher prices. B) Better quality. C) More water availability. D) Under-serviced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under-serviced. 18. The constitution of india recognise the right to water as right to life under which article? A) Article 21. B) Article 23. C) Article 20. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article 21. 19. Sulabh is a government organisation. True or False. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. How often do residents in Mylapore receive municipal water? A) Once every four days. B) Once a week. C) Once every two days. D) Once a day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Once every two days. 21. Mr Aiyer is living in Anna Nagar in Chennai. His tap gets dry one day. What would he do? A) He will sit and brood over it. B) He will go to the municipal tap and get water. C) He will call the water authority and ask them to send water tanker. D) He will go to a well nearby for water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He will call the water authority and ask them to send water tanker. 22. What is the primary reason for the shortage of municipal water in Chennai? A) Private ownership. B) Government failure. C) High demand. D) Natural disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government failure. 23. What are the diseases caused by polluted water? A) Cholera. B) Diarrhea. C) Dysentery. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 24. GOVERNMENT MUST ENSURE ..... DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES. A) EQUAL. B) UNEQUAL. C) VARIED. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EQUAL. 25. In which year, the Andhra Pradesh High Court restated that right to safe drinking water is a fundamental right while hearing a case based on a letter written by a villager from Mahbubnagar. A) 2000. B) 2010. C) 2003. D) 2007. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2007. 26. 78 million households are still in dark in India.(without electricity) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. A person who does not get adequate nutrition or food is: A) Displaced. B) Militarised. C) Malnourished. D) Ghetto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malnourished. 28. What is the main source of water for residents in Anna Nagar, Chennai? A) Bore well water. B) Water tankers. C) Rainwater harvesting. D) Municipal tap water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Municipal tap water. 29. The important Characteristic of a Public Facility is that: A) It benefits privileged section of the society. B) Its benefits can be shared by many people. C) It benefits underprivileged section of the society. D) None of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its benefits can be shared by many people. 30. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING PUBLIC FACILITIES TO ALL THE CITIZENS? A) PRIVATE COMPANIES. B) GOVERNMENT. C) BOTH A AND B. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GOVERNMENT. 31. There should be ..... access to water. A) Private. B) Universal. C) Public. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Universal. 32. There are areas in the World where public water supply has achieved universal success. Which place is this? A) Proto Alegre, Brazil. B) Porto Alegre, Brazil. C) Porto Alegre, Brazil. D) Porto Alegre, Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Porto Alegre, Brazil. 33. Who is responsible or major roles to ensure adequate public facilities for everyone? A) Hospital. B) Government. C) Individual. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government. 34. Who is responsible for providing public facilities? A) Government. B) Corporates. C) Both a and b. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government. 35. Identify the water related disease. A) Chicken Pox. B) Cholera. C) Cataract. D) Malaria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cholera. 36. All the children between the age of ..... years must exercise Right to Education. A) 3 to 12. B) 6 to 14. C) 6 to 12. D) 5 to 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 to 14. 37. Which is the most important public transport. A) Cars. B) Trucks. C) Buses. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buses. 38. What is the government's responsibility regarding public facilities? A) To limit access. B) To privatize them. C) To charge high fees. D) To provide them to everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide them to everyone. 39. What is the common water supply duration for the Saidapet Slum? A) 15 minutes thrice a day. B) 20 minutes twice a day. C) 30 minutes once a day. D) 10 minutes once a day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 minutes twice a day. 40. Public facilities does not relate to public needs? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 41. The government budget is prepared and passed in the ..... A) High court. B) Supreme court. C) Parliament. D) State assemblies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parliament. 42. Public facilities that can be provided by a private company are A) School. B) Healthcare. C) College. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 43. The primary duty of the government is A) To collect taxes from the citizens of the country. B) To maintain law and order in the country. C) To fulfil the basic needs of the people. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To maintain law and order in the country. 44. A famous Non-government organization (NGO) has been working for a long time to address the problems of sanitation in India. A) Sulabh International. B) Real sanitation world. C) Give up organization. D) Took the International. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulabh International. 45. What is the main source of revenue for the government? A) Bonds. B) Investment returns. C) Tax. D) Grants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tax. 46. Mumbai's suburban railway attends to ..... lakh passengers daily? A) 67. B) 98. C) 34. D) 65. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 65. 47. The situation of water crisis is worse in urban areas than rural areas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. The Constitution of India recognises water as being a part of which article? A) Right to Life, Article 21. B) Right to Life, Article 12. C) Right to Life, Article 31. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right to Life, Article 21. 49. Public facilities are better if provided by government. A) False. B) True. C) Cannot be determined. D) Private sector must provide it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 50. What is a company? A) Form of political parties. B) Form of business setups. C) Form of educational setup. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Form of business setups. 51. Sulabh enters into contracts with ..... A) Municipalities. B) The state goverments. C) The central government. D) Private entities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Municipalities. 52. Who provides the public facilities? A) President. B) Government. C) Common man. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government. 53. What is one initiative taken by the Chennai water department? A) Selling water at lower rates. B) Privatizing water supply. C) Building more hotels. D) Harvesting rainwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harvesting rainwater. 54. How much was spent from the Government budget for the construction of the first segment of the metro-rail in Delhi? A) Rs 12, 100 crore. B) Rs 10, 000 crore. C) Rs 1, 100 crore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 55. The main source of revenue for the government is A) Loan. B) Bonds. C) Taxes. D) Deposits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taxes. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesCivics QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Civics Chapter 9 Public Facilities Quiz 1 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books