Municipal Council Functions Overview

The video tutorial explains the functions of a municipal council, dividing them into obligatory and discretionary categories. Obligatory functions include public lighting, urban planning, environmental protection, and primary education. Discretionary functions cover slum improvement, poverty alleviation, secondary education, and public amenities like libraries and parks.

What are the two main types of functions performed by the municipal council?

• Essential and Non-essential

• Obligatory and Discretionary

• Mandatory and Voluntary

• Obligatory and Optional

Which of the following is an obligatory function of the municipal council?

• Urban poverty alleviation

• Building public parks

• Lighting public streets

• Providing secondary education

What is included in the municipal council's obligatory functions related to education?

• Providing facilities for secondary education

• Providing facilities for primary education

• Offering vocational training

• Establishing universities

Which of the following is NOT an obligatory function of the municipal council?

• Providing public dispensaries

• Registration of births and deaths

• Slum improvement and upgradation

• Making arrangements for crematoriums

What is a discretionary function of the municipal council?

• Providing firefighting services

• Registration of births and deaths

• Urban forestry and protection of environment

• Slum improvement and upgradation

Which function involves providing homes for the disabled and destitute?

• Obligatory functions

• Essential functions

• Discretionary functions

• Mandatory functions

What type of function includes building and maintaining gardens and public parks?

• Essential functions

• Mandatory functions

• Discretionary functions

• Obligatory functions

Which of the following is a discretionary function related to education?

• Providing facilities for primary education

• Offering vocational training

• Providing facilities for secondary education

• Establishing universities