Civics- Subsistence Living in the City (Extra Questions)

Subsistence Living in the City

1. What are primary occupations?
occupations based on natural resources.

2. Give three examples of primary occupations.
hunting, collection of forest produce, animal rearing, fishing, farming, agriculture and mining.

3. What are secondary occupations?
Occupations which transform primary goods into goods which are directly useful to man.

4. Give example of secondary occupations.
manufacturing industries.

5. What are tertiary occupations?
 these are occupations that render the services.

6. Give example of secondary occupations.
teaching, railways.

7. Where is Bhuleshwar located?
Bhuleshwar located in South Mumbai

8. What can be seen at Bhuleshwar?
One can see hordes of buildings along with ancient temples and trading institutions.

9. How does the city get its name?
The city gets its name from Mumbadevi whose temple is located here.

10.  Describe the streets of Bhuleshwar.
The streets are tapered and are always packed with people at any time of the day.

11. Why is the place known as heaven for shopaholics?

One can fi nd a wide range of things sold here, right from clothing, and swanky jewellery to fruits, fl owers and vegetables at an affordable price. The place is surrounded by other main market areas of Mumbai. Mahatma Phule Market which is situated nearby is famous for its fruit and vegetable market; Mangaldas Market for garments; Zaveri Bazaar for jewellery and Dhabu Street for leather products. Chor Bazaar
and Mutton Street located nearby are well known for their antiques and furniture shops. 

12. Define migration.
Migration is the movement of people from one place to another for the purpose of taking up permanent or semi permanent residence.

13.  Who is Baburao?
Baburao is one of the many workers who have migrated to Mumbai in search of employment.

14. From which region did he migrate and why?

He migrated from the Marathawada region in Maharashtra after the region suffered perennial drought situation.

15. Who are Naka workers?

Naka workers are those who assemble on the nakas in the morning, from 6 AM to 8 AM. They wait in nakas until they get work from a labour contractor to work in the construction sector or get hired for work such as masons, carpenters, plumbers, and helpers.

16. What is jhuggi?
a thatched tiny residential unit, without any sanitation facility.

17. Describe the working conditions of Baburao.

Baburao says that the working hours are too long and there is no job security. Because of their working environment, their health scenario is also not good. He does have access to local government hospitals for treatment. If he does not turn up for one day or is unwell, he does not earn for that particular day.