Nalanda Vidyalaya

NALANDA VIDYALAYA – Colombo

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Test Project NALANDA VIDYALAYA

Project
Grade 08 Civic Education Unit : 01

Public services:
01. What are the public services?
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02. List the public services utilized by you.

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03. Mention five necessities of the public services.

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04. Name four public services used in ancient period with examples.

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05. Fill the table

Free services Paid services Services under
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Concessionary
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06. Write four common features of public services.

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PUBLIC SERVICES IN OUR AREA:

WATER SUPPLY
Water is a limited resource. Even though 70% of the surface of the earth is
covered with water, only less than 1%of that amount can be utilized as
drinking water.

07. Mention three reasons for the requirement of the supply of water as a public
service.
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Staff of the regional offices of the water supply and drainage board
REGIONAL ENGINEER
OFFICER IN CHARGE
METER READER
PLUMBERS
LABOURERS

HEALTH SERVICE
at present, Sri Lanka has been able to bring the infant mortality rate and the
maternal mortality rate to a lower level. The life expectancy also has been brought

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up to a higher level. It has been able to control diseases like leprosy, polio,
filariasis, tuberculosis to a large extent.
Recently, the world health organization(WHO) declared that Sri Lanka s
one of the countries that as able to eradicate malaria completely.

08. What are the reasons for the achievements of good condition in health sector?
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09. Mention four services fulfilled by the health sector.

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10. State the hospitals established under the western medical system.

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11. What are the services implemented by the western medical system?

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12. State the functions of the office of the medical officer of health (MOH).

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13. What are the institutions maintained by the indigenous medical system?

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14. What are the actions that should be taken by public in order to prevent diseases?

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EDUCATION SERVICE

The most valuable resource of a country is the human resource. Education is

important as t the main factor that influences the advancement of the human
resource.

15. Write three steps taken by the government to protect the right to education.

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16. What are the functions performed by the education service?

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TRANSPORT SERVICE

17. Write four uses of the public transportation.

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18. State three institutions that provide passengers transportations.

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19. What are the special services provide by the transport service?
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ELECTRICITY
Electricity had been supplied to 98.5% of the household units of Sri Lanka by
2015.

20. What are the uses of the electricity service?

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