QUESTION BANK ON SWACHCH BHARAT MISSION AND SANITATION
1. What is the website of Swachch Bharat Mission?
(A) moud.gov.in/swachchbharat
(B) https://swachhbharat.mygov.in/
(C) sbm.gov.in
(D) https://swachhbharaturban.gov.in/
2. What is the logo of Swachh Bharat Mission?
(A) 
(B) 
(C) 
(D) 
3. Which of the following programme is going to re-launch as Swachh Bharat Mission?
(A) Total Sanitation Campaign
(B) Ek kadam swachta Ki Aur
(C) Nirmal Bharat Mission
(D) None
4. Which ministry initiated the Swachch Bharat Mission?
(A) Ministry of Environment and forest
(B) Ministry of Urban Development Housing
(C) Ministry of Urban development
(D) Ministry of Drinking water and Sanitation
5. Who is the inspiration behind the concept of SBM?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Morarji Desai
6. What is the logo of Recyclables?
(A) 
(B) 
(C) 
(D) 
7. Which award is given by the Indian Government to cities and villages for cleanliness?
(A) Swach Puraskar
(B) Swachhta Puraskar
(C) Clean Region Award
(D) Nirmal Puraskar
8. ___________ is the campaign started by the government of India for making India a clean and green country.
(A) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
(B) Swachhta Abhiyan
(C) Total saniatation campaaign
(D) Nirmalata Abhiyan
9. What is the full form of SBM?
(A) Swachh Bharat Mission
(B) Swastha Baharat Mission
(C) Safal Baharat Mission
(D) Sashakta Baharat Mission
10. What is the full Form of MoDWS?
(A) Ministry of Drainage Water and Sewage
(B) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
(C) Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
(D) None of the above
11. How much amount is allocated by the Centre for the SBM (Urban)?
(A) 12,000 crore
(B) 14623 crore
(C) 15000 crore
12. How much amount has been allocated for solid waste management under SBM (U)?
(A) Rs.7,366crore
(B) Rs.7,500crore
(C) Rs.8000 crore
13. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched on the occasion the birth anniversary of a famous Indian leader. Who was it?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Sardar Patel
14. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. Which one was it?
(A) 100th
(B) 125th
(C) 145th
15. The Indian government has made building toilets a priority and has pledged that every household will have a toilet by which year?
(A) 2017
(B) 2019
(C) 2021
16. What is the tag-line of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’?
(A) Sabka Kadam Swachhata Ki Ore
(B) Ek kadam swachhata ki ore
(C) Har ek kadam Swachhata Ki Ore
17. Who composed the audio track ‘Swachh Bharat kaIradaKarliya hum ne’ which is specially prepared for ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’
(A) Mohit Chauhan
(B) Mika
(C) Prasoon Joshi
18. The Union Minister of Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation, announced that a certain amount of money would be given to every village in the country per annum to achieve the goal of clean India by 2nd October 2019. What is that amount?
(A) Rs. 10 lakh
(B) Rs. 20 lakh
(C) Rs. 30 lakh
19. Which Industry consortium has announced that it would mobilize its members to build 10,000 toilets across the country by 2015-16?
(A) FICCI
(B) ASSOCHAM
(C) CII
20. Prime Minister of India, Shri. NarendraModi while launching ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ asked people to donate a minimum how many hours every year for cleanliness?
(A) 50
(B) 100
(C) 150
21. Who launched the ‘Swachh Bharat-Swachh Vidyalaya’ campaign involving schools where cleanliness drives will be conducted?
(A) Sushma Swaraj
(B) Maneka Gandhi
(C) Smriti Irani
22. Who designed the logo of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’?
(A) Anant from Maharashtra
(B) BhagyashreeSheth from Gujarat
(C) Ravinder from Punjab
23. Who gave the tagline for ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’?
(A) Anant from Maharashtra
(B) Bhagyashree Sheth from Gujarat
(C) Ravinder from Punjab
24. The ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ logo portrays the glasses of which Indian national leader?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) B.R. Ambedkar
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
25. Which is the twitter hashtag used for ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’?
(A) #MyIncredibleIndia
(B) #MySmartIndia
(C) #MyCleanIndia
26. Which mission did the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launch on 14th Nov, 2014 in New Delhi?
(A) Nari Swachhta Mission
(B) Garib Swachhta Mission
(C) National Bal Swachhta Mission
27. When will the ‘Bal Swachhta Week’ be celebrated every year?
(A) 15th – 20thAugust
(B) 14th Nov – 19thNov
(C) 2nd – 7thOctober
28. Who are responsible to keep neighbourhoods clean?
(A) Municipal corporation
(B) Citizens and NGOs
(C) Municipal corporation, Citizens and NGOs
29. When did the Central Rural Sanitation Programme (CRSP) begin?
(A) 1980
(B) 1986
(C) 2000
30. What is the full form of ISWM?
(A) Integrated Solid Waste Management
(B) Integrated Sanitation Waste Management
(C) Internal Sick Waste management
31. What is the full form of SLF?
(A) Sanitary Leaflets
(B) Sanitary Landfills
(C) Sanitary Load
32. What is the full form of ODF?
(A) Open Defecation Free
(B) Open Dumping Fee
(C) Out Dumping Fee
33. During the inauguration of the SBM, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, used a broom and shovel to clean the ground of the a colony in Delhi. What is the name of that colony?
(A) Valmiki Sadan
(B) Katputli Colony
(C) Savda Ghevra
34. During the inauguration of the SBM, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, used a broom and shovel to clean the ground of the Valmiki colony in Delhi. Valmiki Colony is a
(A) a Dalit colony
(B) a bus stop
(C) a temple
35. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a Clean India drive and Mission launched as a national campaign by the Indian Government in order to cover
(A) 5056 statutory towns
(B) 4041 statutory towns
(C) 3400 statutory towns
36. SBM is the biggest cleanliness drive ever in India when approximately a huge number of government employees including students from schools and colleges took part in the cleanliness activities. What is the approximate number of those people?
(A) 1 million
(B) 2 million
(C) 3 million
37. The Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya campaign has the objectives of cleanliness in schools. This programme is run by the Union Ministry of
(A) Human Resource Development
(B) Home Affairs
(C) Urban Development
38. Who are “Swachhata Doots”?
(A) General public
(B) Foot soldiers on sanitation
(C) NGOs
39. Which Ministry initiated the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)?
(A) Ministry of Drinking water and sanitation
(B) Ministry of Rural development
(C) Ministry of Urban Development
40. On which date does India observe the World Toilet Day?
(A) 19th November
(B) 25th July
(C) 15th September
41. Who committed to improve sanitation and ensure that every Indian household has access to toilets in the country?
(A) Home Minister Rajnath Singh
(B) New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
(C) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
42. How much is the approximate unit costs for a school toilet?
(A) Rs 15000 to 25000
(B) Rs 25000 to 30000
(C) Rs 35000 to 54000
43. How much is the approximate unit cost for anganwadi toilets?
(A) Rs. 4000 to 5000
(B) Rs. 5000 to 8000
(C) Rs. 8000 to 20000
44. How much is the approximate unit cost for Community sanitary complexes?
(A) Rs. 50000 to 100000
(B) Rs. 100000 to 200000
(C) Rs. 200000 to 600000
45. How much is the funds proposed for sanitation investment in rural areas by the National Government?
(A) Rs.1 lakh crore
(B) Rs.25 lakh crore
(C) Rs. 50 lakh crore
46. How much funds for sanitation are proposed for investment in Urban areas by the National Government?
(A) Rs.10000 crore
(B) Rs. 25000 crore
(C) Rs. 50000crore
47. How many sanitation workers were regularized for implementation of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
(A) 1500
(B) 3636
(C) 4545
48. Who has rightly asked that if India can reach Mars, why it can’t have clean streets?
(A) Digvjay Singh
(B) Narendra Modi
(C) Lalu Prashad Yadav
49. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan from which venue in Delhi on August 15?
(A) Red fort
(B) India Gate
(C) Parliament
50. On October 2014, who instructed Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi to ensure that all police stations and other complexes are cleaned within a week?
(A) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
(B) Home Minister Rajnath Singh
(C) External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj
51. How much money does the National Government propose to spend to construct toilets in rural areas?
(A) 9.9crores
(B) 10.10crores
(C) 11.11 crores
52. How much money has the National Government proposed to spend to construct toilets in urban areas?
(A) 52,000 crores
(B) 62,000 crores
(C) 72,000 crores
53. How much % grant will be given to public toilets out of the total grants for toilets?
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
54. How much % grant will be given to solid waste management out of the total grants for toilets?
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
55. What is the physical target of Individual toilets out of the total grants for toilets?
(A) 1 crore
(B) 1.5 crore
(C) 2 crore
56. What is the physical target of public toilet seats?
(A) 1.56 crore
(B) 2.56 crore
(C) 3.56 crore
57. What is the physical target of community toilet seats?
(A) 1.52 crore
(B) 2.52 crore
(C) 3.52 crore
58. What is the duration of the Swachh Bharat Mission?
(A) 4 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 6 years
59. What is the primary goal of SBM?
(A) Green India
(B) Smart India
(C) Clean India
60. How many household lack toilets in the urban areas of the country according to 2011 census?
(A) 19%
(B) 25%
(C) 45%
61. How much fund has been allocated for Delhi for the year 2014-15 ?
(A) 22 crores
(B) 32 crores
(C) 42 crores
62. Which state is ahead of other states in building household toilets?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Gujarat
63. How much % sewage generated goes untreated due to lack of funds?
(A) 50
(B) 60
(C) 70
64. Who nominated the nine famous personalities in the Clean India Campaign on 2nd Oct 2014?
(A) President of India
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) Chief Justice of India
65. On which date was the Total sanitation Campaign (TSC) renamed as Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan(NBA)?
(A) 1st April 2012
(B) 1st April 2013
(C) 1st April 2014
66. On which date, was the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan (NBA) campaign re-launched as Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan?
(A) 15th August 2014
(B) 26th January 2014
(C) 2nd October 2014
67. How many people participated in the Swachh Bharat Run organized by the President of India?
(A) 1500
(B) 2500
(C) 3500
68. Who flagged the Swachh Bharat Run (SBR)?
(A) President of India
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) CM of Delhi
69. Which Newspaper published an article on how “Desi companies bent facebook in ‘Swachh‘ app race”?
(A) The Hindu
(B) Hindustan Times
(C) Times of India
70. Inspired by the Prime Minister of India, which country launched a similar event as the SBM on 3rd January 2015 in his own country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Sri Lanka
71. How many companies have pledged to construct 3,195 new toilets in relation to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
(A) 11
(B) 14
(C) 18
72. ‘Swachhta’ should be instituted in children as one of the core value; who said it?
(A) Arun Jaitley
(B) Arun Shorie
(C) Arun Lal
73. Who inaugurated the two blocks of public toilets for the benefit of two J.J. Clusters on Kali Bari Marg, New Delhi, comprising 17 toilets.
(A) Arun Jaitley
(B) Sushma Swaraj
(C) Venkaiah Naidu
74. Which cricketer turned politician did the Punjab Government nominate among the nine Swachh Bharat Mission ambassadors?
(A) Navjot Singh Sidhu
(B) Milkha Singh
(C) Harbhajan Singh
75. Which Company has pledged to construct 860 toilets in school by 2015 end?
(A) TCS
(B) IBM
(C) IOC
76. Arrange the following in order:(a) Washing hands with soap (b) Squatting for toilet (c) Cleaning yourself (d) Flushing the toilet.
(A) a,b,c,d
(B) b, a, c, d
(C) b, c, d, a
77. Which was the International Decade for Drinking Water & Sanitation ?
(A) 1971-1980
(B) 1981-1990
(C) 1991-2000
78. What is OSS system?
(A) On site sanitation system
(B) Over sanitation system
(C) Out sanitation system
79. Why is hand washing necessary after defecation?
(A) For self cleanliness & hygiene
(B) For home and family member’s cleanliness
(C) Both a & b
80. The money for SBM share of Center, State for J&K and North Eastern states is:
(A) 90: 10
(B) 50 : 50
(C) 25 : 75
81. Which is the first city in our country that has been declared free from manual scavenging?
(A) Trichy
(B) Bharuch
(C) Alwar
82. The following states are arranged in order of first, second and third with respect to maximum availability of individual toilets. Choose the correct order.
(A) Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Kerala
(B) Sikkim, Kerala Himachal Pradesh
(C) Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim
83. Which State among the following has minimum availability of individual toilets.
(A) Bihar
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
84. Below is the statistics of people practicing open defecation in India and China. Choose the correct answer.
(A) India (525 million), China (25 million)
(B) India (626 million), China (24 million)
(C) India (424 million), China (24 million)
85. In 2014 – 2015 , how many toilets were constructed in villages under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)
(A) 5,03,142
(B) 4,08,902
(C) 3, 07,423
86. What is the total budget allocation for construction of toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)?
(A) Rs. 1,33,000 Crore
(B) Rs. 1,25,000 Crore
(C) Rs. 1,34,000 Crores
87. Which two states ranked first with respect to construction of toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission in 2014 – 15?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
88. In 2016, which State will have the largest number of houses with toilets?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka
89. What is the total number of toilets needed in urban areas of India?
(A) more than 50,000
(B) More than 1 Crore
(C) More than 1.5 Crore
90. In March 2014, a survey of 7135 urban areas was carried out for identification of Green cities. What is the minimum score that a city would need to get to get the status of a green city
(A) 80
(B) 85
(C) 90
91. How many tons of organic waste can be converted to compost in 24 hours?
(A) 1 ton
(B) 0.5 ton
(C) 1.5 ton
92. How many houses in India do not have toilets?
(A) 100 million
(B) 130 million
(C) 120 million
93. World over how many people defecate in the open?
(A) 0.5 billion
(B) 1 million
(C) 1 billion
94. How many million people defecate in the open in India?
(A) 400 million
(B) 500 million
(C) 600 million
95. What is the percentage of funds allocated for awareness raising under SBM?
(A) 15%
(B) 30%
(C) 25%
96. What is the total amount of waste generated in Class I and II towns of India?
(A) 1.33 lac metric ton
(B) 1.22 lac metric ton
(C) 1.11 lac metric ton
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