Question bank on Swachch Bharat Mission and Sanitation
True or False
1. In India there are more mobile phones and temples than toilets.
2. Mahatma Gandhi said, “Sanitation is more important than Independence”
3. Nearly 2.6 billion people-four in ten in the world do not have access to toilet.
4. Everyday diarrheal disease kills 5000 children.
5. Mahatma Gandhi was the first person whose attention was drawn towards defecation in the open and manual cleaning and carrying of human excreta.
6. Washing hands with soap has been found to increase diarrhoea by approximately 23%
7. Improved sanitation facilities are estimated to result in an average growth in cases of diarrhoea by approximately 28%
8. Every minute a child dies of a water-related disease.
9. 64% of the world’s population has no access to improved sanitation – defined as a sanitation facility that ensures hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact.
10. 1 in 9 people lack access to safe water.
11. For every $1 spent on water and sanitation there is a $4 economic return.
12. Diarrhoea is more prevalent throughout the developing world largely due to the lower levels of access to safe drinking water and sanitation, along with poorer overall health, hygiene, and nutritional status.
13. An estimated 502,000 people die every year from preventable cases of diarrhoea caused by inadequate drinking water.
14. An estimated 280,000 people die every year from preventable cases of diarrhoea caused by inadequate sanitation.
15. An estimated 297,000 people die every year from preventable cases of diarrhoea caused by inadequate hand hygiene.
16. It is estimated that nearly 10% of the global disease burden could be reduced through improved water supply, sanitation, hygiene, and water resource management.
17. 58% of cases of diarrhoea in middle and low-income countries are estimated to be attributable to inadequate drinking water, inadequate sanitation, and poor hand hygiene.
18. Most of the bacteria are very harmful.
19. Cleaning equipment thoroughly with soap and warm water will kill all bacteria and microorganisms.
20. The present goal under SBM is to achieve 100% access to sanitation for all rural households by 2022.
21. The rural sanitation coverage in the country was as high as 99% at the beginning of the 1980s.
22. 19 % of Household do not have toilets, in India
23. Only 38.81% of Household have toilets, in India.
24. Two-thirds of the planet is covered with water, so there is more than enough available for human use.
25. About 674 million people in Asia do not have access to safe water. This is about two thirds of the total number of people in the world without access.
26. In Africa, about 302 million do not have access to safe water.
27. Most of the 1.8 million diarrhoea-related deaths in children every year are due to dehydration.
28. More people in the word have access to a mobile phone than a safe, clean toilet.
29. Adults – not children suffer the most from not having access to toilets.
30. World Leaders are doing everything they can to make sure everyone has a safe, clean toilet.
31. Access to clean water and sanitation is a human right.
32. Toilets are one of the best investments a country can make.
33. Bill Gates has offered $42 million to re-invent the toilet.
34. The average person visits the toilet 2,000 times a year
35. The first flushing toilet was invented in 1902.
36. Toilet paper on a roll was first used in 1890
37. Most people wash their hands properly after visiting the toilet.
38. 19 November is The World toilet Day.
39. Wastewater must be treated (cleaned) before it is released into the any water body
40. ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ identifies Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives as one of the sources of funding for the programme’s.
41. The SBM is being carried forward with people from all walks of life joining it.
42. `Swachhta’ to be the central theme of Rashtriya Bal Film Mela.
43. The Bal Swachhta Mission is a part of the nationwide sanitation initiative of `Swachh Bharat Mission’ :
44. The Centre allocated Rs. 32 crores to Delhi for Swachh Bharat Mission.
45. All services will attract Swachh Bharat Cess.
46. 460 crore has been sanctioned to 10 states under Swachh Bharat Mission
47. The Central Government has set Rs. 42,512 crore as the investment target from private sector for Swachh Bharat
48. It is not better to separate garbage at source.
49. Dumped garbage releases gases such as Methane, Hydrogen Sulphide, etc.
50. The Government of India has put a ban on manual scavenging.
51. The act for prohibition of employing manual scavengers called The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabitilation Act, 2013
52. Plastic cups are biodegradable.
53. Recycling involves collecting discarded materials (such as glass, paper, metal and organic wastes), processing these materials and making them into new products.
54. Composting is the process of natural decomposition of organic waste yielding a substance called compost or manure that is rich in nutrients.
55. The rural Infant Mortality Rate as compared to urban is 42:62
56. Organic waste takes 3-4 weeks to degenerate.
57. Paper takes to 2 months to degenerate.
58. Cotton clothes takes 2- 5 months to degenerate.
59. Wood takes 10 -15 years to degenerate.
60. Woollen items take to one year to degenerate.
61. Tin, Aluminium and other metal items takes 50 years to degenerate.
62. Plastic bags take 40 years to degenerate.
63. The safe disposal of waste leads to health benefits , economic benefits, environmental benefits and aesthetic benefits
64. Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Assam account for 80 per cent of the schools without toilets.
65. The state governments are supposed to initiate construction of toilets in 10,000 schools on October 2, under the ‘Sarva Siksha Abhiyan’ and ‘Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan programme.
66. For SBM, the fund sharing ratio between the Central Government and the state government and Urban Local Bodies is 75% and 25%
67. Application developers came up with ideas to support the mission using mobile technology
68. 2/3 of sewage from 118 towns flows into Ganga.
69. Wet cell auto batteries can be recycled.
70. Manual scavenging of human excreta has been eliminated in India.
71. Unsafe disposal of human excreta has severe impact on environmental and health outcome.
72. AYUSH stands For Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
73. Public healthcare spending in India is about 1% of its GDP.
74. An army of ‘foot soldiers’ or ‘Swachhata Doots’ are being developed and activated under the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’.
75. A child in India dies every 20 seconds due to poor sanitation.
76. 75% of India’s surface water resources are polluted.
77. India accounts for about 50% of the world’s open defecation.
78. About 67%of rural households defecate in the open.
79. The government has proposed to introduce half an hour cleaning campaign twice a week in schools inviting students, parents, teachers and community members.
80. Gram Panchayats that achieve 100% sanitation coverage are eligible for Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP).
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