UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Recasting sanitation with urban-rural partnerships

Question 1

Under the urban-rural sanitation partnership operationalised in Satara district of Maharashtra, how many gram panchayats were initially brought under the formal arrangement to access the Satara Municipal Council's faecal sludge treatment plant?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Two

Answer

Seven

Answer

Twelve

Question 2

With reference to the Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) framework monitored under the ODF Plus component of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, consider the following areas:
1. Plastic waste management
2. Bio-degradable solid waste management
3. Greywater management
4. Industrial effluent management
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as output-outcome indicators of SLWM under ODF Plus?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 3

Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, which one of the following best describes a 'Model' ODF Plus village?

Accepted Answer

A village that meets the 'Rising' criteria and additionally ensures visual cleanliness with treatment of grey and black water

Answer

A village that sustains ODF status and has either solid or liquid waste management arrangements

Answer

A village that sustains ODF status and has both solid and liquid waste management arrangements

Answer

A village in which every household possesses an individual toilet and a community sanitary complex is functional

Question 4

For Solid and Liquid Waste Management activities under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, untied grants for Rural Local Bodies are dovetailed exclusively from the recommendations of which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Fifteenth Finance Commission

Answer

Thirteenth Finance Commission

Answer

Fourteenth Finance Commission

Answer

Sixteenth Finance Commission

Question 5

Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, which anchors the urban-rural faecal sludge management partnerships being piloted in districts such as Satara, is implemented by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti

Answer

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer

Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development

Answer

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Recasting sanitation with urban-rural partnerships

Q1. Under the urban-rural sanitation partnership operationalised in Satara district of Maharashtra, how many gram panchayats were initially brought under the formal arrangement to access the Satara Municipal Council's faecal sludge treatment plant?

Q3. Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, which one of the following best describes a 'Model' ODF Plus village?

Q4. For Solid and Liquid Waste Management activities under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, untied grants for Rural Local Bodies are dovetailed exclusively from the recommendations of which one of the following?

Q5. Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, which anchors the urban-rural faecal sludge management partnerships being piloted in districts such as Satara, is implemented by which one of the following?