UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Lakshya Zero Dumpsite: India’s Drive to Eliminate City Dumpsites Under Swachh Bharat Mission

Q1. The Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme, aimed at achieving 'Zero Dumpsites', is being carried out as an accelerator vertical under which one of the following flagship missions?

  • A. Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0
  • B. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0
  • C. Smart Cities Mission
  • D. National Mission for Clean Ganga

Q2. Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0, under which legacy dumpsites are being remediated, is implemented by which one of the following ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • C. Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • D. Ministry of Rural Development

Q3. For a period of how many years was Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0 launched in 2021?

  • A. Three years
  • B. Five years
  • C. Seven years
  • D. Ten years

Q4. 'Lakshya Zero Dumpsite' operates as a flagship vertical of a parent urban mission that was launched in which year?

  • A. 2014
  • B. 2021
  • C. 2019
  • D. 2022

Q5. Which one of the following is the dedicated flagship vertical of SBM-U 2.0 specifically aimed at scientifically remediating legacy waste dumpsites and reclaiming the land?

  • A. Lakshya Zero Dumpsite
  • B. Used (Grey) Water Management
  • C. Garbage Free Cities star-rating protocol
  • D. ODF+ / ODF++ certification

Q6. Under 'Lakshya Zero Dumpsite', the Government of India approved a ₹433.74 crore legacy waste remediation proposal for which one of the following states?

  • A. Maharashtra
  • B. Andhra Pradesh
  • C. Rajasthan
  • D. Telangana

Q7. Once the Centre sanctions legacy waste remediation funds for a state under Lakshya Zero Dumpsite, the actual on-ground execution of the remediation projects is carried out primarily by which one of the following?

  • A. Urban Local Bodies
  • B. NITI Aayog
  • C. Central Pollution Control Board
  • D. State Pollution Control Boards

Q8. In the context of legacy dumpsite remediation, which one of the following best describes 'biomining'?

  • A. Excavating aged legacy waste and spreading it in windrows so that aeration and microbial bio-cultures accelerate its decomposition and stabilisation, after which it is screened into reusable fractions
  • B. Incinerating mixed municipal solid waste at high temperature to generate electricity
  • C. Sealing fresh mixed municipal waste in an engineered, lined landfill to prevent leachate and methane escape
  • D. Composting only segregated wet, biodegradable waste into manure for agricultural use

Q9. The Solid Waste Management Rules, which provide the statutory basis for mapping and time-bound bioremediation of legacy dumpsites, are notified under which one of the following Acts?

  • A. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
  • B. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
  • C. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
  • D. National Green Tribunal Act, 2010