Sanitation and Hygiene

Q. In 2011, only about ___% of the households in India had access to sanitation facilities.

1. 53

Q. According to 2011 statistics, ____% of the Indian population have access to sanitation.

1. 27
2. 35
3. 53
4. 72

Q. Sulabh International builds .

1. skyscrapers
2. toilets
3. parking lots
4. gymnasia

Q. Why is it not advisable to privatise public facilities?

1. Private agencies are driven by motives of profit.
2. Private agencies collect bribes.
3. There is a possibility of inaccessibility of service in the context of the poor.
4. There is a possibility of inaccessibility of service with regard to the rich.

Q. Which of the following is/are not true regarding public water distribution in Porto Alegre?

1. Porto Alegre has a far lower number of infant deaths as compared to most other cities of the world.
2. Porto Alegre’s water department has achieved universal access to safe water.
3. Water in Porto Alegre is so steeply priced that people cannot afford it.
4. The people do not have a say in deciding which projects the water department should take up.

Q. Factories discharging poisonous chemicals into village water bodies would ____ the water.

1. nourish
2. treat
3. contaminate
4. adulterate

Q. Public facilities can be privatised.

1. False
2. True

Q. Porto Alegre achieved universal access to safe water.

1. False
2. True

Q. Porto Alegre is a city situated in ______.

1. Brazil
2. Argentina
3. Chile
4. Peru

Q. Facilitating the disposal of fresh and untreated excreta is called ____.

1. sanitation
2. hygiene
3. cleanliness
4. healthcare