UPSC Social Justice – Chapter 18: Housing, Drinking Water and Sanitation (21 MCQs)
UPSC Social Justice – Chapter 18: Housing, Drinking Water and Sanitation (21 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: Social Justice. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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"Water supplies, irrigation and canals, drainage" is a subject in the:
Correct Answer: A [State List]
Explanation:
entry 17, subject to Union entry 56.
Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the service level for rural households is:
Correct Answer: B [55 litres per person per day]
Explanation:
The Jal Jeevan Mission sets a service level of 55 litres per person per day of prescribed-quality water through household taps.
The Ministry of Jal Shakti was formed in:
Correct Answer: C [2019]
Explanation:
The Ministry of Jal Shakti was formed in May 2019 by merging the water resources and drinking water and sanitation ministries.
AMRUT is concerned mainly with:
Correct Answer: C [water supply and sewerage in cities]
Explanation:
AMRUT, launched in 2015 for 500 cities, focuses on urban water supply and sewerage; AMRUT 2.0 aims at universal tap coverage.
The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on:
Correct Answer: A [2 October 2014]
Explanation:
The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on Gandhi Jayanti, 2 October 2014, with the goal of an ODF India by 2019.
ODF Plus under SBM-Gramin Phase II focuses on:
Correct Answer: A [sustaining ODF status and managing solid and liquid waste]
Explanation:
SBM-Gramin Phase II (2020) aims to sustain ODF status and add solid and liquid waste management, making villages ODF Plus.
The Total Sanitation Campaign was launched in:
Correct Answer: C [1999]
Explanation:
The Total Sanitation Campaign restructured the Central Rural Sanitation Programme from 1 April 1999 with a demand-driven, community-led approach.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched in 2016 at:
Correct Answer: D [Ballia]
Explanation:
The Prime Minister launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana on 1 May 2016 at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh.
PMAY-Gramin was launched on 20 November 2016 as a restructured version of:
Correct Answer: C [Indira Awaas Yojana]
Explanation:
PMAY-Gramin restructured the Indira Awaas Yojana, the rural housing scheme begun in 1985, and was launched on 20 November 2016.
Consider the following statements:
1. RERA provides for State-level real estate regulatory authorities.
2. The Model Tenancy Act, 2021 is a model law for States to adopt.
3. PMAY-Urban gives assistance only for building new houses on vacant land.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
RERA creates State real estate regulatory authorities and the Model Tenancy Act is a model law; PMAY-U also funds slum redevelopment.
Assertion (A): The Jal Jeevan Mission gives Pani Samitis of the Gram Panchayat a central role.
Reason (R): The mission seeks community ownership of operation and maintenance of village water schemes.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Pani Samitis plan and run village schemes because the mission wants the community to own their operation and maintenance.
SBM-Urban is run by the Ministry of:
Correct Answer: B [Housing and Urban Affairs]
Explanation:
SBM-Urban is run by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, while SBM-Gramin is under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
The incentive for building an individual household toilet under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is:
Correct Answer: D [₹12,000]
Explanation:
SBM-Gramin gives an incentive of ₹12,000 to an eligible household for building an individual household toilet.
Saubhagya, launched in 2017, aims at:
Correct Answer: D [electricity connections for every household]
Explanation:
Saubhagya, the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana of 2017, aimed at electricity connections for all willing households.
The first State to be declared "Har Ghar Jal" under the Jal Jeevan Mission was:
Correct Answer: C [Goa]
Explanation:
Goa was declared the first Har Ghar Jal State in October 2020 and was the first State certified Har Ghar Jal in 2022.
Under PMAY-Gramin, the unit assistance in the plains is:
Correct Answer: B [₹1.20 lakh]
Explanation:
PMAY-Gramin gives unit assistance of ₹1.20 lakh in the plains and ₹1.30 lakh in hilly and difficult areas.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Jal Jeevan Mission
2. Total Sanitation Campaign
3. Swachh Bharat Mission
4. Indira Awaas Yojana
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [4-2-3-1]
Explanation:
1985, 1999, 2014, 2019.
Swachh Survekshan is:
Correct Answer: A [an annual cleanliness survey of cities]
Explanation:
since 2016.
WaterCredit helps poor households get water and sanitation mainly through:
Correct Answer: D [small loans from microfinance institutions]
Explanation:
WaterCredit, an initiative of Water.org, links poor households to small microfinance loans for water connections and toilets.
When the Jal Jeevan Mission was announced in August 2019, the share of rural households with a tap-water connection was about:
Correct Answer: B [17 per cent]
Explanation:
only about 17 per cent of rural households had tap water.
With reference to 'WaterCredit', consider the following statements:
1. It puts microfinance tools to work in the water and sanitation sector.
2. It is a global initiative launched under the aegis of the World Health Organization and the World Bank.
3. It aims to enable the poor people to meet their water needs without depending on subsidies.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer: C [1 and 3 only]
Explanation:
WaterCredit is an initiative of Water.org, not of the WHO or the World Bank.
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