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Which of the following will not help in conservation of water?

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  1. Drip irrigation

  2. Planting more trees

  3. Water treatment plant

  4. Cutting trees to check water loss due to transpiration

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cutting trees to check water loss due to transpiration is not help in conservation of water. For conversation of water we use drip irrigation, planting more trees, water treatment plant and many more methods.

Total sanitation campaign is operating approximately in __________.

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  1. 559 Villages

  2. 559 Towns

  3. 559 Tehsils

  4. 559 Districts

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Total sanitation campaign is operating approximately in 559 districts. Sanitation is a program in which promotion of hygiene through the prevention of human contact with hazards of wastes especially faeces, by  proper treatment and disposal of the waste, often mixed into wastewater. These hazards may be physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease.

Sulabh has given sanitation facilities to _____________.

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  1. 10 million people

  2. 15 million people

  3. 12 million people

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Sulabh, a non-government organisation, has been working for three decades to address the problems of sanitation faced by low-caste, low-income people in India. It has constructed more than 7,500 public toilet blocks and 1.2 million private toilets, giving access to sanitation to 10 million people. The majority of the users of Sulabh facilities are from the poor working class.

Total sanitation campaign was launched in _____________.

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  1. 1999

  2. 2000

  3. 2001

  4. 2002

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The main objectives of the TSC are as under:
• Bring about an improvement in the general quality of life in the rural areas.
• Accelerate sanitation coverage in rural areas.
• Generate the demand for sanitation facilities through awareness creation and health education.
• Cover schools/ Anganwadis in rural areas with sanitation facilities and promote hygiene education and sanitary habits among students.
• Encourage cost effective and appropriate technologies in sanitation.
• Eliminate open defecation to minimise the risk of contamination of drinking water sources and food.
• Convert dry latrines to pour flush latrines, and eliminate manual
scavenging practice, wherever in existence in rural areas. 
The strategy is to make the Programme 'community led' and 'people-centered'. A "demand driven approach" is adopted with increased emphasis on awareness creation and demand generation for sanitary facilities in houses, schools and for a cleaner environment. 

The Constitution of India recognizes the right to water as being part of the Right to Life under Article ________.

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  1. 20

  2. 21

  3. 22

  4. 24

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In India, where the right to water is not enshrined as a fundamental right in the national Constitution, courts at both state and federal level have interpreted Article 21 of the Constitution, the right to life, as encompassing the right to safe and sufficient water and sanitation.

The constitution of India recognises the right to water under which of the following right under article 21?

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  1. the Right to property

  2. the Right to life

  3. the Right to freedom

  4. the Right to equality

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Constitution of India recognises the right to water as being a part of the Right to Life under Article 21. This means that it is the right of every person, whether rich or poor, to have sufficient amounts of water to fulfil his/her daily needs at a price that he/she can afford. In other words, there should be universal access to water. 

The government plan its expenditure making a clear statement on the amount of money it is going to spend on public facilities. This statement is called what?

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  1. Statement of expenditure

  2. Government budget

  3. Draft

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

We need safe drinking water to prevent which of the following water-borne disese, which is prevalent in India?

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  1. diarrhoea

  2. dysentery

  3. cholera

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India has one of the largest number of cases of diseases such as diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera. Over 1,600 Indians, most of them children below the age of five, reportedly die everyday because of water-related diseases. These deaths can be prevented if  people have access to safe drinking water. 

The human right to water has been recognised as a/an _____________. 

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  1. International law

  2. Indian law

  3. Law of Asian countries

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The General Assembly (legislative part) of the United Nations on 28 July 2010 recognised the Human Right to water and Sanitation as the basic Human Right. This Human Right has been recognized through several treaties and conventions. The first resolution was passed by UN General Assembly and UN Human Right Council in 2010. In India, the right to water and sanitation is covered under Article 21 (Right to life and liberty) of the Constitution.

What percentage of water is fit for human consumption from the total water available?

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  1. 0.006

  2. 0.06

  3. 0.6

  4. 6

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Ninety-seven percent of the water on the earth is salt water. Salt water is filled with salt and other minerals, and humans cannot drink this water. Although the salt can be removed, it is a difficult and expensive process.
  • Two percent of the water on earth is glacier ice at the North and South Poles. This ice is fresh water and could be melted; however, it is too far away from where people live to be usable.
  • Less than 1% of all the water on earth is fresh water that we can actually use. We use this small amount of water for drinking, transportation, heating and cooling, industry, and many other purposes.