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Waste management programme functions on the theory of _____________.

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  1. waste collection

  2. sanitation

  3. reduce, reuse, recycle

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Reduce, reuse, recycle is the slogan around which whole waste management works. It involves steps of segregating waste and reducing them by the method such as "composting" then bringing into use some waste articles in one or other forms and the last step recycling so that the waste could be brought into use once again. This helps in diminishing the carbon footprint and waste effluent in the environment.

What is the tag-line of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?

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  1. Sabka kadam swachhata ki ore

  2. Ek kadam swachhata ki ore

  3. Har ek kadam swachhata ki ore

  4. All of above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Logo with spectacles of Mahatma Gandhi with ‘Swachh Bharat’ written on the two glasses with the bridge of the spectacles in National Tricolour signifies the entire nation uniting to achieve the vision of Mahatma for a ‘Clean India.’ The Tagline “Ek Kadam Swachhata Ki Aur” exhorts all citizens to contribute in their own way towards the goal of Swachh Bharat.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhis birth
anniversary. Which one was it?

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  1. 100th

  2. 125th

  3. 145th

  4. 150th

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"Swachh Bharat" mission is "beyond politics" and inspired by "patriotism", which was  Mahatma Gandhi's vision of a "clean and developed" India. In the 145th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, this mission was started.

Which of the following methods are used to restrict soil erosion ? 
(A) Ploughing along contour lines
(B)  Strip cropping
(C) Jhumming
(D) Mixed farming

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  1. A and B

  2. A and C

  3. B and D

  4. B and C

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Contour ploughing (or contour ploughing) or contour, farming is the farming practice of ploughing across a slope following its elevation contour lines. 


The rows form slow water runoff during rainstorms to prevent soil erosion and allow the water time to settle into the soil.
 Strip cropping is a method of farming used when a slope is too steep or too long, or otherwise when one does not have an alternative method of preventing soil erosion. 

Hence, the correct option is $\text{A}$

CLTS stands for __________________.

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  1. Community Led Total Sanitation

  2. Communication Led Total Sanitation

  3. Community Life Total Sanitation

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Community-Led Total Sanitation is an approach that focuses on improving sanitation and hygiene practices in a community. It includes awareness, development of habits, educating people and starting initiatives that can bring about spontaneous and long-lasting behavioral change. Ending open defecation, proper disposal of garbage, etc are the approaches of CLTS.

The term Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is generally used to describe _____________________.

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  1. wastes from industrial processes, construction and demolition debris

  2. wastes from private homes, commercial establishment and institutions

  3. mining wastes

  4. agricultural wastes

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The term municipal solid waste (MSW) is generally used to describe most of the non-hazardous solid waste from a city, town or village that requires routine collection and transport to a processing or disposal site, Sources of MSW include private homes, commercial establishments, and institutions, as well as industrial facilities.

The Central Rural Sanitation Programme was implemented in the year ____________.

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  1. 1985

  2. 1970

  3. 1986

  4. 2001

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India's First nationwide program of rural sanitation, CRSP was launched in 1986 with the aim of ending open defecation. It emphasizes on information, education, and communication, Human resource development, capacity development activities to increase awareness among the people of rural areas.

The work of disposal of all domestic and industrial waste is called __________________.

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  1. waste management

  2. sanitation

  3. pollution

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Waste management refers to the collection, transportation and disposal of garbage, sewage, domestic and industrial waste products. It includes recycling of waste product, making them reusable and techniques of depleting non-biodegradable waste.

Problem of solid waste disposal can be reduced through_________.

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  1. Recycling

  2. Lesser pollution

  3. More timber

  4. Population control

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Recycling is the process of converting waste  materials into new materials and objects. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy  usage, air pollution, and water pollution.