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Q1Consider the following statements about the objectives and components of SBM-U. 1. Eradication of manual scavenging and modern scientific municipal solid waste management are among its official objectives. 2. IEC, public awareness, capacity building and administrative support are outside the main component structure of the mission. Which of the statements is/are correct?

A 1 only
B 2 only
C Both 1 and 2
D Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation

The official SBM-U objectives include elimination of open defecation, eradication of manual scavenging and modern scientific municipal solid waste management. Behaviour change, IEC, public awareness and ULB capacity building are not optional publicity add-ons; they are part of the mission's core implementation structure.

Q2Consider the following SBM-U certification layers: 1. ODF is the base outcome. 2. ODF Plus adds functional and maintained community and public toilets. 3. ODF Plus Plus adds safe faecal-sludge, septage and sewage management. How many of the above statements are correct?

A Only one
B Only two
C All three
D None
Explanation

All three statements are correct. ODF is the base outcome, ODF Plus tests sustained and maintained community/public toilet access, and ODF Plus Plus moves further into safe faecal-sludge, septage and sewage management.

Q3How many of the following are main SBM-U components: household toilets, community toilets, public toilets and urinals, solid waste management, IEC and public awareness, capacity building with administrative support?

A 4
B 5
C 6
D 7
Explanation

The six main SBM-U components are household toilets, community toilets, public toilets and urinals, solid waste management, IEC and public awareness, and capacity building with administrative support. Adding a separate cash-transfer or welfare-benefit component would distort the scheme structure.

Q4Under SBM-U, which facility is most directly meant for households in a fixed settlement where individual household toilets are not feasible because of space or land constraints?

A Community toilet
B Public toilet
C Garbage transfer station
D Swachh Survekshan survey
Explanation

SBM-U distinguishes community toilets from public toilets by the user group served. Community toilets serve a fixed settlement or resident group where individual toilets are constrained, while public toilets serve floating population in markets, transport points, tourist places and similar public spaces.

Q5Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), which role best describes an Urban Local Body in sanitation and waste management?

A It implements city-level sanitation and municipal waste-management responsibilities.
B It only distributes direct cash benefits to individual households.
C It conducts Swachh Survekshan as a separate welfare-benefit scheme.
D It has no role after toilet construction is completed.
Explanation

SBM-U is implemented through States and Urban Local Bodies, so the ULB is the city-level institution for sanitation and municipal waste-management duties. The other options wrongly reduce the mission to cash distribution, confuse Swachh Survekshan with a welfare scheme, or ignore post-construction service responsibilities.

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6Which statement best captures the official objective set of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) in its original phase?

AIt focused only on building individual household toilets, while waste management was left to later municipal reforms.
BIt aimed at eliminating open defecation, eradicating manual scavenging, and introducing modern scientific municipal solid waste management.
CIt was mainly a housing subsidy mission for urban poor families, with sanitation treated as a supporting activity.
DIt was designed only as a public awareness campaign, without municipal service-delivery components.

7Under SBM-U, when is an Individual Household Latrine the appropriate sanitation-access intervention for a household?

AWhen the household can be served within its own premises, with sewer connection or safe on-site treatment as locally feasible
BWhen a fixed settlement needs a shared toilet block because every household must use one common facility
CWhen a market or transport node needs toilets for floating public users
DWhen a city is being assessed for solid-waste performance under a municipal rating framework

8Which statement best identifies Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) as a scheme for urban administration?

AIt is a rural sanitation programme implemented only through gram panchayats.
BIt is a housing subsidy scheme meant only for construction of dwelling units.
CIt is a MoHUA urban sanitation and cleanliness mission involving States and Urban Local Bodies.
DIt is a survey-only exercise that ranks cities without creating sanitation responsibilities.

9Which sequence correctly shows the SBM-U sanitation certification ladder from the base open-defecation outcome to the higher used-water signal?

AODF Plus, ODF, Water Plus, ODF Plus Plus
BODF, ODF Plus, ODF Plus Plus, Water Plus
CWater Plus, ODF, ODF Plus, ODF Plus Plus
DODF, Water Plus, ODF Plus, ODF Plus Plus

10Which statement correctly captures how SBM-U 2.0 treats legacy waste?

AIt treats old dumps as permanent landfill capacity that cities should continue filling.
BIt places legacy dumpsite remediation within the wider Garbage Free Cities waste agenda.
CIt limits legacy waste work to citizen awareness campaigns without municipal processing responsibilities.
DIt treats legacy waste as a toilet-construction issue under the household latrine component.

11Match the SBM-U sanitation facility type with its proper user base. 1. Community toilet 2. Public toilet A. Fixed settlement or resident group B. Floating population at markets, transport nodes, tourist places and similar spaces

A1-A, 2-B
B1-B, 2-A
CBoth 1 and 2 match only A.
DBoth 1 and 2 match only B.

12Which of the following are among the six main SBM-U components? 1. Household toilets 2. Community toilets 3. Solid waste management 4. IEC and public awareness 5. Capacity building with administrative support

AOnly 1, 2 and 3
BOnly 2, 3, 4 and 5
COnly 1, 3 and 5
D1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

13Which statement is incorrect about the garbage-free and used-water agenda under SBM-U 2.0?

ASBM-U 2.0 continues the first phase and keeps ODF sustainability relevant.
BThe waste agenda includes source segregation, door-to-door collection and legacy dumpsite remediation.
CUsed-water and faecal-sludge treatment matter because urban sanitation does not end with toilet construction.
DSBM-U 2.0 treats toilet construction as the only headline focus and drops solid waste processing.

14Match the sanitation facility under SBM-U with the population it is meant to serve.

ACommunity Toilet - floating population at markets; Public Toilet - fixed settlement group
BCommunity Toilet - defined resident group; Public Toilet - floating population at high-footfall public places
CCommunity Toilet - only tourists; Public Toilet - only households without land title
DCommunity Toilet - solid waste workers only; Public Toilet - municipal officials only

15Consider the following statements about the shift from SBM-U to SBM-U 2.0: 1. SBM-U began on 2 October 2014 and worked towards the 2 October 2019 sanitation target. 2. SBM-U 2.0 continues the first phase and gives headline emphasis to Garbage Free Cities during 2021-2026. Which option is correct?

AOnly statement 1 is correct
BOnly statement 2 is correct
CBoth statements 1 and 2 are correct
DNeither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct

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