Swachh Bharat Quiz

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Swachh Bharat Quiz

These questions will test your knowledge and understanding of the issues and facts related to creating a clean and healthy India. This online quiz is designed by Mr. Saptarshi Majumder, PGT Eng and Mr. Nayanjyoti Dutta, Computer Instructor.

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What is reason for drying your hands after washing them?

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So that you don’t drip water everywhere

Because germs and bacteria are more easily spread with wet hands

Your hands are slippery when wet, and you will not be able to hold kitchen utensils properly

All the above

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How many trees does using a ton of recycled paper save?

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about 8 trees

about 3 trees

about 17 trees

about 34 trees

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What is the single most effective way to prevent the transmission of disease?

1 point

Antibiotics

Hand washing with water only

Hand washing with soap and water

No way

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Sanitation is the __________ means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of waste.

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Hygienic

Proper

Better

Perfect

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What is the total number of toilets needed in urban areas of India?

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More than 50,000

More than 1 Crore

More than 1.5 Crore

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Which of the following does bacteria need to assist it to grow and multiply?

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Water

Food

Warm temperature

All the above

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At least how many times should one brush teeth?

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Once a day

Twice a day

Thrice a day

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How do wild animals go to the bathroom?

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into a toilet

into a chamber pot or outhouse

onto the soil

into a litter box

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Identify which one is correct process.

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Sanitize, Disinfect, and Clean

Wash, Rinse, and Repeat

Wash, Rinse, and Sanitize

Wash, Rinse, Towel Dry

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Who invented the flushing toilet in 1596?

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Joseph Bramah

George Jennings

John Harrington

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India generates the highest amount of solid waste in the world. What is quantity of waste generated?

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1,00,000 ton per day

1, 30,000 ton per day

1,43,449 ton per day

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Which of these major illness is caused due to non-availability of sanitation facilities?

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Fever

Cold

Diarrhoea

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How many million litres of sewerage flows into our rivers daily?

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17,000

27,000

37,000

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Which of the following is a biodegradable form of solid waste?

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Plastic

Compost

Glass

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How is it possible to flush a toilet if there is no water in the toilet tank?

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Fill the bowl with two cups of water

Pour a bucket of water into the bowl

It is impossible to flush without water in the tank

All of them

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Which is the cleanest Country in the world?

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France

India

China

Singapore

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The toilet shared between a group of households in a single building or plot is known as:

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Community toilet

Personal toilet

Shared toilet

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Which of these diseases can happen from drinking contaminated water?

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Pneumonia

Small Pox

Malaria

Cholera

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In Africa alone, people invest _______ hours every year walking to collect water.

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100 thousand

50 million

40 billion

100 billion

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Approximately _____ people in the world lack access to clean, safe water.

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534 million

1 billion

783 million

2.3 billion

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How can you tell if food has enough bacteria to cause food poisoning?

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It will smell

You can't because it will appear normal

It will have a different colour

It will taste different

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Washing my hands should be

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Mostly avoided

Only done when they look dirty

A habit that I do often

None of the above

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How long approximately should you wash your hands?

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20 sec

5 sec

1 min

2 min

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Which organ does Jaundice affect?

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Liver

Heart

Stomach

Lungs

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Which things will decompose in less than six months if left outside?

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plastic or glass bottles

food, leaves, grass clippings

aluminium or steel cans

cigarette butts

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The ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ logo portrays the glasses of which Indian national leader?

1 point

Mahatma Gandhi

Subhash Chandra Bose

B.R. Ambedkar

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Moulds, yeast and fungi are examples of a

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Physical hazard

Chemical Hazard

Pathogenic Hazard

Biological Hazard

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Where do most of the people without access to safe water live?

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Asia

Oceania (the Pacific Islands)

Africa

All of them

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Arrange the following in order:(a) Washing hands with soap (b) Squatting for toilet (c) Cleaning yourself (d) Flushing the toilet.

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a,b,c,d

b,a,c,d

b,c,d,a

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The main objective of a _______________is to protect and promote human health by providing a clean environment and breaking the cycle of disease.

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Drainage System

Flush System

Toilet System

Sanitary System

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India has only __________percent of the World’s water resources

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2 %

4 %

6 %

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Which State among the following has minimum availability of individual toilets?

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Bihar

Madhya Pradesh

Rajasthan

West Bengal

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The following states are arranged in order of first, second and third with respect to maximum availability of individual toilets. Choose the correct order.

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Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Kerala

Sikkim, Kerala Himachal Pradesh

Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim

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When should one wash hands?

1 point

Before and after having meal

After using toilet

Before preparing food

After playing with a pet

All the above

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How many hours could you run a laptop with the energy saved by recycling 10 glass bottles?

1 point

21 hours

3 hours

25 hours

50 hours

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What is the most common kind of litter, by number, found in waterways?

1 point

plastic bags

aluminium cans

plastic bottles

cigarette butts

All of these

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On which date, was the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan (NBA) campaign re-launched as Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan?

1 point

15th August 2014

2nd October 2014

26th January 2014

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Which things are typically considered electronic waste?

1 point

cars, trucks. motorcycles, lawnmowers

computers, televisions, cell phones, small appliances

compact fluorescent bulbs, solvents, used motor oil, leftover paint

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Below is the statistics of people practicing open defecation in India and China. Choose the correct answer.

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India (525 million), China (25 million)

India (626 million), China (24 million)

India (424 million), China (24 million)

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