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Multiple choice civics public health and the government role of the government in health food security and related aspects food security

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding private companies providing public facilities?

  1. They operate it for profit

  2. These facilities are affordable to a few people

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Facilities that are provided by private companies in the market are for obtaining more and more profits. They provide these facilities in different packaging and attractive labeling for high prices. These prices are affordable only for the rich class people.

Multiple choice civics public health and the government role of the government in health food security and related aspects food security

Right to water is recognised as a part of Indian constitution under which fundamental right?

  1. Right against exploitation

  2. Right to life

  3. Cultural and educational rights

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The right to life is a moral principle based on the belief that a human being has the right to live and, in particular, should not be killed by another human being.

Multiple choice civics public health and the government role of the government in health food security and related aspects food security

Constitution of India recognises right to water under right to life in which article?

  1. Article 21

  2. Article 19

  3. Article 18

  4. Article 17
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In India, the right to water is not enshrined as a fundamental right in the national Constitution. But 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.

Multiple choice civics public health and the government role of the government in health food security and related aspects food security

Which of the following is a traditional way to conserve water?

  1. Tube wells

  2. Bawris

  3. Rainwater harvesting

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the old method of rain water storage and recharge. In olden days people built deep step wells into the ground. These deep step wells are called the Bawris. During rainy season these wells are filled with water. The water is stored in these wells for a long time because they are very deep and the evaporation of water becomes less. 

Multiple choice civics public health and the government role of the government in health food security and related aspects food security

'Every drop counts' is the slogan related to __________.

  1. Counting of water drops

  2. Importance of counting

  3. Importance of water

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Every drop counts' is the slogan related to the importance of water. Water is very important for humans as well as for animals. But fresh water is less than one percent of water available on the Earth.

Multiple choice civics public health and the government role of the government in health food security and related aspects food security

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

  1. Drip irrigation

  2. Planting more trees

  3. Water treatment plant

  4. Cutting trees to check water loss due to transpiration
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice civics public health and the government role of the government in health food security and related aspects food security

Total sanitation campaign is operating approximately in __________.

  1. 559 Villages

  2. 559 Towns

  3. 559 Tehsils

  4. 559 Districts
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice civics public health and the government role of the government in health food security and related aspects food security

Sulabh has given sanitation facilities to _____________.

  1. 10 million people

  2. 15 million people

  3. 12 million people

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.
Multiple choice civics public health and the government role of the government in health food security and related aspects food security

Total sanitation campaign was launched in _____________.

  1. 1999

  2. 2000

  3. 2001

  4. 2002
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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. 
Multiple choice civics public health and the government role of the government in health food security and related aspects food security

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

  1. 20

  2. 21

  3. 22

  4. 24
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.