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The workshop 'Planning a Shared Roadmap for Clean Delhi' was organised by which department, in collaboration with Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban?

  1. A.Department of Capital Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  2. B.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
  3. C.Department of Urban Development, Government of Delhi
  4. D.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

Correct answer

A. Department of Capital Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Explanation

The correct answer is the Department of Capital Development in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It held the workshop together with Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, and its Secretary, Ms D. Thara, addressed the gathering along with senior officials of the New Delhi Municipal Council, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Delhi Development Authority and the ministry. Option B is wrong because the Jal Shakti Ministry's sanitation arm looks after rural drinking water and sanitation, while the urban mission sits with the housing and urban affairs ministry. Option C is wrong because the workshop was a central government initiative for the capital, not a state department's programme. Option D is wrong because that department steers administrative reform campaigns such as the special campaigns on cleanliness in government offices, which is a separate exercise from city sanitation.

Read the full article: MoHUA Workshop Charts Shared Roadmap for Clean Delhi

Practice Questions

Q1.NationalMedium

In the context of urban sanitation discussed at the Clean Delhi workshop, what does the abbreviation GVP stand for?

  1. A.Garbage Vulnerable Points
  2. B.Green Verification Protocol
  3. C.Gross Vehicle Parking
  4. D.Garbage Volume Projection
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Correct answer: A. Garbage Vulnerable Points

These are the spots in a city where waste keeps accumulating however often it is cleared, and tackling such recurring points was one of the ten critical questions the workshop was built around, along with measures to stop littering and to keep waste out of water bodies.

Q2.NationalHard

Which of the following bodies was represented at the Clean Delhi workshop by senior officials?

  1. A.Only the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
  2. B.NDMC, MCD and DDA
  3. C.Only the New Delhi Municipal Council
  4. D.Delhi Jal Board and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
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Correct answer: B. NDMC, MCD and DDA

The correct answer is NDMC, MCD and DDA, that is the New Delhi Municipal Council, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Delhi Development Authority, whose senior officials took part along with officers of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Q3.NationalMedium

What was the purpose of the online digital poll conducted among participants at the Clean Delhi workshop?

  1. A.To elect office bearers of the sanitation staff association
  2. B.To identify the key challenges affecting cleanliness in Delhi
  3. C.To rank wards for a municipal cleanliness award
  4. D.To decide the location of new waste-to-energy plants
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Correct answer: B. To identify the key challenges affecting cleanliness in Delhi

The poll produced feedback on operational gaps, citizen behaviour, service delivery difficulties and the openings for improvement, which is exactly the material planners need if solutions are to work on the ground.

Q4.NationalHard

Which Lieutenant Governor was among the guests at the Sardar Katha programme?

  1. A.Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
  2. B.Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C.Praful Patel, Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  4. D.R. K. Mathur, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
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Correct answer: A. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

The correct answer is Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, who attended the programme at Uprashtrapati Bhavan along with other invited guests.

Q5.NationalMedium

According to the Vice-President's address, how many princely states had to be integrated into the Indian Union at the time of Independence?

  1. A.More than 350
  2. B.More than 450
  3. C.More than 550
  4. D.More than 650
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Correct answer: C. More than 550

Recalling the position in 1947, the Vice-President said Partition had left the country in uncertainty and that this many princely states had to be brought into the Indian Union, a task Sardar Patel completed through determination, persuasion, administrative ability and statesmanship.