Here are 10 One-Word Answer Type Questions from the subtopic “Sanitation at Public Places” with their answers and explanations (after each question, as you requested):
1)
Question: What is the term used for proper disposal of waste and maintenance of cleanliness?
Answer: Sanitation
Explanation: Sanitation refers to proper sewage disposal, cleanliness, and maintenance of hygienic conditions in public places to prevent diseases.
2)
Question: Name the mission launched by the Government of India in 2016 for promoting sanitation.
Answer: Swachh Bharat
Explanation: The Swachh Bharat Mission was started in 2016 to promote cleanliness, provide toilets to all, and improve sewage disposal in the country.
3)
Question: What type of toilet uses earthworms to treat human waste?
Answer: Vermi-processing
Explanation: A vermi-processing toilet uses earthworms to convert human excreta into vermi cakes, which can be used as manure.
4)
Question: What do we call large gatherings like fairs that need proper sanitation arrangements?
Answer: Public
Explanation: Public places such as fairs, railway stations, airports, and hospitals attract large crowds and generate a lot of waste, needing proper sanitation.
5)
Question: What is generated at public places if waste is not disposed of properly?
Answer: Epidemics
Explanation: Improper sanitation at public places can lead to the spread of epidemics due to unhygienic conditions and accumulation of waste.
6)
Question: What is a resource obtained from human excreta in vermi-processing toilets?
Answer: Vermi-cake
Explanation: In vermi-processing toilets, human excreta is decomposed by earthworms and converted into vermi cakes, which are used as a nutrient-rich soil conditioner.
7)
Question: Which insect is a common carrier of disease due to poor sanitation at public places?
Answer: Fly
Explanation: Flies breed in garbage and dirty drains. They carry disease-causing germs from waste to food, spreading infections.
8)
Question: What is one of the key responsibilities of citizens to maintain public sanitation?
Answer: Littering
Explanation: Citizens should avoid littering and throw waste only in dustbins to maintain sanitation at public places.
9)
Question: What simple action should people take when no dustbin is available in a public place?
Answer: Carry
Explanation: People should carry the litter home and throw it in a dustbin instead of scattering it at public places.
10)
Question: Who should enforce the standards of sanitation at public places?
Answer: Government
Explanation: The government has laid down sanitation standards for public places, but their strict enforcement is essential to maintain cleanliness.
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