IMPULSE UPSC

2022-06-11 15:13:31 Which of the following is/are the features of the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’?
1. There is a shift of focus for water supply from habitations to households
2. Minimum 50 per cent members of Village Water & Sanitation Committee
(VWSC)/ Pani Samitis are to be women
3. Priority should be given to habitations having water quality problems
Select the correct answer using the codes given below. Open / Comment

2022-06-11 15:13:21 Open / Comment

2022-06-11 15:12:52 With reference to the ‘National Family Health Survey, 2019-21 (NFHS-5)’, consider the
following statements:
1. Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility has
increased from 48.5 per cent in 2015-16 to 70.2 per cent in 2019-21.
2. The increase in the proportion of the population living in households using an
improved sanitation facility is highest in Sikkim in 2019-21 as compared to 2015-
16.
3. The use of improved sanitation facilities in states such as Bihar (49 per cent) and
Jharkhand (57percent) has remained below the national average.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? Open / Comment

2022-06-11 15:12:30 Open / Comment

2022-06-11 15:12:05 Consider the following statements about the ‘Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman
(PM POSHAN) Scheme’:
1. It covers school children studying in Classes I-XII in Government and
Government-Aided Schools.
2. It also involves private school children.
3. The scheme replaced the national programme for mid-day meals in schools or
Mid-Day Meal Scheme. Open / Comment

2022-06-11 15:11:52 Open / Comment

2022-06-11 15:11:31 With reference to the performance of states and UTs on SDGs in the NITI Aayog SDG
India Index 2020-21, consider the following statements:
1. The number of Front Runners (scoring 65-99) increased to 22 states and UTs in
2020-21 from 10 in 2019-20.
2. Kerala has retained its top rank amongst states in 2020-21.
3. Tamil Nadu has the highest score on SDG 14 (Life Below Water) amongst coastal states. Open / Comment

2022-06-11 15:11:16 Open / Comment

2022-06-11 15:11:00 With reference to the ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’, consider the following
statements:
1. Madhya Pradesh (11 per cent of India’s total forest cover) had the largest forest
cover in India in 2021.
2. Arunachal Pradesh has the highest per cent of forest cover with respect to the
total geographical area of the state in 2021.
3. Arunachal Pradesh accounted for 21 per cent of India’s very dense forest in 2021. Open / Comment

2022-06-09 10:51:30 World Accreditation Day is a global initiative established by ILAC and IAF.
This year's theme is How Accreditation Improves Food Safety.


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