UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 99
Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization :
- It is one of the agencies of the United Nations.
- World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day and World Toilet College are the initiatives of this organization, to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.
- The main focus of its function is to grant funds to the least developed countries and developing countries to achieve the end of open defecation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A (2 only)
Explanation: World Toilet Organization is a non-profit founded to promote sanitation awareness and action, not a UN agency or primarily an aid-granting body.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. Incorrect/False - World Toilet Organization is an independent international non-profit, not a UN agency.
2. Correct/True - Its initiatives include World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day advocacy and World Toilet College.
3. Incorrect/False - Its principal focus is advocacy, education and capacity-building rather than distributing grant funding.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Correct-includes precisely the true/correct statements or pairs identified above.
B. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 3 (Its principal focus is advocacy, education and capacity-building rather than distributing grant funding.); omits correct item 2 (Its initiatives include World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day advocacy and World Toilet College.).
C. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 1 (World Toilet Organization is an independent international non-profit, not a UN agency.).
D. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 3 (Its principal focus is advocacy, education and capacity-building rather than distributing grant funding.).