Sanitation Health and Hygiene Questions and Answers | Online Quiz for Practice

46. What is the name given to the green pigment in plants?

1. Stomata
2. Chlorophyll
3. Tendrils
4. Starch

47. What is the objective of National Health Policy 2015?

1. To improve the quality of life
2. To improve overall development of society
3. To address urgent need to improve the performance of health system

48. What is the purpose of the holes under the toilet bowl rim?

1. The holes are to keep the toilet clean.
2. The holes are to drain water from the rim into the toilet bowl.
3. The holes are to pump air into the toilet bowl.
4. None

49. What is the purpose of the toilet tank float?

1. prevent an overflow
2. turn the water on/off
3. flush the toilet
4. None

50. What is the single most effective way to prevent the transmission of disease?

1. Antibiotics
2. Hand washing with water only
3. Hand washing with soap and water
4. No way

51. What is the single most effective way to prevent the transmission of disease?

1. Antibiotics
2. Hand washing
3. Condoms
4. All of the above

52. What is the time necessary for a toilet tank to fill with water?

1. 10-20 seconds
2. 20-30 seconds
3. 30-60 seconds
4. None

53. What is wastewater?

1. Water after its been used in the toilet, tub or sink
2. Poo water
3. Both of the above
4. None

54. What role do non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play in protecting water quality?

1. they pass water protection laws, assign protection to an agency and provide funding for enforcement
2. they encourage passage of water protection laws and support their enforcement
3. they decide if a water quality protection law or regulation is being broken
4. they set specific standards for water protection laws, help people, businesses and other agencies follow them and enforce them when they are not followed

55. What role does Central or a state Government play in protecting water quality?

1. they set specific standards for water protection laws, help people, businesses and other agencies follow them and enforce them when they are not followed
2. they decide if a water quality protection law or regulation is being broken
3. they encourage passage of water protection laws and support their enforcement
4. they pass water protection laws, assign protection to an agency and provide funding for enforcement

56. What type of material are most toilets made of?

1. glass
2. cement
3. porcelain
4. All of them

57. What uses, on average, 26% of the water in a home?

1. Shower
2. Dishwasher
3. Toilet Flushing
4. None of these

58. What would happen if all the fungi and other decomposers disappeared?

1. nothing
2. the air would be cleaner
3. bodies of dead plants and animals would pile up
4. soil would have more nutrients

59. What would happen if the toilet float malfunctioned and the water kept flowing?

1. There would be a flood.
2. The water would flow into the refill tube, preventing a flood.
3. The water would turn off when the water level reached the tank lid.
4. None

60. When replacing an old toilet, what designer option do you have?

1. size
2. colour
3. both of them
4. no options