UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization: 1. It is one of the agencies of the United Nations. 2. 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. 3. 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?

  1. 2 only
  2. 3 only
  3. 1 and 2
  4. 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

2 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect because the World Toilet Organization is an independent, non-governmental organization, not a United Nations agency. Statement 2 is correct: the organization established initiatives such as the World Toilet Summit and World Toilet College, and World Toilet Day is observed as part of the global sanitation movement it helped establish. Statement 3 is incorrect because its principal role is advocacy, awareness, education and mobilization around sanitation, not primarily providing grants to developing countries. Option A is therefore correct. Options B, C and D include at least one incorrect statement.

Topics: environment, global sanitation initiatives, sanitation and public health, world toilet organization