Thu, 12 Nov 2026 · 2991 Questions

Polity & Governance DAILY PRACTICE 12/11/2026 UPSC CSE

Q 1.

With reference to urban sanitation and municipal governance in India, consider the following statements:

  1. Swachh Survekshan is an annual cleanliness assessment conducted under the Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban framework.
  2. The Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution explicitly assigns public health, sanitation, conservancy and solid waste management to municipalities.
  3. The 74th Constitutional Amendment made municipalities constitutionally recognised institutions of self-government, but the actual devolution of functions depends significantly on State legislation.
  4. The Central Government can directly assume the routine sanitation functions of every urban local body under Article 243W of the Constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • a
  • b
  • c
  • d