Sanitation Health and Hygiene Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

11. Expanded form of HIV is:

1. Human immunity deficiency virus
2. Human immune deficiency syndrome virus
3. None of these

12. Food Contact surfaces should be cleaned:

1. Before and after they are used
2. When they are visibly dirty
3. Every four hours
4. All of the above

13. Half of Indias groundwater is

1. Extremely good
2. Poisonous
3. Smelly

14. How can you tell if food has enough bacteria to cause food poisoning?

1. It will smell.
2. You cant, it will appear normal.
3. It will have a different colour.
4. It will taste different.

15. How does a pit toilet or latrine work?

1. by separating sludge and scum from the liquid wastewater
2. by holding feaces and urine in a pit or tank until it can be removed for further treatment
3. by allowing feaces and urine to flow directly to a drain field for bacteria to continue their work
4. by mixing in air to speed up the breakdown of liquid wastewater treatment

16. How is it possible to flush a toilet if there is no water in the toilet tank?

1. Fill the bowl with two cups of water.
2. Pour a bucket of water into the bowl.
3. It impossible to flush without water in the tank.
4. All of them

17. How long approximately should you wash your hands?

1. 20 sec
2. 5 sec
3. 1 min

18. How long do most toilets take to flush?

1. 3 seconds
2. 5 seconds
3. 10 seconds
4. None

19. How many million litres of sewerage flows into our rivers daily?

1. 17000
2. 27000
3. 37000

20. How many million people worldwide have poor access to clean drinking water?

1. 548
2. 748
3. 948