Sanitation Health and Hygiene Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

71. What is the first thing that happens to wastewater at a wastewater treatment plant?

1. treatment with chlorine or ultraviolet light to kill pathogens
2. liquid wastewater is mixed with air to help bacteria breakdown small particles of solid material
3. large solid things are screened out
4. scum and sludge are separated from the liquid wastewater

72. What is the most common kind of litter, by number, found in waterways?

1. plastic bags
2. plastic bottles
3. aluminium cans
4. All of these

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

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

74. 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

75. 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

76. 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

77. 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

78. 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

79. 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

80. 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