UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper I
Question 24: International Relations and Current Affairs
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 ?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).
The World Toilet Organization is a non-profit, non-governmental body founded in Singapore in 2001; it is not a United Nations agency. It runs the World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day and World Toilet College to inspire action on the sanitation crisis. It works through advocacy, training and networking, and does not make grants to countries to end open defecation. Only statement 2 is correct.
- 1. It is an independent non-profit organisation, not a UN agency.
- 2. The World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day and World Toilet College are its initiatives.
- 3. Its work is advocacy and networking, not granting funds to countries.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (c) goes: it includes 1.
What you needed to know: It is an independent non-profit organisation, not a UN agency.
- Then, if you were sure statement 3 is not correct, (b) and (d) go: each of them includes 3.
What you needed to know: Its work is advocacy and networking, not granting funds to countries.
Only (a) is left. You didn’t need statement 2.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Right: only the statement on its initiatives is correct.
- (b) Wrong: the organisation does not grant funds to countries.
- (c) Wrong: it is not a UN agency.
- (d) Wrong: statement 3 about granting funds is incorrect.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.