Swachh Bharat Summer Internship / Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (100 Hrs) / Rural Outreach (BT-108) - Important Questions
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Unit 110 Marks High Priority Asked: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Define the objectives of the Swachh Bharat Mission. Explain its key components and how each component contributes to the overall mission.
Core conceptual question on the objectives and key components of the Swachh Bharat Mission; foundational for Unit 1.
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Unit 17 Marks High Priority Asked: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
What is Unnat Bharat Abhiyan? Describe its primary aims, the methodology it adopts for rural upliftment, and the roles of higher educational institutions in UBA.
Fundamental question on Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) covering aims and institutional methodology; frequently examined as part of Unit 1.
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Unit 17 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2019, 2020, 2021
Explain the roles and responsibilities of a student during the Swachh Bharat Summer Internship programme. What are the typical tasks, deliverables and learning outcomes expected from an intern?
Common practical question focusing on intern responsibilities and expected outputs under the summer internship programme.
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Unit 110 Marks High Priority Asked: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
Describe the common sanitation technologies promoted for rural areas (for example, single-pit latrine, twin-pit latrine, pour-flush latrine, septic tank). Explain advantages, limitations and suitability criteria for each technology in rural settings.
Technical question on sanitation technologies promoted in rural programmes; core for application-oriented assessment in Unit 1.
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Unit 17 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2018, 2020, 2021
Discuss Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) strategies used in rural sanitation campaigns. Give examples of communication tools and community-level activities effective in changing sanitation practices.
Behaviour change and communication is a repeated theme in rural sanitation; this question assesses understanding of strategy and tools.
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Unit 17 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2019, 2022
Explain methods for community mobilization and stakeholder engagement in rural outreach programmes. How should students map and involve local stakeholders when planning field activities?
Assessing community engagement approaches is essential for outreach projects; this question tests methods and stakeholder mapping.
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Unit 110 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2020, 2022
Describe the key monitoring and evaluation indicators used to assess the progress of Swachh Bharat and Unnat Bharat initiatives. What data collection tools and reporting formats are commonly used at the village level?
Monitoring and evaluation are critical for project assessment; this question evaluates knowledge of indicators and data collection tools pertinent to Unit 1.
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Unit 15 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2018, 2021
Discuss the health impacts of improved sanitation and hygiene in rural communities. Provide examples illustrating reductions in disease burden.
Health impacts link sanitation outcomes to public health; this is a typical short-to-medium mark question in Unit 1.
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Unit 15 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2020
Outline safety, ethical considerations and conduct guidelines that student interns must follow while conducting fieldwork in villages during the rural outreach programme.
Fieldwork safety and ethics are important for student interns; occasionally asked to ensure preparedness for village outreach.
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Unit 114 Marks Low Priority
Prepare a detailed 100-hour activity plan for a Swachh Bharat Summer Internship in a village, including time allocation, major activities, expected outputs, stakeholder engagement, monitoring plan and risk mitigation measures.
Applied planning question requiring synthesis of Unit 1 topics into a practical 100-hour intern activity plan; useful for higher-mark assessment.
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Unit 17 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2019
Explain how sanitation initiatives under Swachh Bharat and Unnat Bharat can converge with other rural development schemes such as MGNREGA and NRLM. Provide practical examples of convergence activities.
Convergence with other schemes is often examined to test integrated thinking in rural programmes; relevant to Unit 1.
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Unit 110 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2017, 2020, 2022
Identify common social, economic and technical barriers to achieving Open Defecation Free (ODF) status in rural areas. Propose practical solutions and interventions to overcome these barriers.
Problem-solution question focused on barriers to Open Defecation Free (ODF) status; assesses analytical and solution-oriented skills from Unit 1.
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