Swachh Bharat Summer Internship / Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (100 Hrs) / Rural Outreach (BT-108) - Important Questions

Describe the steps involved in conducting a baseline household sanitation survey in a rural village. Include sampling methods, questionnaire design, data collection techniques, training of field investigators, quality control measures, and ethical considerations.

Explain methods for community mobilization and stakeholder engagement during rural sanitation campaigns. Prepare a village-level action plan showing roles of Gram Panchayat, school teachers, self-help groups, and volunteers.

Discuss solid waste management strategies suitable for a small rural Gram Panchayat. Compare segregation at source, composting (vermi- and centralized), recycling, and safe disposal with respect to technology, cost, community participation, and environmental impact.

Design an Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign to promote handwashing with soap in a target village. Specify objectives, key messages, delivery channels, frequency, budget considerations, and evaluation metrics.

Describe construction, operation, and maintenance of a household soak pit for greywater management. Include basic sizing considerations, typical materials used, and common failure modes with preventive measures.

Prepare the outline and key components of a 100-hour internship project report under Swachh Bharat/Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. What evidence, photographs, appendices, and stakeholder endorsement documents should be included?

Explain monitoring and evaluation indicators appropriate for assessing the impact of a rural sanitation intervention. Provide examples of quantitative indicators (e.g., latrine coverage, open-defecation-free status) and qualitative indicators (e.g., changes in community attitudes), and describe data sources and frequency of measurement.

Describe simple water quality tests that can be performed in the field to assess potability and identify contamination. Outline procedures and interpretation for testing turbidity, pH, and presumptive coliform presence using affordable field kits.

How would you conduct behavior change communication (BCC) to eliminate open defecation in a village? Discuss relevant theories/models (for example, Health Belief Model and Community-Led Total Sanitation), key messages, community triggers, and a stepwise implementation plan.

List the ethical issues and consent procedures to be followed while collecting data from villagers, especially vulnerable populations, during the internship. Provide a short sample informed consent statement suitable for household interviews.

Explain how to calculate percentage improvement in latrine coverage in a village using the formula for percent change: $\left(\frac{Final - Initial}{Initial} \times 100\right)$. Give a worked example where initial coverage was 40% and final coverage is 75%.

Describe sustainability measures and capacity building activities to ensure long-term maintenance of sanitation and waste management systems established during the outreach. Discuss the roles of Gram Panchayat, self-help groups, schools, and youth volunteers.