Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 2017 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following cities was ranked the dirties by the Urban Development Ministry in a list released in May 2017?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Gonda

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Gonda”.
Gonda was ranked as the dirtiest city in the list released by the Urban Development Ministry in May 2017.

According to the urban development ministry’s Swachh Survekshan survey of the cleanest cities in India, in a list of 434 cities covered, five of the bottom ten are in the state of Uttar Pradesh — Gonda (rank 434), Hardoi (rank 431), Bahraich (rank 429), Shahjahanpur (rank 426), and Khurja (rank 425).

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