UPSC Prelims 2024 · Question 64 of 97

UPSC Prelims 2024 question on World Toilet Organization

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?

  1. 2 only
  2. 3 only
  3. 1 and 2
  4. 2 and 3
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Answer: A. 2 only

Verdict

Correct statements: 2 only → Option (a).

Statement by statement

Statement 1 – INCORRECT: The World Toilet Organization (WTO) is a global non-profit committed to improving toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide, founded on 19 November 2001. It was granted consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 2013 but is NOT a UN agency.

Statement 2 – CORRECT: WTO established World Toilet Day and the World Toilet Summit in 2001; this was followed by the World Toilet College in 2005. These are initiatives to tackle the global sanitation crisis.

Statement 3 – INCORRECT: Its main function is not to grant funds. WTO empowers individuals through education, training and building local marketplace opportunities.

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