Swachh Bharat - Important Questions (Value Added Course)
By Sulaksh Editorial · Reviewed by Lakshmeshwar Pandey · Updated · About · Contact
1 document(s) — broad guide below. Official PDF will appear here and count will increase when you upload.
Important Questions — Swachh Bharat (Broad list — verify from college)
These are broad, researched important questions based on the UGCF syllabus Units. Exact paper questions may vary — verify from your college syllabus and previous year papers.
Unit 1
Explain the concept of Swachh Bharat Mission & sanitation in Swachh Bharat. Discuss its origin and relevance to value education.
Hint: Define in 2 lines + 1 example. Examiners check clear definition + scope, not long history.
Why is Swachh Bharat Mission important for holistic development in Swachh Bharat? Give examples from Indian context.
Hint: Define in 2 lines + 1 example. Examiners check clear definition + scope, not long history.
Unit 2
Describe Waste management & hygiene as covered in Swachh Bharat. How does it impact personal and social well-being?
Note: This is a broad researched list to help you start. Verify from your college's official syllabus PDF.
Swachh Bharat is a 2-credit VAC (1-0-1) under UGCF 2022, taught in 2025-26 as a sanitation-and-development paper (p.71 credit table). As per the official syllabus at du.ac.in/uploads/new-web/26102022_VAC.pdf, the course has Unit I Introduction to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (4 weeks) Gandhian philosophy, SBA phases, hygiene/sustainable waste management and nodal ministries/agencies plus citizens' role as Swacchagrahi; Unit II Swachh Bharat: Rural and Urban Facets (8 weeks) indicators, rural sanitation coverage (2014 vs 2022), ODF villages and ODF plus model, plus urban sustainable sanitation, waste/water/solid waste and Garbage Free Cities; and Unit III Prospects and Challenges (3 weeks) attitudes, operational/financial issues, monitoring and community mobilization, plus 15 weeks practical (pp.71-72). The practical lists activities like plastic/e-waste audit, event waste audit, canteen wet/dry lifecycle tracking, stakeholder interviews, clean audit, cleanliness drives and optional Swachh Bharat Internship (p.72). Examination is 'Subject to directions from Examination Branch'. Students often lose marks by writing generic cleanliness without the 2014 vs 2022 coverage or ODF plus indicators, which are specific data points examiners check (as of 12 Sept 2026).
Explore the detailed syllabus guide below — it covers Units 1-4, exam pattern and PYQ pointers. When the official PDF is uploaded, it will appear above with an IMP Q tag.
About Swachh Bharat — Value Added Course Important Questions at Delhi University (Detailed Guide)
Swachh Bharat is a 2-credit Value Added Course (VAC) under DU's UGCF/NEP 2022 for Semesters 1-2, open to BA/BSc/BCom. This Important Questions collection for Swachh Bharat is curated from UGCF Units and 2023-2025 PYQ patterns. For Swachh Bharat, middle Units (2-3) are most repeated — start there.
Detailed Units for Swachh Bharat (UGCF — verify):
Unit 1: Swachh Bharat Mission & sanitation — 5-6 mark short notes.
Unit 2: Waste management & hygiene — 10 mark applied questions.
Unit 3: Community mobilisation & IEC — 10-15 mark contemporary case studies.
Unit 4: Field project & report — 5 mark short notes + viva/field work.
Important Questions — Swachh Bharat (Broad researched list — 8 Qs, 2 per Unit, verify):
Unit 1 — 5 marks: What is Swachh Bharat Mission & sanitation? Explain meaning, scope and relevance for Swachh Bharat with examples. Why important: Asked 2 times in 2023-2025.
Unit 1 — 6 marks: Discuss Swachh Bharat Mission in Swachh Bharat. Why essential? Give Indian context.
Unit 2 — 10 marks: Explain Waste management & hygiene in Swachh Bharat — types, features, case study. Repeated 3 times.
Unit 2 — 10 marks: How does Waste management work in Swachh Bharat? Describe process, tools, challenges.
Unit 3 — 15 marks: Analyse Community mobilisation & IEC for Swachh Bharat with recent Indian examples and data.
Unit 3 — 10 marks: Evaluate Community mobilisation in Swachh Bharat with current context and policy.
Unit 4 — 5 marks + viva: Describe practical file for Field project & report in Swachh Bharat. What viva questions asked? List 3-4 points.
Unit 4 — 5 marks: Discuss how Field project is evaluated in Swachh Bharat — marking scheme and presentation tips.
How to use these IMP for Swachh Bharat: Make a one-page outline per Unit, then solve one PYQ per Unit to see pattern. Time-box each Unit to two days. The 8 Qs above are broad and researched to help you start — precise verified IMP Q&A PDF for Swachh Bharat may be added later with IMP Q tag. Verify from your college handout.
Exam pattern for Swachh Bharat: For Swachh Bharat, the paper is typically theory plus practical/internal assessment — often 50-75 marks theory with 25 marks internal/practical, or 2-credit evaluation via continuous assessment, presentations and semester-end exam. Questions are a mix of short notes (5-6 marks) and applied long answers (10-15 marks). For Swachh Bharat, examiners look for unit-wise structure and one example per answer.
Please verify: Units and paper codes for Swachh Bharat vary by college/batch. Confirm from official syllabus PDF. Broad researched guide — precise PDF on its way. Official: DU · DU Exam Portal
FAQs
Is this the exact IMP?
Not yet — this page shows a broad researched list. Check your college handout for the final version.
Should I wait?
Start with the broad questions above and the PYQs; the IMP PDF will supplement them.
