Current Context: Swachh Survekshan Awards 2020 was announced by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
- The awards were announced in the ‘Swachh Mahotsav’ which was organized by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- Indore has won the cleanest city award for the 4th consecutive year.
- Following is the list of the awards under each category:
- Cleanest City with a population above 1 lakh:- Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
- Cleanest City with a population below 1 lakh:- Karad (Maharashtra)
- Cleanest state with more than 100 cities:- Chhattisgarh
- Cleanest state with less than 100 cities:- Jharkhand
- Cleanest Ganga Town:- Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
- Cleanest megacity with more than 40 lakh population:- Ahmedabad (Gujrat)
- Best self-sustainable city with a population above 40 lakh:- Bengaluru (Karnataka) & Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)
- Fast-moving city with respect to cleanliness:- Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
- Self-sustainable city with respect to cleanliness with a population more than 10 lakh:- Rajkot (Gujrat)
- Self-sustainable city with respect to cleanliness with a population less than 10 lakh:- Mysuru (Karnataka)
- Cleanest small city:- Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh)
Question:
Q.1 Which city topped in the 5th Swachh Survekshan Awards 2020?
a. Ahmedabad
b. Indore
c. Ambikapur
d. Lucknow
a. Ahmedabad
b. Indore
c. Ambikapur
d. Lucknow