Correct answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
- A
1 only
1 only. ISC is not a GoI–WHO funded statutory sanitation platform as framed.
- B
2 only
2 only. NIUA is an autonomous institute associated with MoHUA, not ‘apex body of the Minister’ as worded.
- C
Both 1 and 2
Both. Both over-claim parentage.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
Neither. India Sanitation Coalition is an industry/multi-stakeholder platform (FICCI-hosted), not a WHO-funded government scheme. NIUA is autonomous; the wording in 2 does not hold.
Summary. Official key is (d) neither. The India Sanitation Coalition is a multi-stakeholder platform, not a GoI-plus-WHO fund. The National Institute of Urban Affairs works with Housing and Urban Affairs but is not correctly described as the Minister’s apex body in statement 2.
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