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The 1993 Act banned dry latrines and employment of:
AMunicipal sweepers
BMining labourers
CManual scavengers
DMigrant labourers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Manual scavengers
1. The Act names the practice in its title.
2. It bans both the work and the latrines.
3. The 1993 Act prohibits the employment of manual scavengers.
4. So the answer is manual scavengers.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 Social and Political Life III, Ch 6 'Confronting Marginalisation'_
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