HP becomes first Indian state to ban plastic bags
Q. As per the report released by World Bank, which state in India is the first state in the country to have banned the use of plastic bags?- Published on 23 Jan 15a. Kerala
b. Uttarakhand
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Nagaland
ANSWER: Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is also a trail-blazer in sanitation and is the first among its north Indian neighbours to come close to becoming open defecation free.