Biodegradable and Non Biodegradable Waste

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Which of the following is/are example(s) of e-waste?

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. Mobiles

Q.

list three steps you can take to reduce the danger that plastic pose to the environment?

Q.

Which of the following materials can be recycled?

1. Plastic

2. Glass

3. Metal

4. All of the above

Q.

What are the advantages of the biodegradable substances?

Q.

What is so specific about sanitary landfills?

1. Compact hazardous radioctive materials dumped in an isolated place.

2. Compact hazardous material kept under soil with no leakage and impermeable bottom liners

3. Compact hazardous material dumped in space.

4. Recycling hazardous material waste

Q.

Decomposition of wastes due to natural processes is a

1. Endothermic process

2. Biodegradable process

3. Nonbiodegradable process

4. Industrial process

Q.

Metallic cans and glass products can be broken down by microorganisms into harmless non-toxic substances.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Which of the following is a decomposable waste?

1. Glass

2. Plastic bag

3. Paper

4. Cotton shirt

Q.

Rahuls friend has his birthday tomorrow. Since he was busy so he could not buy a present for him. He looked around and found papers not in usable condition. He used them and prepared a card, a diary of colourful pages and a photo frame as gifts for his friend. All his friends were surprised when saw them were surprised and so was his friend. All of them asked Rahul lots of questions about his gifts.
(a) Papers are which type of waste?
(b) What is the name of the process used by Rahul?
(c) List a few benefits of this process.
(d) Can all types of paper be treated by this method?
(e) What values do you observe in Rahul?

Q. State whether true or false:
Polyblend is a practical solution to the disposal of plastic waste.

1. True
2. False

Q.

What are the strategies undertaken by successive governments to help reduce the effect of ever piling waste materials?

1. Landfill

2. All of these

3. Incineration

4. Recycling and trade

Q.

Which of the following is not a purpose of incineration?

1. Reduce the weight of waste

2. Increase the volume of waste

3. Reduce the volume of waste

4. Convert toxic wastes into less toxic substances

Q.

What kind of waste do you see in this image?

1. Biodegradable waste

2. Biomedical waste

3. Non-biodegradable waste

4. Organic waste

Q. Sanitary landfill is where

1. Waste is buried and allowed to decompose.
2. Waste is burnt
3. Waste is stored in open sites
4. Waste is recycled

Q.

What is the term used for waste that originates mainly from hospitals and clinics and includes blood, diseased organs, poisonous medicines, etc.

1. Medicinal wastes

2. Biological wastes

3. Solid bio wastes

4. Biomedical wastes

Q.

What is waste stream?

1. Total flow of waste from domestic units only

2. Total flow of waste from domestic and industrial units

3. Total flow of waste from industrial units only

4. Recycled waste

Q. Based on the criteria of segregation, waste can be broadly classified into __categories.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Q.

Which of the following is a part of e-waste?

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. Mobiles

Q. Discharge from hospitals, hotels, public toilets, restaurants comes under which waste?

1. Muncipal Wastes
2. Domestic Wastes
3. Industrial Wastes
4. Agricultural Wastes

Q.

Rahuls friend has his birthday tomorrow. Since he was busy so he could not buy a present for him. He looked around and found papers not in usable condition. He used them and prepared a card, a diary of colourful pages and a photo frame as gifts for his friend. All his friends were surprised when saw them were surprised and so was his friend. All of them asked Rahul lots of questions about his gifts.
(a) Papers are which type of waste?
(b) What is the name of the process used by Rahul?
(c) List a few benefits of this process.
(d) Can all types of paper be treated by this method?
(e) What values do you observe in Rahul?

Q. If a city wants to avoid pollution by burning solid waste, but also has less space to dump all the waste, which of the following remedies should be adopted?

1. Illegal dumping
2. Sorting Garbage
3. Sanitary landfill
4. None of the above