Question

Sheryl dug two pits, A and B, in her garden. In pit A, she put a polythene bag packed with some agricultural waste. In pit B, she dumped the same kind of waste but without packing it in a polythene bag. She, then covered both the pits with soil. What did she observe after a month?

• A. Waste in pit A degraded faster than that in pit B.
• B. Waste in pit B degraded faster than that in pit A.
• C. Waste in both pits degraded almost equally.
• D. Waste in both pits did not degrade at all.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Waste in pit B degraded faster than that in pit A.

Degradation of polythene is very slow and takes lot of time as compared to agricultural waste.