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Waste Management and Pollution

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Waste management and pollution control address waste-to-energy technologies, hazardous disposal, and organic recycling methods. The questions cover landfilling, bioremediation, and marine debris indicators. This topic holds significant weight in UPSC, State PSC, and SSC general studies and environmental exams.

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Waste Management and Pollution Questions

Multiple choice our life and environment geography

It is estimated that the construction industry in India generates very less waste annually.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The construction industry is one of the largest generators of waste globally and in India, making the statement false.

Multiple choice evs who will do this work? cleanliness let's clean together personal and public cleanliness

How can a responsible person contributes in public sanitation?

  1. By using dustbins

  2. By constructing toilet at home

  3. By avoiding the usage of plastic bags

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Responsible person contributes in public sanitation by following ways:

  • By cleaning the place near to their house to avoid bad smell.
  • By using dustbins.
  • By constructing toilets.
  • By cleaning toilets on time to time per week.
  • By avoiding the usage of plastic bags.

Multiple choice evs let's clean together cleanliness who will do this work? personal and public cleanliness

The simple basic practice of sanitation is 

  1. Industrial cleaning

  2. Personal hygiene

  3. Surrounding hygiene

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sanitation is hygienic practices of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes as well as the treatment and proper disposal of sewage or wastewater. It is the provision of drinking clean water and safe disposal of human urine and faeces. Sanitation can be emphasized even simply by personal hygiene practices such as handwashing with soap, proper household practices.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice evs let's clean together cleanliness who will do this work? personal and public cleanliness

Sanitation can also be accounted for which of the following?

  1. Disposal of recyclable waste

  2. Disposal of unused clothes

  3. Disposal of food

  4. Disposal of urine and faeces
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sanitation primarily refers to the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes. The disposal of urine and faeces is the core focus of sanitation systems.

Multiple choice concept of social responsibility organization of commerce and management industrial pollution and degradation of environment environmental values and ethics industrial pollution accelerated with the start of industrial revolution social responsibility towards the environment

Prevention of wastage of materials and energy can be done through _______.

  1. Recycling

  2. Reducing consumption

  3. Selection of suitable facility for production

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Recycling: Place blue recycling bins around the office for easier trash disposal. You can also provide smaller containers for recyclable materials along with individual employee wastebaskets. Demonstrate your support for sustainable products by asking your office manager to prioritize the purchase of office supplies that contain recycled materials.
  • Reducing consumption: Encourage employees to minimize waste by reducing unnecessary printing, turning lights off in rooms that are not being used and bringing their own mugs and reusable water bottles from home.
  • Selection of suitable facility for production: selecting the best method of production which reduces wastage of material and energy.
Multiple choice business organisation and correspondence issues of the environment international efforts for conserving biodiversity effects of pollution on environment government efforts in pollution control

Biomedical waste if not handled properly can be a potential source of diseases like

  1. AIDS

  2. Tuberculosis

  3. Small pox

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Improper handling of biomedical waste can lead to the transmission of various infectious diseases, including viral and bacterial pathogens.

Multiple choice business organisation and correspondence issues of the environment international efforts for conserving biodiversity effects of pollution on environment government efforts in pollution control

Which of the following is considered as a method of abatement of pollution?

  1. Greater use of compost

  2. Use of CNG

  3. Recycling of plastics

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Recycling of metals ,plastics and glass materials and incineration (burning)of non recyclable waste are some of the methods uses for abatement of pollution.

Multiple choice business organisation and correspondence issues of the environment international efforts for conserving biodiversity effects of pollution on environment government efforts in pollution control

What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?

  1. Segregating the waste before disposal

  2. Recycle glass and newspapers

  3. Plant a tree

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Segregating degradable and non-biodegradable wastes is an important step for better disposal of wastes. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are the three Rs for green environment. Afforestation, that is the planting of trees are a very important step to be taken to reduce global warming and for reducing pollution. Thus, the correct answer is option D.
Multiple choice biology wastewater story basics of water pollution sewage treatment wastewater treatment - need and methods personal and public cleanliness who will do this? water borne disease hygiene - a key to healthy life

Which is first stage of waste treatment plant?

  1. Preliminary Treatment

  2. Primary Treatment

  3. Secondary Treatment

  4. Tertiary Treatment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Preliminary treatment is the first stage of a wastewater treatment plant, involving processes like screening and grit removal to protect downstream equipment.

Multiple choice biology wastewater story basics of water pollution sewage treatment wastewater treatment - need and methods personal and public cleanliness who will do this? water borne disease hygiene - a key to healthy life

What does sewage consist of?

  1. Fuel waste

  2. Faeces

  3. Paper waste

  4. Nutrient
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sewage is wastewater that contains various contaminants, including human waste or faeces. While it may contain paper or nutrients, faeces is the primary defining component of domestic sewage.

Multiple choice commercial studies striving for a better environment soil and its conservations soil pollution-control protecting our environment

Soil pollution can be controlled by

  1. Recovery and recycling

  2. Dumping

  3. Sludge burning

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Soil pollution can be effectively managed and reduced by recovery and recycling of waste materials. Dumping only adds to soil pollution, and sludge burning can cause air pollution.

Multiple choice commercial studies striving for a better environment soil and its conservations soil pollution-control protecting our environment

How can recycling materials help in reducing soil pollution?

  1. It decreases the volume of refuse

  2. It increases the volume of refuse

  3. It decreases reuse

  4. It reduces natural conservation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Recycling reduces the amount of waste that ends up in landfills or as litter, thereby decreasing the volume of refuse that could potentially contaminate the soil.

Multiple choice commercial studies striving for a better environment soil and its conservations soil pollution-control protecting our environment

Read the given statements and select the correct option.


Statement 1: Open landfilling refers to the throwing waste on an uncovered area, which is periodically burnt or compressed.
Statement 2: In sanitary landfilling, the waste is compacted and covered by layer of dirt.

  1. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.

  2. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.

  3. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.

  4. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Open dumping or open landfilling is throwing of waste on uncovered low lying area. The waste is piled as high as the equipment can easily do. The waste is periodically burnt or compressed at intervals to reduce its bulk. In sanitary dumping or sanitary landfilling the waste is pulverised, compacted and covered over by a layer of dirt.