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Human and animal excreta and sullage is known as

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  1. Food Waste

  2. Solid Waste

  3. Animal Waste

  4. Plant Waste

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Correct Option: B

Waste is said to be

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  1. Subjective

  2. Destructive

  3. Objectively inaccurate

  4. Both A and C

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The term waste is often subjective (because waste to one person is not necessarily waste to another) and sometimes objectively inaccurate (for example, to send scrap metals to a landfill is to inaccurately classify them as waste, because they are recyclable). 

How can you define waste?

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  1. Unused materials

  2. Discarded materials

  3. Unwanted or unusable materials

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Proper management of natural resources ensures 

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  1. equitable distribution of natural resources

  2. sustainable development

  3. Both A and B

  4. contamination of environment

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Natural resource management refers to the management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants, and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generations (stewardship)
  • Hence proper management of natural resources ensures equitable distribution of natural resources and sustainable development.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Waste are of two types, biodegradable and non-biodegradable.

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  1. True

  2. False

  3. Either

  4. Neither

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to natural disposal, the pollutants may be biodegradable or nonbiodegradable.

1. Biodegradable Pollutants: These are quickly degraded by natural means. Sewage and heat are pollutants of this category. These pollutants are disposed of by microbial action and radiation respectively.

2. Nondegradable Pollutants: These are not degraded or are degraded slowly in nature. DDT, arsenic salts of heavy metals, glass or tin containers, radioactive materials, and plastics are the pollutants of this category. These pollutants accumulate and may get biologically magnified as they pass through the food chains.

So, the correct answer is 'True'.

Settle out portion of 'sewage' is known as

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  1. Dissolved solids

  2. Settleable Solids

  3. Colloidal Solids

  4. Suspended Solids

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Correct Option: B

Solid waste is also known as:

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  1. Refused Waste

  2. Food Waste

  3. Manure Waste

  4. Garbage Waste

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Correct Option: A

Organisms which breakdown dead or waste matter in to simpler substances is termed as

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  1. Producers

  2. Consumers

  3. Decomposers

  4. Scavengers

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Explanation: Organisms which breakdown dead or waste matter in to simpler substances is termed as Decomposer

Waste must be separated into ________ and _______.

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  1. Dry and wet

  2. Organic and inorganic

  3. Dry and organic

  4. Wet and inorganic

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Solid waste that are generated must be segregated as dry waste and wet waste. This would help in better treatment and disposal of waste.

A lake with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste may result in

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  1. Drying of the lake vary soon due to algal bloom

  2. An increased growth of fishes due to lot of nutrients

  3. Death of fish due to lack of oxygen

  4. Increased population of aquatic food web organisms

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The nutrients present in domestic sewage added in a lake will cause the dense growth of microbes, The microbes use oxygen and may deoxygenate the water which may lead to the death of the fish.