Chapter 4 Waste Management MCQs
Question 1. Carbon particles emitted by vehicles are controlled by the use of:
1. Cyclone Separators
2. Electrostatic Precipitator
3. Scrubber
4. Coated Alumina
Answer: 1. Cyclone Separators
Question 2. In the human body contaminated water may cause:
1. Diarrhoea
2. Asthma
3. Lung cancer
4. Blindness
Answer: 1. Diarrhoea
Question 3. The following waste material is non-biodegradable by its nature:
1. Plastic wastes
2. Synthetic rubber wastes
3. Aluminium sheet
4. All are applicable
Answer: 4. All are applicable
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Question 4. The process of waste management involves:
1. Reuse of waste
2. Recycling of waste
3. Reduction of waste
4. All of them
Answer: 4. All of them
Question 5. Cooked food is considered a:
1. Liquid waste
2. Gaseous waste
3. Solid waste
4. All of these
Answer: 3. Solid waste
Question 6. Vegetable peelings, bits of paper, etc. are
1. Non-toxic wastes
2. Toxic wastes
3. Liquid wastes
4. Gaseous wastes
Answer: 1. Non-toxic wastes
Question 7. The wastes that are generated from residential homes are called:
1. Industrial wastes
2. Domestic wastes
3. Agricultural wastes
4. Radioactive wastes
Answer: 2. Domestic wastes
Question 8. The wastes that are generated from hospitals are called:
1. Biomedical wastes
2. Industrial wastes
3. Domestic wastes
4. Radioactive wastes
Answer: 1. Biomedical wastes
Question 9. Hazardous and harmful wastes are called
1. Non-toxic wastes
2. Solid wastes
3. Toxic wastes
4. Liquid wastes
Answer: 3. Toxic wastes
Question 10. Burning of Uranium in nuclear reactors creates waste.
1. Radio-active
2. Toxic
3. Biomedical
4. Liquid
Answer: 1. Radio-active
Question 11. The method of using a liquid to remove waste is called
1. Composting
2. Scrubbing
3. Landfilling
4. Dumping
Answer: 2. Scrubbing
Question 12. The useless or worthless material stuff to be thrown away is called:
1. Resource
2. Waste
3. Neutral stuff
4. None of these
Answer: 2. Waste
