READING COMPREHENSION

(a) Dioxine causes ………………..

• cancer

• heart attack

• hypertension

• sickness

(b) Which statements are NOT TRUE according to the passage?

1.India has adopted a preventive measure under which burning of chlorinated plastics is prohibited.

2. USEPA says that the risk of getting cancer from dioxin is hundred times higher than reported by

the agency in 1994.

3. Incineration merely transfers hazardous waste from a solid form to air, water and ash.

4. Hydrochloric acid attacks the digestive system, nose and eyes which results in diabetes and nausea.

• 2 and 4

• 1 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 1 and 2

(c) Garbage can be converted into energy by ………………..

• gasification

• gratification

• a chemical process

• incinators

(d) Based on the graphical chart in the passage, chose the option that correctly states the ratio between discarded waste to recycled global plastic waste in 2015.

• option 1

• option 2

• option 3

• option 4

(e) Before 1980, how much global plastic waste was discarded?

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

• 100%

(f) Based on the given graphical representation of data in the passage, choose the option that lists the statements that are TRUE.

1. In the year 2015, the incinerated plastic waste disposal was 80%.

2. In the year 1980, share of discarded plastic waste was 100%.

3. Discarded plastic waste was 60% in the year 2010.

4. Recycled plastic waste in the year 2000 was less than 70%.

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 4

• 3 and 4

(g) Former transport minister Rajendra Gupta claims that during gasification, ash produced can be used

as ......................................

• fuel

• manure

• pesticides

• none of these

(h) Converting waste to energy project will consume how much energy?

• 20 megawatts

• 200 megawatts

• 250 megawatts

• 25megawatts

(i) By 2015, how much global plastic waste has been incinerated?

• 55%

• 25%

• 20%

• 0.7%

(j) Which word in the passage means same as ‘waste material’? (para 2)

• gasification

• garbage

• pollution

• manure