WorksheetsWaste Disposal
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Waste can be segregated into?
Biodegradable
Non-biodegradable
Both A & B
None of the above
Biodegradable waste can be______________
Flying
Decomposed by natural agents.
Dangerous and toxic
Example of Non-biodegradable waste?
Vegetable peeling
Rotten fruits
Milk packets
Left over food
Solid wastes generated by households and commercial establishments end up in___________
Dustbin
Landfills
Drainage
Landfills are also known as?
Dustbin
House area
Garbage dump or dumping ground.
Restricted area
India's biggest Landfill is located in?
Goa
Tamilnadu
Ghazipur, Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Warning and sight of Ghazipur Landfill?
Circling birds of prey
Mound of waste
Foul smell and smoke of methane gas
All the above
Difficulties faced by the rag pickers (Jeevan and Devender)?
Vulnerable to infections
Get cut by the metal and glass
Fall ill often
All the above
What was the rule which Ghazipur Landfill violates ?
Landfills should be empty
Landfills can be anywhere
Landfills should be away from habitation clusters.
Why Activists feel to discourage landfills?
Dump sites easily catch fire
Fire in landfill is very difficult to extinguish
Causes pollution
All the above
According to the Activists what can be done to the wastes of Landfills?
Can be burned
Should be compacted and put under soil cover
Can be left without doing anything
Problems caused by improper waste management?
Air pollution by burning wastes
Water pollution by leachate
All the above
Countries which have taken initiative for waste management are?
Sweden
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
All the above
Ways to create Awareness for the people about waste Disposal?
Organise awareness programmes
Encourage segregation and recycling
Strict laws and penalty
All the above
What is Swachh Bharat Mission
Clean India mission campaign
Festival
Celebration
Cultural event
Who joined in the mass movement of cleanliness
Officials to soldiers
Bollywood actors to sportsperson
Industrialists to leaders
All the above
What was the other objective of Swachh Bharat?
Construction of individual and community owned toilets
Giving freedom
Giving education
To protect law
'Clean India' was the dream of ________________
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
B.R..Ambedkar
