This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Electronic Waste – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Electronic Waste Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a method of e-waste management? A) Disposing of e-waste in landfills. B) Incineration of e-waste. C) Reusing or recycling e-waste. D) Selling e-waste to third-world countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reusing or recycling e-waste. 2. Which of the following is NOT an example of e-waste? A) Cell phones. B) Refrigerators. C) Printers. D) Solar panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar panels. 3. What percent of all e-waste is recycled? A) 80%. B) 60%. C) 20%. D) 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20%. 4. What are the health hazards caused by careless storage of E-Waste? A) Lung cancer. B) DNA damage. C) Asthmatic bronchitis. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. What can you do to cut down on E-Waste? A) Bury them in a parking lot. B) Don't buy electronics. C) Drop them off at special locations. D) Throw them in the garbage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drop them off at special locations. 6. Which of the following is a not source of e-waste? A) Vacuum cleaner. B) Soda can. C) Television. D) DVD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soda can. 7. What is the primary objective of the Basel Convention? A) To increase the health risks associated with e-waste. B) To encourage the unregulated disposal of e-waste. C) To regulate the import of e-waste. D) To promote the export of e-waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To regulate the import of e-waste. 8. What kind of materials are in your phone? A) Metals like zinc, silver, and copper. B) Glass. C) Electromagnetic Particles. D) Gasses like helium, oxygen and nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metals like zinc, silver, and copper. 9. What is an example of e-waste? A) Soda cans. B) Computer. C) Banana. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Computer. 10. According to the first only ..... of e-waste is recycled A) 45%. B) 30%. C) 1.5%. D) 12.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12.5%. 11. What does the "E" in E-Waste stand for? A) Energy. B) Election. C) Electronic. D) Exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electronic. 12. Choose some examples of toxic waste A) Industrial waste. B) Electronic waste. C) Biomedical waste. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. What is the aim of e-waste management? A) To minimize the negative impact of e-waste. B) To reduce the use of electronic devices. C) To encourage people to dispose of e-waste improperly. D) To increase the production of electronic devices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To minimize the negative impact of e-waste. 14. What is the waste that is harmful to humans? A) Hazardous waste. B) Pathogenic waste. C) Non-toxic waste. D) Toxic waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Toxic waste. 15. How E-Waste can effect human body? A) Swollen. B) Numb. C) Asthmatic bronchitis. D) Bleeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asthmatic bronchitis. 16. Who is affected by e-waste dumping? A) E-waste dumpster. B) Workers at digital waste sites. C) Right on all counts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right on all counts. 17. According to the video how many tons of gold can be recovered through recycling? A) 75, 000. B) 1, 000, 000. C) 500, 000. D) 250, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 75, 000. 18. What is one of the main causes of e-waste? A) Population growth. B) Global warming. C) Pollution. D) Right on all counts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population growth. 19. How much E-Waste are produced each year? A) 50 Million Tonnes. B) 20 Million Tonnes. C) 30 Million Tonnes. D) 15 Million Tonnes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50 Million Tonnes. 20. Which of the following is a drawback of the informal e-waste sector? A) It employs a large number of people. B) It recovers valuable materials. C) It poses health risks to workers and the environment. D) It follows strict environmental regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It poses health risks to workers and the environment. 21. What country produces the most e-waste? A) China. B) Canada. C) Ghana. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United States. 22. How does e-waste affect children working in the digital dumping grounds? A) Children learn about technology. B) Children get lots of money every day. C) Children live longer. D) Children get sick and develop health issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children get sick and develop health issues. 23. What is a good way to dispose of e-waste? A) Throw it in street. B) Give it to a reliable e-waste recycling company. C) Throw it in a dump. D) Burn it in your backyard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give it to a reliable e-waste recycling company. 24. Why do developing countries take our e-waste? A) It makes good money. B) They have huge free land. C) No government obligation for import of e-waste. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It makes good money. 25. Which international event is using medals made with gold extracted from e-waste? A) ICC Cricket World Cup. B) Tokyo 2020. C) FIFA World Cup 2022. D) Expo 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tokyo 2020. 26. Which waste can lead to the theft and unauthorized usage of information if they are not disposed of properly? A) Old monitor. B) Old hard drive. C) Old Video cassette player. D) Old TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old hard drive. 27. What happens when e-waste sits for too long? Which is the BEST answer? A) It sticks together. B) It piles up. C) It becomes toxic. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It becomes toxic. 28. One of the effects of E-waste is that A) It only affects animals. B) It only affects plants. C) The dangerous chemicals in components will never find their way into our bodies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 29. When is the International E-waste day A) November. B) June. C) October. D) September. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) October. 30. Waste produced by electronic items. A) E-waste. B) Landfills. C) Compost. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) E-waste. Next →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesElectronic Waste Quiz 2Air Pollution QuizAnthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment QuizBiomass Energy QuizBiomedical Waste QuizClimate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions QuizConvention On Biodiversity QuizDevelopment And Environment Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books