This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Electronic Waste – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Electronic Waste Quiz 2 (27 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Below are effect E-Waste to environment, EXCEPT A) Pollution of ground water. B) Air pollution. C) Good ecosystem. D) Acidification of soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good ecosystem. 2. E-Waste piles up very quickly because: A) People keep old devices longer. B) It is often cheaper to purchase a new device than repair an old one. C) People reuse old devices more often these days. D) People give away there old device to their relatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is often cheaper to purchase a new device than repair an old one. 3. How much would be the material value of our spent devices? A) 3 times more than annual output of silver mine. B) Equal as annual output of gold mine. C) More than annual output of gold mine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 times more than annual output of silver mine. 4. Which of the following is a non-hazardous component of e-waste? A) Lithium-ion batteries. B) CRT monitors. C) Printed circuit boards. D) Plastics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plastics. 5. What is the main reason for the rapid increase in e-waste generation? A) Reduced manufacturing of electronic devices. B) Reduced life span of electronic devices. C) Increased use of electronic devices. D) Recycling efforts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased use of electronic devices. 6. What percentage of e-waste is recycled? A) 12.5%. B) 30%. C) 55%. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12.5%. 7. When companies create the electronics to expire or outdated after a short period of time, so that you will have to purchase a new one this is called. A) Recycling. B) Reuse. C) Built in Obsolescence. D) Repurposing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Built in Obsolescence. 8. Which country produces the most e-waste? A) Canada. B) China. C) America. D) Ghana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) America. 9. One of the dangers of E-waste on a landfill is that the dangerous chemicals can contaminate A) The Air. B) The soil. C) Underground water. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. What is the primary source of e-waste in developed countries? A) Residential sector. B) Agricultural sector. C) Commercial sector. D) Industrial sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Residential sector. 11. What is e-waste? A) Electronic waste. B) Environment waste. C) Earth waste. D) Energy waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electronic waste. 12. Which hazardous substance is commonly found in e-waste? A) Carbon. B) Nitrogen. C) Oxygen. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lead. 13. What does e-waste stand for? A) Energetic Waste. B) Ethical Waste. C) Electronic Waste. D) Environment Waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electronic Waste. 14. According to the first video how many tons oof e-waste is generated every year? A) 900 Billion. B) 5 Million. C) 100 Thousand. D) 40 Million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40 Million. 15. Describe hazardous waste A) Waste that is not harmful to humans, animals, plants and the environment. B) Is found near hospitals and run off water from farms. C) It creates several health problems in humans and animals. D) Dangerous waste materials that can catch on fires easily, destroy other materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dangerous waste materials that can catch on fires easily, destroy other materials. 16. E-Waste Management includes the following activities, EXCEPT A) Recycling. B) Cycling. C) Component Recovery from E-Waste. D) Dismantling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cycling. 17. How much e-waste is produced a year? A) 1, 000. B) 50 billion. C) 20 billion. D) 1 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 50 billion. 18. Where is e-waste sometimes sent? A) To countries overseas. B) Thrown into the ocean. C) To factories where it can be repaired. D) Back to the stores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To countries overseas. 19. There is ..... times more gold in a tonne of e-waste than in a tonne of gold ore. A) 75. B) 100. C) 25. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100. 20. What is the name of Apple's latest robot? A) Donald. B) RickAstley. C) Sam. D) Daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daisy. 21. What is the most effect method of ensuring your information cannot be retrieved from an old computer and misused? A) Resell the computer. B) Recycle the computer. C) Destroy the hard drive. D) Destroy the mouse and keyboard so no one can use it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Destroy the hard drive. 22. Guess the name of Apple's new iPhone-recycling robot. A) Liam. B) Daisy. C) Dahlia. D) Delilah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daisy. 23. What type of e-waste in NOT recyclable? A) All e-waste is recyclable. B) Only e-waste that contains mercury. C) Only e-waste that contains lead. D) E-waste that contains both lead and mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) E-waste that contains both lead and mercury. 24. What is one way of extracting the copper from out of cabling? A) Burning. B) Boiling in a Vat of acid. C) Cut the copper off with hand tools. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burning. 25. ..... % of the world's gold may currently be contained in e-waste? A) 7%. B) 5%. C) 3%. D) 1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7%. 26. What percentage of cell phones are recycled? A) 50%. B) 20%. C) 40%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10%. 27. How many people does the Guyiu dump employ? A) 1, 50, 000. B) 2, 50, 000. C) 10, 000. D) 50, 000. 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