This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Hazardous Waste – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hazardous Waste Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Technician A says permanent disposal methods for a hazardous waste may include having the waste recycled.Technician B says permanent disposal methods for a hazardous waste may include reusing the material on-site.Who is right? A) A only. B) B only. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A nor B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 2. Contains plant matter, fertilizer, and pesticide residue A) Mining waste. B) Municipal solid waste. C) Hazardous waste. D) Agricultural waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agricultural waste. 3. Which of the following is not a primary goal of the RCRA? A) Exploring and developing alternative energy sources. B) Enforcing standards for hazardous waste treatment. C) Recycling and recovery of natural resources. D) Hazardous waste cleanup. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exploring and developing alternative energy sources. 4. Hazardous (toxic) waste A) Threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic, chemically active, corrosive or flammable. B) Any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or gas. C) Produce directly from homes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic, chemically active, corrosive or flammable. 5. Pumping wastes below groundwater level A) Deep-well injection. B) Recycling. C) Composting. D) Incineration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deep-well injection. 6. Which of the following is a safety consideration when storing hazardous waste at the worksite? A) Keep a separate barrel for each brand of waste. B) Limit access to the waste to only authorized personnel. C) List the date whenever waste is added to the barrel. D) Install a curb or tray under a leaking barrel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limit access to the waste to only authorized personnel. 7. In order to make recycling an economically sustainable practice, people need to A) Buy recycled materials. B) Recycle more. C) Ban landfills in their area. D) Compost their scraps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy recycled materials. 8. The use of plants to absorb hazardous materials A) Phytoremediation. B) Biomagnification. C) Bioremedation. D) Genetic engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phytoremediation. 9. Technician A says that hazardous waste containers must be labeled with the date when the collection of the wasted started.Technician B says that hazardous waste containers require an attached, dedicated funnel.Who is right? A) A only. B) B only. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A nor B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 10. Which of the following is the most difficult to recycle? A) Paper. B) Cardboard. C) Glass. D) Aluminum. E) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Plastic. 11. Which gas is produced at landfills? A) Diesel. B) Ethanol. C) Hexane. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Methane. 12. What is the most recycled municipal solid waste? A) Glass. B) Plastics. C) Paper. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paper. 13. Which of the following is recycled the most? A) Glass. B) Food scraps. C) Metals. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metals. 14. Which of the following is not a way to deal with waste? A) Landfill. B) Incineration. C) Deep Well Injection. D) Dumping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dumping. 15. Which of the following must be done by conditionally exempt generators of hazardous waste? A) Have, or has applied for, a government identification number. B) Submit an annual or bi-annual report. C) Identify all hazardous waste generated. D) Haul the hazardous waste themselves to a local landfill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identify all hazardous waste generated. 16. All of the following are categories of waste, except: A) Municipal. B) Litter. C) Industrial. D) Hazardous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Litter. 17. All of the following are benefits to recycling except A) Reduces new mining of materials. B) Reduces the usability of a product. C) Reduces energy use. D) Reduces pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduces the usability of a product. 18. What is hazardous waste A) Something that is electric is some way. B) Feces or vomit. C) Something that is highly toxic or chemically reactive. D) Makes dinosaurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something that is highly toxic or chemically reactive. 19. Municipal solid waste (MSW) A) Threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic, chemically active, corrosive or flammable. B) Any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or gas. C) Produce directly from homes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Produce directly from homes. 20. What is the leading country in recycling? A) Germany. B) Vatican City. C) U.S.A. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Japan. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesHazardous Waste Quiz 1Air 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