This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Solid Waste – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solid Waste Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is plastic waste dangerous for marine life? A) They mistake it for food and cannot digest it. B) They can get tangled in it which hinders their ability to swim. C) Both a and b. D) It's not dangerous because they can use plastic to make habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 2. The liquid that collects at the bottom of a landfill A) Garbage. B) Toxic stew. C) Leachate. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leachate. 3. What do they burn off at a landfill? A) Landfill gas. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Methane. D) Sulfur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methane. 4. Which of the following is not a category of toxic or hazardous waste? A) Flammability. B) Ignitability. C) Corrosivity. D) Reactivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flammability. 5. Which played an important role in the development of the throw away society? A) The increased use of glass and metals. B) Objects made of many materials. C) Attitude changes after World War I. D) The shift in manufacturing to developing nations. E) The rejection of planned obsolesces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Objects made of many materials. 6. Manufacturers could reduce waste and conserve resources by making products that A) Are biodegradable. B) Use more hard materials. C) Are made out of glass. D) Are difficult to repair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are biodegradable. 7. ..... means to use less of something? A) Reduce. B) Recycle. C) Reuse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce. 8. After waste from organic materials break down it is called A) Compost. B) Trash. C) Nasty. D) Smelly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compost. 9. What percentage of approved or proposed Superfund sites have been completely cleaned up? A) 400 out of 1200. B) 75 out of 1200. C) 1175 out of 1200. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 75 out of 1200. 10. Which federal law deals w/cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste sites? A) Safe Drinking Water Act. B) RCRA. C) CERCLA (Superfund). D) NIMBY. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CERCLA (Superfund). 11. How do incinerators help to "clean" the smoke they produce? A) By burning only paper. B) By using devices called "electrostatic precipitators" to collect particles. C) Incinerators do not create smoke-only steam to generate electricity. D) They run it through clean water and filters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By using devices called "electrostatic precipitators" to collect particles. 12. Hazardous materials are discarded liquids and solids that are ..... A) Toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic. B) Explosive. C) Any of these qualities. D) Can impact human health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any of these qualities. 13. Prevents leachate from getting into the groundwater A) Water added to dirt. B) Impermeable liner. C) Layers of dirt. D) Methane collection device. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impermeable liner. 14. What do you call the waste materials produced by homes, businesses, schools, and other places in the community? A) Municipal solid waste. B) Landfill waste. C) Incinerated waste. D) Local trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Municipal solid waste. 15. Cutting of trees in a forest is callled A) Reforestation. B) Deforestation. C) Tree fall. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestation. 16. When garbage decomposes it produces ..... Fill in the blank. A) Explosions. B) Municipal waste. C) Methane. D) Rubbish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methane. 17. Incineration of waste is primarily used A) To generate heat or electricity. B) To reduce waste volume and mass. C) To eliminate heavy metals. D) When there is no other option. E) If the waste is mostly organic matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reduce waste volume and mass. 18. What does it mean if an item is 'biodegradable'? A) It means that it will eventually break down completely in nature. B) It means that it is bad for the environment. C) It means that it is perfect for composting. D) It means that it can be eaten?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It means that it will eventually break down completely in nature. 19. In this method municipal solid wastes are burnt in a furnace A) Landfill. B) Incineration. C) Composting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incineration. 20. Pollution which occurs by poor disposal of wastes and rubbish is classified as: A) Thermal pollution. B) Land pollution. C) Visual pollution. D) Noise pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land pollution. 21. The majority of municipal solid waste in the United States is composed of A) Metal. B) Glass. C) Paper. D) Plasticv. E) Yard waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paper. 22. The source whose use is a direct cause of deforestation. A) Tidal energy. B) Nuclear fission. C) Biomass. D) Sunlight. E) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass. 23. If your shirt is partly cotton and partly polyester, what part is biodegradable? A) Cotton. B) Polyester. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cotton. 24. Which of the following is one way to reduce an over-supply of recyclable materials? A) Build more recycling plants. B) Increase the types of recyclable materials. C) Increase the demand for products made from recycled materials. D) Put the excess materials in landfills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase the demand for products made from recycled materials. 25. Biomedical wastes comes under the classification of A) Hazardous wastes. B) Muncipal waste or urban waste. C) Household waste. D) Industrial waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muncipal waste or urban waste. 26. The time period needed manure to be prepared by anaerobic method of composting is A) 3 months. B) 1 month. C) 4-6 months. D) 7-9 months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4-6 months. 27. Which is NOT a negative aspect of waste incineration? A) Generation of electric energy. B) Cadmium in ash. C) Environmental justice issues when determining the site. D) Incomplete burning of all waste in the incinerator. E) Requires hazardous waste treatment of ash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generation of electric energy. 28. All of the following are methods of solid waste disposal EXCEPT: A) Landfills. B) Open dumping. C) Incineration. D) Recovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recovery. 29. The source that is not renewable. A) Biomass. B) Sunlight. C) Tidal energy. D) Nuclear fission. E) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear fission. 30. The following methods are adopted for discarding wastes: A) Landfill. B) Incineration. 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