This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Solid Waste – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solid Waste Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do they burn off at the landfill? A) Landfill gas. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Methane. D) Sulfur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methane. 2. Which one of the following is NOT a method for handling non-biodegradable solid waste? A) Burning. B) Composting. C) Recycling. D) Burying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Composting. 3. A type of waste that is poisonous (dangerous if inhaled or swallowed) is A) Persistent. B) Toxic. C) Corrosive. D) Ignitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toxic. 4. A(n) ..... is specially designed to safely hold municipal solid waste, construction debris, and some types of agricultural and industrial waste. A) Sanitary landfill. B) Open dump. C) Waste pit. D) Dumpster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanitary landfill. 5. What is a Landfill? A) A massive Compost Facility. B) Its where your burn plastic. C) A place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil. D) Where you get your food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil. 6. Global warming will cause an increase of ..... A) Heat Waves. B) Hurricanes. C) Floods. D) All of them are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them are true. 7. When the waste disposal unit is far from the collection area, this is used. A) Dumpster. B) Transfer station. C) Routing. D) Allocation model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transfer station. 8. What is the main environmental concern with sanitary landfills? A) Leachate contamination of groundwater. B) Generation of CO gas. C) Attracting disease-carrying organisms. D) Slow and incomplete degradation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leachate contamination of groundwater. 9. What type of waste is generated by demolition and manufacturing? A) Industrial. B) Municipal Solid Waste. C) Agricultural. D) Mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial. 10. An approach to waste management that seeks to cut waste by reducing the use of potential waste materials in early stages of design and manufacture. A) Composting. B) Engineering Control. C) Source Reduction. D) Closed-Loop Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Source Reduction. 11. Substances that can eat through or dissolve metal storage tanks and equipment are called A) Corrosive. B) Toxic. C) Reactive. D) Ignitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corrosive. 12. The EPA is a government agency responsible for policing and cleaning waste, pollution, and chemicals. What do the letters EPA represent? A) Environmental Pollution Administration. B) Ecology Pollution Agency. C) Earth Prevention of Accidents. D) Environmental Protection Agency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental Protection Agency. 13. Passed in 1976 to regulate solid and hazardous waste disposal A) Superfund Act. B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). C) Clean Water Act. D) Clean Air Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 14. The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap; the process of reusing some items A) Recycling. B) Compost. C) Solid waste. D) Landfill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycling. 15. A ..... is a waste disposal facility where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt, plastic, or both. A) Landfill. B) Incinerator. C) Compost heap. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landfill. 16. Which of the following is a benefit of incinerating our trash? A) Takes up less space at the landfill. B) Waste is safer after its been burned. C) Burning releases toxic gases. D) Once something is burned, it disappears. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Takes up less space at the landfill. 17. Which soil is best to have under a landfill? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 18. Broken down by sunlight A) Source reduction. B) Photodegradable plastic. C) Compost. D) Recycling. E) Green plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photodegradable plastic. 19. Type of recycling which the waste materials are converted to new and different products A) Quaternary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary. 20. What percent of recycled electronics end up in developing countries? A) 50%. B) 80%. C) 10%. D) 30%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 80%. 21. What is the biggest part of municipal solid waste? A) Paper, food waste, plastics, yard trimmings. B) Paper and plastic. C) Food, plastics and metals. D) Paper, metal, glass and plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paper, food waste, plastics, yard trimmings. 22. Solid waste includes all of the following except; A) Newspaper and soda bottles. B) Food scraps and yard clippings. C) Ozone and carbon dioxide. D) Junk mail and milk cartons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ozone and carbon dioxide. 23. The three main categories of waste include municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and: A) Wastewater. B) Industrial waste. C) Radioactive waste. D) Green waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial waste. 24. E-waste is harmful because it A) Is ignitable. B) Is highly reactive. C) Leaches heavy metals. D) Cannot be recycled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaches heavy metals. 25. Which of the following does NOT contribute to a good C/N Ratio when composting? A) Layer wet and dry materials. B) Rotate the contents occasionally. C) Aeration to provide oxygen. D) Add unused fats and oils often. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add unused fats and oils often. 26. A liquid that has passed through compacted solid waste A) Leachate. B) Oil. C) Fertilizer. D) Battery acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leachate. 27. Which solid waste management do you practice if you use eco bags in shopping? A) Repair. B) Recycle. C) Reuse. D) Reduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reuse. 28. Why are non-biodegradable plastics a problem in the environment? A) They do not decompose or break down naturally. B) They leak toxic chemicals. C) They are filling up lakes and ponds. D) They contain poisons for wildlife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They do not decompose or break down naturally. 29. Of the following methods of reducing hazardous waste, the most desirable is A) Incineration. B) Perpetual storage. C) Deposit in ocean trenches. D) Conversion to a less hazardous material. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conversion to a less hazardous material. 30. To ..... is to use something more than once. A) Reduce. B) Reuse. C) Recycle. D) None of above. 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