Solid Wastes

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Solid Wastes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Solid Wastes, Solid Wastes Pollutants, Municipal Solid Waste, Effect of Solid Waste Pollution, Control of Solid Waste Pollution, Electronic Wastes, and Remedy for Plastic Waste.

Important Questions on Solid Wastes

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The e-waste includes:

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Ahmed Khan, a plastic sack manufacturer from Bangalore, solve the ever-increasing problem of accumulating plastic waste by mixing it with which of the following

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Pollution from animal excreta and organic waste from kitchen can be most profitably minimized by

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Method which is important for disposal of hospital wastes is

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Select the incorrect match

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Irreparable computers and other electronic goods are known as:

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Match the column-I with column II

Column-I     Column-II
a. Pyrolysis (i) Methaeglobinemia
b. Carbon monoxide (ii) Chronic exposure to arsenic
c. Blue baby syndrome (iii) Asphyxia and giddiness
d. Black foot disease (iv) Disposal of hospital waste

 

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The e-wastes

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Select the incorrect statement for e-wastes

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The raw material for making polyblend is

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Hospital wastes are:

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Which of the followinf is/are the effects of solid waste pollution.

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The most hazardous/dangerous metal pollutant of automobile exhaust is

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Metal generally present in polluted air is

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Most harmful environmental pollutants are

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Which of the following is a method to dump municipal solid waste?

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Polyblend is:

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In which city, polyblend was used for the first time?

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Solid wastes from homes, offices, stores, hospitals and hotels are commonly called as 

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The controlled aerobic combustion of wastes inside chambers at temperature of 900-1300°C is known as

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Which of the following materials takes the longest time for biodegradation?