Question bank on Swachch Bharat Mission
Solid Waste Management MCQ
1. How much amount is allocated by the Centre for the SBM (Urban)?
(A) 12,000 crore
(B) 14623 crore
(C) 15000 crore
2. How much amount has been allocated for solid waste management under SBM?
(A) Rs.7,366crore
(B) Rs.7,500crore
(C) Rs.8000 crore
3. India generates the highest amount of solid waste in the worl(D) What is quantity of waste generated?
(A) 1,00,000 ton per day
(B) 1, 30,000 ton per day
(C) 1,43,449 ton per day
4. The per capita waste generation varies according to the size of cities. What is per capita waste generation in small towns of India?
(A) between 50-100 gms/capita
(B) between 100-200gms/capita
(C) between200-300 gms/capita
5. What is the per capita waste generation in medium towns of India?
(A) between 300-400 gms/capita
(B) between 150-200 gms/capita
(C) between 100-150 gms/capita
6. What is the per capita waste generation in larger cities of India?
(A) between 300-400 gms/capita
(B) between 400-550 gms/capita
(C) between 400-600 gms/capita
7. Out of the total waste generated, how much waste is disposed at open dump sites with any treatment?
(A) over 50 percent
(B) over 75 percent
(C) over 81 percent
8. Out of the total waste generated, what is percentage of organic waste?
(A) 31 percent
(B) 45 percent
(C) 51 percent
9. Out of the total waste generated, what is percentage of inert & in-organic waste in India?
(A) 16 percent
(B) 29 percent
(C) 32 percent
10. How many ULBs have set up the waste to energy plants for the treatment of waste in India?
(A) 10
(B) 8
(C) 5
11. How many ULBs have set vermi-composting facilities in India?
(A) 101
(B) 110
(C) 138
12. How many ULBs have Palletization (RDF) ?
(A) 12
(B) 18
(C) 29
13. Refuse Derived Fuel refers to
(A) Segregated high calorific fraction of processed MSW
(B) Segregated low calorific fraction of processed MSW
(C) None of the above
14. In India, out of the total waste generated, what is the percentage of recyclables?
(A) 10 percent
(B) 12 percent
(C) 17 percent
15. Out of the total waste generated, how much waste is collected in the larger cities?
(A) 50-60 percent
(B) 70-90 percent
(C) 90-95 percent
16. What percentage of the municipal budgets in India that is allocated for collection and transportation activities?
(A) 60-70 percent
(B) 70-80 percent
(C) 80-95 percent
17. Which thing in a school waste can could be recycled?
(A) an empty toothpaste tube
(B) torn paper
(C) used kleenex
(D) a plastic wrapper
18. What is the recycling symbol for plastic?
(A) three bent arrows in a triangle with a number inside
(B) a number in a circle
(C) one arrow curved in a circle with a number inside
(D) four bent arrows in a square with a number inside
19. Which thing in a kitchen garbage can could be recycled?
(A) an empty cereal box
(B) potato peels
(C) a broken cup
(D) tennis shoes
20. To compost means to –
(A) turn old cans into new cans.
(B) fix something that is broken.
(C) let leftover organic matter rot or decompose
(D) use less of something
21. Which things will decompose in less than six months if left outside?
(A) plastic or glass bottles
(B) food, leaves, grass clippings
(C) aluminum or steel cans
(D) cigarette butts
22. Into what can number 1 plastics be recycled?
(A) fleece, tote bags, carpeting, new containers
(B) trash can liners, plastic lumber, but not accepted in most curbside recycling programs
(C) disposable containers, rulers, switch plates, but not accepted in most curbside recycling programs
(D) laundry detergent bottles, plastic lumber, recycling containers
23. How many hours could you run a laptop with the energy saved by recycling 10 plastic bags?
(A) 21 hours
(B) 25 hours
(C) 3 hours
(D) 50 hours
24. How many trees does using a ton of recycled paper save?
(A) about 8 tree
(B) about 3 trees
(C) about 17 trees
(D) about 34 trees
25. Which of these methods is easiest for people to participate in?
(A) drop-off center, single stream recycling
(B) curbside, mixed waste
(C) curbside, single stream recycling
(D) drop-off center, sorted recyclables
26. How many hours could you run a laptop with the energy saved by recycling 10 glass bottles?
(A) 21 hours
(B) 3 hours
(C) 25 hours
(D) 50 hours
27. How does single stream recycling balance the advantages and disadvantages of mixed waste and source separated recycling?
(A) it takes no effort for people to participate
(B) it saves lots of time and money for the recycler because all the recyclables are already sorted into different categories
(C) the recyclables can get dirty and spoiled by the waste
(D) it keeps items for recycling clean, but only requires people to sort things into two categories (waste and recyclables) instead of three or four
28. Which kinds of plastics do most towns and cities recycle?
(A) 1s and 2s
(B) anything with a recycling number
(C) 5s and 6s
(D) 3s and 4s
29. Into what can number 4 plastics be recycled?
(A) brooms, brushes, ice scrapers, rakes, pallets, but not accepted in most curbside recycling programs
(B) they are very rarely recycled because they can give off chlorine gas when heated
(C) trash can liners, plastic lumber, but not accepted in most curbside recycling programs
(D) laundry detergent bottles, plastic lumber, recycling containers
30. What is curbside recycling?
(A) people put their recyclables at the curb to be picked up by a truck
(B) people box up their recyclables and mail them
(C) someone goes door to door to ask if people have recyclables to donate
(D) everyone takes their recyclables to a drop-off center to be picked up
31. How does an automated sorting system on a conveyor belt sort out paper and plastic?
(A) by using strong magnets to attract objects
(B) by using a spectroscopic scanner to measure light from an object
(C) it is the only thing left at the end of the belt
(D) by using magnetic fields to measure conductivity of an object and change its direction
32. What is a “digital dump”?
(A) a place where electronics can be dropped off at a scheduled time before they are sorted and taken to recycling centers
(B) a section of a regulated and permitted landfill where electronics are disassembled for shipping and recycling
(C) a place where electronics are broken down and recycled without much regard for the environment or human health
(D) a place were people can either drop off electronics or shop for salvaged electronics
33. Which things are typically considered electronic waste?
(A) cars, trucks. motorcycles, lawnmowers
(B) computers, televisions, cell phones, small appliances
(C) compact fluorescent bulbs, solvents, used motor oil, leftover paint
34. What kinds of waste are no longer allowed in many municipal landfills?
(A) electronics, hazardous waste, large appliances
(B) diapers
(C) anything that can be recycled
(D) couches, chairs, mattresses
35. What is leachate?
(A) the groundwater that infiltrates from below the landfill up into the bottom
(B) the solid used to cover the waste at the end of each day to prevent it blowing around
(C) the liquids that seep out of landfill waste over time
(D) when flood waters wash over a landfill
36. Which components of electronic waste are considered the most valuable?
(A) lead, cadmium and other heavy metals
(B) plastics and glass
(C) all the components have about the same value
(D) copper, silver, gold
37. What are some commonly dumped items?
(A) books, newspapers, boxes
(B) household appliances, construction waste
(C) aluminum cans, copper wire, steel cans
(D) yard waste, leaves, tree branches
(E) All of these
38. How do landfills reduce the chances of leachate affecting the groundwater?
(A) by monitoring nearby groundwater wells to catch leaks early
(B) by collecting the leachate that seeps through the waste and pumping it out
(C) by lining the landfill, collecting and pumping leachate and monitoring wells
(D) by lining the bottom and sides with two feet of clay and an impermeable membrane
39. What does it mean if a waste is toxic?
(A) it is harmful or fatal when ingested or absorbed
(B) it has a pH less than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12
(C) it can create fires under certain conditions, is spontaneously combustible, or has a flash point less than °60 C
(D) it is unstable under normal conditions of temperature and moisture
40. What does it mean if a waste is ignitable?
(A) it is harmful or fatal when ingested or absorbed
(B) it has a pH less than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12
(C) it can create fires under certain conditions, is spontaneously combustible, or has a flash point less than 60°C
(D) it is unstable under normal conditions of temperature and moisture
41. What is the main thing that makes nuclear waste hazardous to living things?
(A) it produces toxic chemicals
(B) it irritates the bronchial passages
(C) it produces lots of ionizing radiation
(D) it can cause explosions
42. Which kind of radiation is most harmful to living tissue?
(A) microwaves from commercial grade microwave ovens
(B) ultraviolet light in tanning beds
(C) electromagnetic radiation from radio waves coming from TV sets and radios
(D) ionizing radiation from alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays, and x-rays
43. How can radioactive waste be made safer?
(A) most classes of radioactive waste (but not all) can be mixed with materials that neutralize pH
(B) by blowing it up
(C) most classes of radioactive waste (but not all) can be mixed with excess inert solids
(D) by waiting until most of it decays to another, safer element
44. What is an example of low-level radioactive waste?
(A) batteries
(B) fluorescent paint
(C) medical waste used for imaging
(D) spent nuclear fuel pellets
45. What does it mean if a waste is reactive?
(A) it has a pH less than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12
(B) it is harmful or fatal when ingested or absorbed
(C) it can create fires under certain conditions, is spontaneously combustible, or has a flash point less than 60°C
(D) it is unstable under normal conditions of temperature and moisture
46. “How much water does a child need to stay clean every day? (to wash and flush the toilet)”
(A) more than 20 gallons
(B) 4 to 8 gallons
(C) 1 gallon
(D) none
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