NPTEL Municipal Solid Waste Management Week 2 Assignment Answers 2024
- In the functional element of Municipal Solid Waste Management, processing and transformation is followed by:
(a) Transfer and transport
(b) Secondary collection
(c) Disposal
(d) Storage
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- Which type of wastes need to be discarded in “blue bins” for segregation of household waste?
(a) Soiled tissues, paper cardboard, discarded clothing.
(b) Paper cardboard, plastics, wood, metals, glass.
(c) E-waste, household medical waste, batteries, lights bulbs.
(d) Soiled tissues, food wrappers, paper towels; fish and meat.
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- What is the maximum distance between a house and a nearest dustbin for waste storage?
(a) 250 m
(b) 500 m
(c) 100 m
(d) 50 m
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- Which is the most common onsite processing operations used at residential dwellings for dry waste?
(a) Incineration
(b) Composting
(c) Anaerobic digestion
(d) Vermicomposting
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- What are the processing technologies used for sanitary waste?
(a) Gasification
(b) Anaerobic digestion
(c) Gasification and incineration
(d) Autoclaving and incineration
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- What are the techniques used to speed up the composting process?
(a) Addition of more waste
(b) Maintaining optimum ratio of wet and dry waste
(c) Addition of microorganism
(d) Reducing the moisture content to 20 percent
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- Which type of composting is done only in household level?
(a) In-vessel composting
(b) Pile composting
(c) Vermicomposting
(d) Pit composting
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- Which of the following is included in secondary collection of waste?
(a) Curb services
(b) Alley services
(c) Setout services
(d) Haul container system
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- In which waste collection services homeowner is responsible for returning the containers to their storage location?
(a) Backyard services
(b) Setout services
(c) Setout-setback services
(d) Door to door services
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- In which collection services the cost due to size and time requirement is highest?
(a) Curb services
(b) Alley services
(c) Setout setback services
(d) Backyard services
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