• 1. 
    The process of burning municipal solid wastes under suitable temperature and conditions in a specific furnace is called ______.

  • Landfill
  • Incineration
  • Recycling
  • Vermicomposting
  • 2. 
    Rainwater falling on a dump dissolves chemicals from the wastes, forming a liquid called _________________ that could pollute rivers, streams, and groundwater.

  • liquid waste
  • trash effluent
  • leachate
  • runoff
  • 3. 
    Which of the following is done on an individual level?

  • Burning
  • Disposal
  • Recycling
  • Source reduction
  • 4. 
    Biomedical wastes comes under the classification of

  • Muncipal waste or urban waste
  • Household waste
  • Industrial waste
  • Hazardous wastes
  • 5. 
    Suppose a crew of two people requires 2 minutes per stop, at which they can servicefour customers. If each customer generates 56 lb of refuse per week, how many customerscan they service if they did not have to go to the landfill, knowing that the crew has 6 productive hrs in a day?

  • 180
  • 360
  • 720
  • 1440
  • 6. 
    In what category of waste do paint, household cleaners, medical waste, and solvents belong?

  • hazardous
  • compost
  • municipal solid
  • industrial
  • 7. 
    Which of the following statements is true about zero waste management?

  • Separate collection of each kind of waste
  • Segregation of garbage at the source
  • Community involvement
  • All of the above
  • 8. 
    ___________ is any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things.

  • hazardous waste
  • politics
  • sewage
  • water runoff
  • 9. 
    A dark brown, crumbly material made from decomposed matter is called _____________.

  • compost
  • brown sugar
  • saw dust
  • non-biodegradable
  • 10. 
    The organic material of the solid waste will decompose

  • By the flow of water
  • By the soil particles
  • By the action of microorganisms
  • By oxidation
  • 11. 
    A(n) _______________ is specially designed to safely hold municipal solid waste, construction debris, and some types of agricultural and industrial waste.

  • sanitary landfill
  • open dump
  • waste pit
  • dumpster
  • 12. 
    In this method ,bulk organic waste is converted into fertilizer by biological action.

  • Landfill
  • Incineration
  • Composting
  • 13. 
    Manufacturers could reduce waste and conserve resources by making products that

  • use more materials
  • are more durable
  • are difficult
  • are disposable
  • 14. 
    Which of the following is the oldest and the most common method used to dump solid wastes?

  • River
  • Ocean
  • Landfill
  • None of the above
  • 15. 
    Which of the following disease is caused by waste material thrown in open areas ?

  • Cholera
  • Plague
  • Typhoid
  • All the above
  • 16. 
    Residue collected at the bottom of the combustion chamber in a furnace.

  • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
  • Waste Stream
  • Bottom Ash
  • Leachate
  • 17. 
    Which of the following solid wastes describes the term ‘Municipal Solid Waste’?

  • Toxic
  • Hazardous
  • Non-toxic
  • Non-hazardous
  • 18. 
    An engineered ground facility designed to hold municipal solid waste (MSW) with as little contamination of the surrounding environment as possible.

  • Hazardous Waste
  • Sanitary Landfill
  • Cradle-to-Grave Analysis
  • Closed-Loop Recycling
  • 19. 
    The sum total of all the waste produced by individuals, industries, mining, and agriculture is referred to as _______________.

  • trash
  • the waste stream
  • municipal solid waste
  • IATF
  • 20. 
    Which of the following is NOT a benefit of incinerating waste?

  • It reduces the material sent to landfills
  • It produces energy in the form of heat
  • It can be used to produce electricity
  • It neutralizes all of the toxic materials
  • 21. 
    A liquid that has passed through compacted solid waste

  • oil
  • leachate
  • fertilizer
  • battery acid
  • 22. 
    Using a product or material that was intended to be discarded.

  • Reconfigure
  • Recycle
  • Reduce
  • Reuse
  • 23. 
    Waste from nuclear plants and thermal plants are classified as

  • Urban waste
  • Industrial waste
  • Hazardous waste
  • 24. 
    Dry cell batteries and household pesticides are classified as ____ waste.

  • industrial solid
  • toxic solid
  • hazardous
  • electronic
  • 25. 
    Refuse collected by municipalities from households, small businesses, and institutions.

  • Waste Stream
  • Leachate
  • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
  • Integrated Waste Management
  • 26. 
    Integrated waste management arranges all of the strategies of dealing with municipal solid waste in order, from top-to-bottom, with the goal of minimizing what ends up in a landfill. The first step in waste management is _____________.

  • incineration
  • reuse
  • recycling
  • reduction
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