Waste management Questionnaire

1. any wastes coming out of medical care provider in hospitals or other medical care
establishments
A. Hospital waste
B. Clinical waste
C. Medical waste

CORRECT ANSWER: B

2. the collection, transport, processing or disposal of waste materials, usually ones produced
by human activity, in an effort to reduce their effect on human health or local amenity.
A. Hospital waste
B. Waste management
C. Bio-medical waste
CORRECT ANSWER: B
3. include human tissues, organs, body parts and body fluids that are removed during
surgery or autopsy or other medical procedures and specimens of body fluids and other
containers.
A. Hospital waste
B. Genotoxic waste
C. Medical waste

CORRECT ANSWER: A

4. a term used to describe, “any waste that is generated in the diagnosis, treatment or
immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining there to, or in
production or testing of biological products”.
A. Genotoxic waste
B. General waste
C. Medical waste

CORRECT ANSWER:C

5. described as, “any solid, fluid or liquid waste, including its container and any
intermediate product, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization
of human being or animals.
A. Medical waste
B. Radioactive waste
C. Biomedical waste
CORRECT ANSWER:C

6. it is highly hazardous & may have mutagenic, teratogenic or carcinogenic properties.

A. Genotoxic waste
 B. Pathological waste
C. Hospital waste
CORRECT ANSWER: A

7. This includes low level radioactive waste arising from medical diagnosis, medical
research & disease treatment such as analytic procedures, diagnostic aids, body organ
imaging, treatment, radiotherapy.
A. Hospital waste
B. Radioactive waste
C Pathological waste
CORRECT ANSWER:B
8. This also under the high risk category & should be autoclaved before leaving the
department.
A. Hospital waste
B. Radioactive waste
C. Pathological waste
CORRECT ANSWER:C
9. Theses waste can be treated similar to domestic wastes. It is bulky.
A. General waste
B. Pharmaceutical waste
C. Treatment and disposal of waste
CORRECT ANSWER: A
10. It includes outdated drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical products.
A. Pharmaceutical waste
B. Treatment and disposal of waste
C. General waste
CORRECT ANSWER: A
11. These treatment methods include incineration, disinfection, using autoclaves,
hydroclaves, microwaves or landfill.
A. Pharmaceutical waste
B. Treatment and disposal of waste
C. General waste
CORRECT ANSWER: B

12. The waste generated from different places should be transported.

A. Collection of waste
B. Transport of waste
 C. Storage of waste
CORRECT ANSWER: B
13. The waste generated should be collected daily within a certain time interval and should
be transferred to the designated storage site.
A. Collection of waste
B. Transport of waste
C. Storage of waste
CORRECT ANSWER: C

14. . Wastes should be stored in the areas of generation for a period varying from 2-6 hours.
A. Storage of waste
B. Autoclave
C. Hydroclave
CORRECT ANSWER: A

15. waste is also internally agitated & fragmented to attain a high sterilization level of all
components & particles-sharps, pathological waste.
A. Storage of waste
B. Autoclave
C. Hydroclave
CORRECT ANSWER: C
16. are used in hospitals for the sterilization of reusable medical equipment.
A. Storage of waste
B. Autoclave
C. Hydroclave
CORRECT ANSWER: B

17. are the preferred treatment for liquid infectious wastes, but it can also be used in treating
solid infectious waste.
A. Chemical treatment
B. Recycling
C. Composting
CORRECT ANSWER: A
18. also requires enthusiastic public participation, and programs must be designed with
public convenience and support in mind.
 A. Chemical treatment
B. Recycling
C. Composting
CORRECT ANSWER: B

19. involves the aerobic biological decomposition of organic materials to produce a stable
humus-like product. Biodegradation is a natural, ongoing biological process that is a
common occurrence in both human-made and natural.
A. Chemical treatment
B. Recycling
C. Composting
CORRECT ANSWER: C

20. A decision many communities face is determining whether a waste-to energy.

A. Single chamber
B. Landfill
C. Combustion
CORRECT ANSWER:C
21. is a waste disposal site for the deposit of the waste onto or into land.
A. Single chamber
B. Landfill
C. Combustion
CORRECT ANSWER:B

22. furnaces with static grate, which should be used only if pyrolytic incinerator is not
affordable.
A. Single chamber
B. Landfill
C. Combustion
CORRECT ANSWER:A

23. pyrolytic incinerator which may be especially designed to burn infectious hospital waste.
A Double chamber
 B. Sharp
C. Rotary kilns
CORRECT ANSWER: A
24. operating at high temperature, capable of causing decomposition of substances and heat-
resistant chemicals.
A Double chamber
B. Sharp
C. Rotary kilns
CORRECT ANSWER: C
25. are items that could cause cuts or puncture wounds, including needles, scalpel and other
blades, knives, saws, broken glass, and nails.
A Double chamber
B. Sharp
C. Rotary kilns
CORRECT ANSWER: B

26. Segregation of waste at the point of generation is the most important activity for an
effective hospital waste management.
A. Waste
B. Solid waste
C. Generation and segregation of waste
CORRECT ANSWER: C

27. Unwanted substance/material (solid, liquid, gases) for the time being.

A. Waste
B. Solid waste
C. Generation and segregation of waste
CORRECT ANSWER: A

28.The waste that includes any garbage, refuse, sludge from waste and water
treatment plants, or air pollution control facilities and other discarded
materials.
A. Waste
B. Solid waste
C. Generation and segregation of waste
CORRECT ANSWER: B
 29. Consist of the liquid waste from household effluent, commercial effluent, and industrial
solid waste.
A. Waste
B.Waste managment
C. Sewage
CORRECT ANSWER: C

can involve solid, liquid or gaseous wastes, with different methods and fields of expertise
for each.
A. Waste
B.Waste managment
C. Sewage
CORRECT ANSWER: B