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Integrated Waste Management for a Smart City

Assignment- Week 1
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
Which of the following is the de-facto choice for waste management?

a. Composting
b. Incineration
c. Landfill
d. Recycle

Correct Answer: c

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QUESTION 2:
Which of the following represents negative impact associated with the incineration of municipal
solid waste?

a. Large volume reduction

b. Air pollution
c. Potential energy recovery
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 3:
According to the Environmental protection agency, ____ percent of waste quantity can be
reduced with source reduction in solid waste management.

a. 100
b. 15
c. 10
d. 50

Correct Answer: d

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QUESTION 4:
Out of the following elements of the waste management system, which one is considered the
most expensive solid waste management component?

a. Collection
b. Transportation
c. Disposal
d. Separation

Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 5:
Match the following correctly?

i) Disposal a) Incineration and composting

ii) Transformation of waste b) Using optimum resources and energy

iii) Waste minimization c) The least favoured method of SWM

a. i) a, ii) b, iii) c
b. i) c, ii) a, iii) b
c. i) b, ii) a, iii) c
d. i) c, ii) b, iii) a

Correct Answer: b
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QUESTION 6:
Which of the following is the drawback of recycling waste?

a. Save precious resources

b. Improves the efficiency of composting
c. Lowers the impact of mining
d. Can result in superfund sites if poorly managed

Correct Answer: d

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QUESTION 7:
The liquid waste that forms in a landfill when water passes through is called ________.

a. Concentrate
b. Leachate
c. Seepage
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 8:
Which of the following gases are present in the landfill gas?

a. CH4
b. O2
c. CO2
d. Both CH4 and CO2
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Correct Answer: d

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QUESTION 9:
What is the primary advantage of using a liner in the landfill?

a. Prevents seepage into underground layers

b. Improves efficiency of degradation
c. Prevents odorous gases
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 10:
The assessment of the environmental impacts associated with all stages of a product’s life cycle
is called _______________.

a. Environmental impact analysis

b. Life cycle impact method
c. Life cycle analysis
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: c

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QUESTION 11:
Which of the following are the advantages of source reduction in waste management?

a. Increase useful life through durability

b. Decrease the useful life through reparability
c. Increase the energy usage in product manufacturing
d. Reduce material use in product manufacturing

Correct Answer: a, d

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QUESTION 12:
What are the different methods of energy recovery from incinerators?

a. Heat
b. Cogeneration
c. Potential energy
d. Electricity

Correct Answer: a,b,d

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QUESTION 13:
Which of the following are the problems associated with landfill gas?

a. Non-toxic
b. Toxic
c. Combustible
d. Odour

Correct Answer: b, c, d

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QUESTION 14:
Landfill liners are made from which of the following materials?

a. Sand
b. Clay
c. Geomembranes
d. Glass

Correct Answer: b,c

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QUESTION 15:
Which of the following are the removal mechanisms of leachate from the landfill?

a. Drain by gravity
b. Blowing
c. Pumping
d. Syphoning

Correct Answer: a,c

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