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upsc-p1-environment-waste-management MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 9 upsc-p1-environment-waste-management questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Match List I with List II: List I (Waste or material) A. Segregated kitchen waste B. Non-recyclable combustible plastic C. Dry paper, metal, glass and plastic D. Hazardous waste requiring common disposal List II (Appropriate route) 1. Treatment, storage and disposal facility 2. Material Recovery Facility 3. Composting or biomethanation 4. Co-processing in a cement kiln under safeguards Select the correct answer using the code below.
Segregated kitchen waste suits composting or biomethanation; suitable non-recyclable combustible plastic may be co-processed under safeguards; dry recyclables go to a Material Recovery Facility; and common hazardous-waste treatment and disposal belongs at a treatment, storage and disposal facility. Thus option D gives A-3, B-4, C-2 and D-1.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. A city achieving complete collection of mixed waste has not, by that fact alone, demonstrated safe waste management. 2. Confirmed source segregation, processing, recovery and reject-only landfill are stronger performance indicators than collection alone. Which one of the following is correct?
Both statements are correct, and the second explains the first. Collection can merely transfer pollution from streets to dumps. Segregation, processing, recovery and disposal of only rejects show whether environmental risks are actually being reduced.
Q3Arrange the following regulatory developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: A. E-Waste Management Rules, 2022 B. Municipal Solid Wastes Rules, 2000 C. Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 D. Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 Select the correct answer using the code below.
The sequence is Municipal Solid Wastes Rules, 2000; Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016; E-Waste Management Rules, 2022; and Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026. Thus option C gives B-D-A-C.
Q4Arrange the following stages of municipal solid-waste management in their appropriate operational order: A. Processing of segregated fractions B. Source segregation C. Scientific landfill of rejects D. Primary collection followed by secondary sorting Select the correct answer using the code below.
The operational chain begins with source segregation, followed by primary collection and secondary sorting. The segregated fractions are then processed, and only the rejects left after recovery and processing go to scientific landfill. Hence option A gives the correct order B-D-A-C.
Q5With reference to the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, consider the following statements: 1. Waste is to be segregated at source into wet, dry, sanitary and special-care streams. 2. The Rules superseded the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. 3. Scientific landfill is intended to receive mixed waste before material recovery. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The 2026 Rules prescribe four-stream source segregation and replace the 2016 Rules. Landfill is the last route for rejects left after recovery and processing, not the first destination for mixed waste.
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6With reference to plastic-waste regulation in India, consider the following statements: 1. The ban effective from 1 July 2022 covered every plastic product and every form of plastic packaging. 2. The minimum thickness for plastic carry bags rose to 120 microns from 31 December 2022. 3. Compostable plastic requires certification and suitable processing conditions. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about institutional responsibility in waste governance: 1. The Central Pollution Control Board prepares technical guidelines and maintains registration and Extended Producer Responsibility portals. 2. Urban local bodies operate door-to-door collection, material recovery, treatment and disposal services. 3. Extended Producer Responsibility removes the monitoring and enforcement roles of regulators and local bodies. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8With reference to the E-Waste Management Rules, 2022, consider the following statements: 1. Their Schedule I covers 106 items of electrical and electronic equipment. 2. Extended Producer Responsibility certificates are generated by registered recyclers on the basis of end products. 3. Solar photovoltaic modules, panels and cells are excluded from the framework. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Match List I with List II: List I (Case) A. Municipal Council, Ratlam v. Vardichand B. M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak) C. Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India D. Almitra H. Patel v. Union of India List II (Principle or contribution) 1. Court-monitored municipal solid-waste reform 2. Precautionary principle and polluter-pays principle 3. Sanitation duty cannot be avoided by pleading lack of municipal funds 4. Absolute liability for hazardous industries Select the correct answer using the code below.