{"id":5457,"date":"2025-12-26T17:12:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=5457"},"modified":"2025-12-26T17:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:12:23","slug":"mcqs-based-on-environment-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=5457","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Environment &#8211; (36)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which of the following types of waste is prohibited from being imported into India as per the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management &amp; Transboundary Movement) Rules?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Construction debris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Solid plastic waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">E-waste for recycling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Bio-medical waste<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Solid plastic waste <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Import of solid plastic waste has been completely prohibited, including in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and by Export Oriented Units (EOUs), to curb environmental pollution and plastic accumulation.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Under the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, who is responsible for placing collection bins and ensuring regular waste removal?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Local Authority<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Contractors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Pollution Control Boards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Builders<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Local Authority <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Local Authority is responsible for placing appropriate containers for waste collection, ensuring regular removal, and transporting it to processing\/disposal sites.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. How many waste categories are there under the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 (after the amendment)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">6<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. 4 <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The revised rules reduced the number of categories from 10 to 4 to make segregation easier and more effective at the source.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. Which of the following is a major source of lead in e-waste?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Mobile phone batteries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Printed circuit boards and CRT monitors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">LCD panels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Solar panels<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Printed circuit boards and CRT monitors <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Lead is mainly used in solder in printed circuit boards and glass panels in CRT monitors. It affects the nervous system and brain development, especially in children.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. What makes mercury particularly dangerous in aquatic ecosystems?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It rusts quickly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It becomes bio-inert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It turns into methylated mercury and bioaccumulates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">It evaporates immediately<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. It turns into methylated mercury and bioaccumulates <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Mercury, once in water, converts into methylated mercury, which bioaccumulates through the food chain, especially in fish, causing severe health risks to humans.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which of the following types of waste is prohibited from being imported into India as per the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management &amp; Transboundary Movement) Rules? View Answer Correct Option: 2. 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