Garbage In Out - UPSC Free MCQ Test with solutions

Orange peels are biodegradable as it gets decomposed naturally by action of microbes.

Crockery pieces, dal packets and vegetable peels are household garbage but plants are not.

A non-biodegradable item is one that cannot be broken down easily by natural agents like bacteria or fungi. Examples include plastic, glass, and metals.

b) Can be recycled – Some non-biodegradable items can be recycled, but this is not a defining feature.
c) Can be exhaustible – Exhaustibility is related to natural resources, not waste classification.
d) Can be reused – Reuse is possible for both biodegradable and non-biodegradable items.

Correct option: Option  (a)

To minimise plastic wastes we should minimize its use as it is non-biodegradable.

Backward composting is an example of source reduction of waste.

Vegetable peels are biodegradable while aluminium and plastic are non-biodegradable.

Carrying a cloth bag for vegetable while going to market is good habit.

Glass bottle is non-biodegradable as it cannot be broken into simper form by microbes.

Metal scrapes are not municipal waste but paper, batteries and packing materials forms the municipal wastes.

The composting method in which earthworm is used is called as vermiform composting.