Important Questions Test: Garbage In Garbage Out - UPSC MCQ

Fruit peels, vegetable peels and rotten banana are used for compositing but plastic bag cannot be used for composting.

In vermi-composting, earthworm is added to increase the composting process.

The area where garbage is collected and decomposed is called landfills.

Waste management is necessary to protect the environment for future generation.

We should not burn garbage as burning of garbage produce harmful gases in atmosphere.

Waste material should be separated into recyclable and non-recyclable material to recycle.

Liquid waste from house is called sewage. It is generated in kitchen, bathroom mainly.

Waste management is necessary to protect environment.

Biodegradable waste decomposes in nature by microbes like bacteria and fungi.

Polythene and plastics are non-biodegradable and very harmful wastes.

Composting of biodegradable wastes is good habit to preserve the ecosystem.

Plastic is non-biodegradable waste as it is not decomposed by microorganisms naturally.

DDT is used as pesticide to kills the pastes it is not a organic waste.

Bio-gas can be produced by using animal excreta in biogas plant.

Sanitation in the cities is the function of Municipal corporation of particular cities or town.

The process of waste treatment is called as sewage treatment.

The bacteria that decompose organic wastes are called anaerobic bacteria.

Kitchen wastes can be used as composting raw material as it is biodegradable.

Biodegradable wastes are generally organic in nature.

Backyard composting is an attractive, simple method of managing organic waste at home. It adapts to fit individual lifestyles, incomes, yard sizes, and ambitions. Backyard composting can be performed by a variety of methods. Typically, these include placing materials in open piles, burying materials in pits or trenches, and enclosing materials in drums or bins (e.g., holding bins, turning bins, and worm bins).