LOKNAYAK JAI PRAKASH INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY,CHHAPRA

Name: - Roll No. : - Date:-10/08/2017

Department of Civil Engineering
Solid Waste Management (CE 1738 )
Quiz I Total Marks : 10

1. Which among the following is not considered to be a solid waste.

a) Discarded computer b) Poultry feedlots residue c) animal dung d) Human excreta in sewers
2. Which among the following can be classified as Rubbish.
a) Meat leftover b) broken furniture c) torn cloth d) Vegetable peel
3. With increase in income and standard of living generation of solid waste generally tends to decrease.
The above statement is (true/false) __________.
4. Biomedical waste consist of:
a) Solid waste b) Liquid waste c) both a) and b) d) none of the above.
5. The term Municipal solid waste (MSW) generally is used to describe:
a) Waste from industrial process, construction and demolition waste
b) Waste from private homes, commercial establishment and institutions.
c) Waste from mining activities.
d) Agriculture waste.
6. Loose MSW will have higher density than baled MSW.
The above statement is (true/false) _______
7. The weight of an empty metal dry dustbin is 1.2 kg. The dustbin is used for dumping waste leftover of
the mess at LNJPIT, chapra. After the dustbin has been filled completely with waste, it is taken to an
oven and dried there for 24 hrs @ 105oC. The weight of completely filled dustbin before and after
drying wast found out to be 10 kg and 4.6 kg. Then the approximate water content of the waste in the
dustbin is _______________ %.
8. Which among the following has highest energy content.
a) Food waste b) yard waste c) plastic d) paper and paper products.
9. Field capacity for uncompacted commingled wastes from residential and commercial sources are in the
range of:
a) 30 – 40 % b) 40 – 50 % c) 50 – 60 % d) 60 – 70 %
10. What does EPR stands for:
a) Extended product responsibility c) Extended product reuse
b) Elementry product recycling. d) Electronic product recycling

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