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Plastic Waste Management

Assignment- Week 2
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 15 Total mark: 15 X 1 = 15
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QUESTION 1:
What is the percentage of plastic in global solid waste composition according to World Bank
report (2012)?
a. 4 %
b. 5 %
c. 10 %
d. 18 %

Correct Answer: c

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QUESTION 2:
Which among the following comes under municipal source for plastic waste?
a. Food & chemical industries
b. Commercial establishments
c. Construction debris
d. Agricultural wastes
Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 3:
Which sector is the maximum contributor to plastic waste, according to Mudgal et al., (2011)?

a. Packaging

b. Building & Construction

c. Automobile

d. Agriculture

Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 4:
According to Eunomia consultant firm of UK, what is the amount of plastic found on the sea
floor?

a. 50 Kg/km2
b. 60 Kg/km2
c. 70 Kg/km2
d. 80 Kg/km2

Correct Answer: c

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QUESTION 5:
What are small pieces of plastic derived from the breakdown of larger plastic debris called?

a. Microbeads.
b. Plastic pellets.
c. Scrubbers.
d. Micro plastics.

Correct Answer: d

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QUESTION 6:
Which of the following has the Maximum proportion in municipal Sources of Plastic waste?
a. Straw
b. Chips & confectionary bags
c. PET bottles
d. Super market retail bags
Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 7:
Which region has the lowest share of annual global plastic inputs from river to ocean?
a. Asia
b. South America
c. Europe
d. Australia- Pacific

Correct Answer: d

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QUESTION 8:
Arrange these states in correct order of their plastic waste generation (tonne per annum) in
India according to CPCB report, 2017?

1. Maharashtra

2. Gujarat

3. Tami Nadu

4. Karnataka

a. 1>2> 3>4
b. 1>3> 2>4
c. 1>4> 3>2
d. 1>3> 4>2
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Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 9:
From 1970 to 1995, which component of the MSW has recorded the highest growth rate in
weight proportion, according to world scientific publishing co. 2014?

a. Plastics

b. Glass

c. Paper

d. Metals

Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 10:
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

a. Primary sources of plastic waste undergo fragmentation & degradation to form

secondary sources.
b. Plastics that act as pollutants can be categorized into micro-, meso-, or macro debris,
based on size.
c. Plastic waste can be of both aesthetic and environmental nuisances when on land.
d. All the above
Correct Answer: d
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QUESTION 11:
The process of breaking down of large plastics into much smaller pieces is known as
fragmentation
a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 12:
Amazon River is the highest contributor of plastic waste to the ocean?

a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 13:
Micro bead particles can easily be filtered out by wastewater treatment plants?
a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: b

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QUESTION 14:
One of the major disadvantages of plastic is the shear amount of time they take to decompose.
a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a

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QUESTION 15:
Plastic waste can be transported by wind and rain into drainage networks or rivers that then
transported to sea.

a. True
b. False

Correct Answer: a

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