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2021 · Question 16 · Waste Management
‘R2 Code of Practices’ constitutes a tool available for promoting the adoption of
Choose your answer(a)environmentally responsible practices in electronics recycling industry(b)ecological management of ‘Wetlands of International Importance’ under the Ramsar Convention(c)sustainable practices in the cultivation of agricultural crops in degraded lands(d)‘Environmental Impact Assessment’ in the exploitation of natural resources
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2020 · Question 76 · Waste Management
Steel slag can be the material for which of the following ? 1. Construction of base road 2. Improvement of agricultural soil 3. Production of cement Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2019 · Question 26 · Waste Management
In the context of which one of the following are the terms ‘pyrolysis and plasma gasification’ mentioned?
Choose your answer(a)Extraction of rare earth elements(b)Natural gas extraction technologies(c)Hydrogen fuel-based automobiles(d)Waste-to-energy technologies
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2019 · Question 59 · Waste Management
As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?
Choose your answer(a)Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories.(b)The Rules are applicable to notified urban local bodies, notified towns and all industrial townships only.(c)The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.(d)It is mandatory on the part of waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2019 · Question 78 · Waste Management
In India, ‘extended producer responsibility’ was introduced as an important feature in which of the following?
Choose your answer(a)The Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998(b)The Recycled Plastic (Manufacturing and Usage) Rules, 1999(c)The e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011(d)The Food Safety and Standard Regulations, 2011
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

‘R2 Code of Practices’ constitutes a tool available for promoting the adoption of

Steel slag can be the material for which of the following ? 1. Construction of base road 2. Improvement of agricultural soil 3. Production of cement Select the correct answer using the code given below :

In the context of which one of the following are the terms ‘pyrolysis and plasma gasification’ mentioned?

As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?

In India, ‘extended producer responsibility’ was introduced as an important feature in which of the following?