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CHAPTER 16– GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Tick () the correct option:
Q.1. Landfill are is a/an:
(a) open area
(b) high lying open area
(c) open area near a river/lake
(d) low lying open area
Q.2. The rotting of garbage is said to be completed when the garbage:
(a) rot completely and not smell
(b) rot almost completely, but still smell bad
(c) rot only partially
(d) not change at all
Q.3. Which of the set of items not good for making compost?
(a) Plastic paper, tin foil, wrappers
(b) Broken plastic toys, polythene bags, pieces of clothes
(c) Egg shells, vegetable and fruit peels and tea leaves
(d) Aluminium wrappers, plastic bags and dry leaves
Q.4. Which of the following animals are used for making compost?
(a) Redworms
(b) House fly
(c) Cockrach
(d) Mosquitoes
Q.5. Leaves falling from trees should be:
(a) dumped in landfill areas
(b) dried and burnt
(c) used in making compost
(d) dumped near the ponds and takes
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q.1. What is a landfill?
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Q.2. What are blue coloured bins used for?
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Q.3. Give example of material that can be used again.
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Q.4. What type of garbage is thrown in green bins?
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Q.5. Define composting.
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Q.6. Explain the term vermicomposting.
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Q.7. What are redworms?
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SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q.1. We should not add wastes containing salts, pickles, oil, vinegar, meat and milk
products in vermicomposting pit to feed the redworms. Why?
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Q.2. How can the non-useful component be reused?
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Q.3. What do we do to the useful components (biodegradable) of the garbage?
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Q.4. What do you mean by composting?
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Q.5. Why should we not bum dried plant leaves and husk? What is the best way to get rid
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Q.6. List waste products produced from an industry.
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Q.7. What will happen if garbage is left open in bin?
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Q.8. Waste may contain the following things:
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Q.9. What is papier-mache? How does it help us?
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Q.10. Can you replace the following packaging material with those which can be recycled
or reused.
(1) Milk packets of polythene.
(2) Dry eatables in polythene.
(3) Gift items packed with shiny material.
(4) Glass tumblers packed in thermocole box.
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 ANSWER SHEET
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Choose the correct option:
Q.1. Landfill are is a/an:
(a) open area
(b) high lying open area
(c) open area near a river/lake
(d) low lying open area
Ans. (d) low lying open area
Q.2. The rotting of garbage is said to be completed when the garbage:
(a) rot completely and not smell
(b) rot almost completely, but still smell bad
(c) rot only partially
(d) not change at all
Ans. (a) rot completely and not smell
Q.3. Which of the set of items not good for making compost?
(a) Plastic paper, tin foil, wrappers
(b) Broken plastic toys, polythene bags, pieces of clothes
(c) Egg shells, vegetable and fruit peels and tea leaves
(d) Aluminium wrappers, plastic bags and dry leaves
Ans. (c) Egg shells, vegetable and fruit peels and tea leaves
Q.4. Which of the following animals are used for making compost?
(a) Redworms
(b) House fly
(c) Cockrach
(d) Mosquitoes
Ans. (a) Redworms
Q.5. Leaves falling from trees should be:
(a) dumped in landfill areas
(b) dried and burnt
(c) used in making compost
(d) dumped near the ponds and takes
Ans. (c) used in making compost
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q.1. What is a landfill?
Ans. A low-lying open area is called landfill.
Q.2. What are blue coloured bins used for?
Ans. Blue bins are used for collecting materials that can be recycled.
Q.3. Give example of material that can be used again.
Ans. Plastics, metals and glass.
Q.4. What type of garbage is thrown in green bins?
Ans. Kitchen and other plants or animals wastes.
Q.5. Define composting.
Ans. The rotting and conversion of some materials into manure is called composting.
Q.6. Explain the term vermicomposting.
Ans. The method of preparing compost with the help of redworms is called
vermicomposting.
Q.7. What are redworms?
Ans. Redworms are a type of earthworms which help in preparing compost from the
kitchen wastes and parts of plants or animals.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q.1. We should not add wastes containing salts, pickles, oil, vinegar, meat and milk
products in vermicomposting pit to feed the redworms. Why?
Ans. Addition of substances such as salts, oil, pickles, vinegar, meat and milk products to
vermicompost pit causes growth of disease-causing small organisms. They may
cause harm to redworms and hinder in preparation of vermicompost.
Q.2. How can the non-useful component be reused?
Ans. The non-useful components of the garbage are separated by Safai Karamcharis. This
separated non-useful components of garbage is spread over the landfill and then
covered with a layer of soil. Once the landfill is completely full, it is usually converted
into pork or a playground. For the next 20 years or so, no building is constructed on
it.
Q.3. What do we do to the useful components (biodegradable) of the garbage?
Ans. Generally, useful components of the garbage are used to make compost. Compost
are usually developed near the landfill.
(1) For preparing compost, waste materials like fruit and vegetable peel, egg
shells, used tea leaves, waste food, dry leaves, newspapers etc. should be
dumped in a pit.
 (2) The pit is covered with soil.
(3) After 20-25 days, observe the garbage. If the garbage is rot, turned black in
colour and no foul smell is emitted, it means rotting of garbage is complete
and compost is ready to use.
Q.4. What do you mean by composting?
Ans. The garbage containing plant and animal wastes, waste food, when left as such in
pits or heaps is acted upon by bacteria, fungus-like organisms causing rotting.
Rotting leads to the formation of manure. It is conversion of complex molecules into
simple molecules which can be used by plants for growth and development. Thus,
rotting and conversion of some organic materials into manure is called composting.
Q.5. Why should we not bum dried plant leaves and husk? What is the best way to get rid
of them?
Ans. Burning of dried leaves, husk and other plant parts produces smoke and gases that
are harmful to our health.Dried leaves, husk and other plant parts can be used for
preparing compost.
Q.6. List waste products produced from an industry.
Ans. The waste products produced from an industry are:
1. Chemicals
2. Smoke
3. Ash
4. Empty containers such as glass bottles, plastic articles, wrappers.
5. Plastic bags
6. Broken things, iron or other metals
Q.7. What will happen if garbage is left open in bin?
Ans. (1) Garbage will rot and bad smell will spread all around the surroundings.
(2) Garbage will become breeding spot for flies, mosquitoes and other disease-
causing small organisms.
(3) Due to flies, mosquitoes and other organisms many diseases will spread in
the community.
(4) Rotting garbage may cause air pollution and spread of respiratory disease
such as breathing problems.
Q.8. Waste may contain the following things:
Ans. 1. Empty bottles
2. Syringe
 3. Needles
4. Ampute
5. Used cotton
6. Injection bottles
7. Used bandages
8. Pieces of plaster
9. Tablet wrapper
10. Empty paper boxes
11. Polythene bags
12. Left over food items
13. Peels of fruits and vegetables.
Q.9. What is papier-mache? How does it help us?
Ans. Papier-mache is a paste made from pulp of waste papers and clay used for moulding
into boxes, trays, etc. This helps in recycling of paper.
Q.10. Can you replace the following packaging material with those which can be recycled
or reused.
(1) Milk packets of polythene.
(2) Dry eatables in polythene.
(3) Gift items packed with shiny material.
(4) Glass tumblers packed in thermocole box.
Ans. (1) Glass bottles or recycling polythene.
(2) Paper bags coated with thin sheet of aluminium or recycling polythene.
(3) Beautifully designed paper or recycling shiny material.
(4) Glass tumblers packed in straws placed card-board boxes. As thermocole
cannot be recycled.