# E-Waste Day

Question 1

International E-Waste Day is held on

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14 October

Question 2

International E-Waste Day was developed in

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2018

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International E-Waste Day was developed in 2018 by the

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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling (WEEE) Forum

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2022 is the ____ edition of International E-Waste Day

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fifth

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Theme/Slogan :

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“Recycle it all, no matter how small!”

Question 6

___ is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies.

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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) :

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• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Founded: 17 May 1865
• Secretary-General: Houlin Zhao

Question 8

____ is the world’s largest multi-national centre of competence as regards operational know-how concerning the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment

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WEEE Forum

Question 9

India’s first e-waste clinic for segregating, processing and disposal of waste from household and commercial units has been set-up in

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Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Question 10

Which decleration aimed at creating innovative solutions for the environmentally sound management of electronic wastes?

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Nairobi Declaration
* adopted at COP9 of the Basel Convention on the Control of the Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Waste

Question 11

____ has been introduced as an additional economic instrument wherein the producer charges an additional amount as a deposit at the time of sale of the electrical and electronic equipment and returns it to the consumer along with interest when the end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment is returned.

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Deposit Refund Scheme

Question 12

The rules bring into effect a system of trading in certificates, akin to carbon credits, that will allow companies to temporarily bridge shortfalls. Name

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EPR Certificates

Question 13

____ mandate CPCB to prepare guidelineson the implementation of E-Waste Rules, which include specific guidelines for extended producer responsibility, channelisation, collection centres, storage, transportation, environmentally sound dismantling and recycling, refurbishment, and random sampling of EEE for testing of RoHS parameters.

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The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016

Question 14

India ranks __ in e-waste generation

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3rd

China is the largest