waste

Question 1

what is plasma arc gasification

Answer 1

using electricity to generate high temperature more 3000 degree and convert waste into syngas

Question 2

what is syngas

Answer 2

Syngas is a valuable flammable gas mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide and smaller quantities of methane, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons.
syngas can be used to generate elctricity

Question 3

temperature for prolysis

Answer 3

400 -600

Question 4

acc to plastic waste management rules min thickness

Answer 4

50 micron

Question 5

who is given the responsibilty

Answer 5

local body

Question 6

extended producer responsiblity

Answer 6

producer to keep record

Question 7

does PWMR rules talk about phasing out multilayered plastic and plastic to be used for road construction

Answer 7

yes

Question 8

rubber

Answer 8

3rd largest producer and 4th largest consumer

Question 9

extended producer frameowk

Answer 9

gram sabha given the responsiblity

Question 10

platic credit model

Answer 10

no need to recycle own packing but equivalent needed to be collected

Question 11

producer resp organPRO

Answer 11

resgister at PRO as waste collector ….they are one supervising municipal waste bodies

Question 12

is there EPR corpus fund yes

Question 13

does india has statutory def of single plastic

Answer 13

no

Question 14

when does india plan to phase out single use plastic 2022

Answer 14

yes

Question 15

name thermoplastic

Answer 15

polystyrene (partially)
polypropylene
LDPE
PVC from here complete degradation 
HDPE
PET

Question 16

honolulu strategy

Answer 16

plastic waste

Question 17

global tourism plastic initiative

Answer 17

UN and world tourism org

Question 18

does basel and stockholm convention discuss on single use plastic

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

which rank is india in e waste

Answer 19

5th

Question 20

1 st e waste clinic

Answer 20

bhopal

Question 21

what are released in e waste

Answer 21

cadmium mercury polychorinated biphenyl brominated flame retartdant

Question 22

are mercury containg lamps included

Answer 22

yes and mumbai ranks first in ewaste

Question 23

interest bearing deposit refund

Answer 23

e waste rules

Question 24

how india plans to phase out ewaste

Answer 24

10% in 2017 with 10% increase every year till 2023 after that 70%

Question 25

biomedical waste

Answer 25

discusses about phasing out chlorinated bags

Question 26

max time for storing biomed waste

Answer 26

48 hrs

Question 27

segregation of waste

Answer 27

YRWB | untreated anatom waste solid waste biotech waste and human anatom waste

Question 28

who provides with land for biomed treatment

Answer 28

state

Question 29

which are categories of waste not included in e waste rules

Answer 29

lead acid batteries as they are included in batteries managemnt MSME radioactive waste

Question 30

who monitors EPR exteneded producer responsibity

Answer 30

ealier SPCB now CPCB

Question 31

what is zero discharge liquid

Answer 31

recirculate liquid back

Question 32

UN ocean confernce

Answer 32

our ocean our future | SDG 14

Question 33

Global ocean commision 2013

Answer 33

focus on areas beyond EEZ it is PEW initiative

Question 34

global clean seas campgain

Answer 34

UN inititaive

Question 35

joint monitoring program

Answer 35

UN water joint WHO and UNICEF The JMP’s objectives are to provide regular global reports on drinking-water and sanitation coverage to facilitate sector planning and management, to support countries in their efforts to improve their monitoring systems, and to provide information for advocacy

Question 36

NITI report on drinking water

Answer 36

75% households have no access to drinking water | 81.6% rural households have no tapwater connection

Question 37

who is 3rd largest exporter of groundwater

Answer 37

india

Question 38

how much drinking water conatiminated

Answer 38

70%

Question 39

does jal shakti prog have additional funding or specifc targets

Answer 39

NO

Question 40

Jal jeevan mission talks about greywater management

Answer 40

yes

Question 41

243G

Answer 41

panchayats entrusted with minor irrigation, water manag and atershed devlop

Question 42

dublin principles

Answer 42

particiption of women in water conservation

Question 43

state to first approvw water policy

Answer 43

meghalaya

Question 44

MUSA scheme

Answer 44

water conservation rajastan

Question 45

kakatiya scheme

Answer 45

telangana for water cons

Question 46

compsoite water management index

Answer 46

NITI aayog has 28 indicators | guj 1st and NE and him HP 1st and in UT Puducherry

Question 47

falkenmark index

Answer 47

water scarcity renewble water / per year / person if , 1700m3

Question 48

enlist 5 goals of national water mission

Answer 48

``` maintian water database promotion of citizen action attention to overexploited areas high efficiency 20% integrated watershed mangement ```

Question 49

eflow

Answer 49

environment flow min flow of water to maintian ecosystme

Question 50

depsit refund scheme

Answer 50

ewaste | producer charge money when someone purchase and retun fee when item is returned

Question 51

under ganga EPA 5 tier

Answer 51

``` ganga council headed by PM task force under union min jal shakti national mission clean ganga under director it is society state comm district comm ```

Question 52

bhalswa okhla and ghazipur

Answer 52

3 landfills

Question 53

what is Global alliance on health and pollution

Answer 53

collaborative body of 60 members

Question 54

pure earth

Answer 54

UNEP UNDP WB UNIDO ADB and EU | 25 lower and middle income countires

Question 55

DALY

Answer 55

years to ill health disabilty and early death | india top 10 in all 3 list

Question 56

hazardus waste managment rules include other waste?

Answer 56

yes

Question 57

acc to rules import of solid plastic waste even in SEZ

Answer 57

yes

Question 58

time period to return defective waste

Answer 58

year without permission

Question 59

what happens if industries exempted by water act and air act

Answer 59

also exempted from hazardous rules 2016

Question 60

silk waste exporters exempted from permission of MoEFCC

Answer 60

yes

Question 61

which items import exempted from permission if reused metal scrap, paper and electronic

Question 62

imports banned for

Answer 62

edible oil animal or vegetable both, critical care equipment, tyres , PEt bottles , insulating solvent

Question 63

who would levy user fee

Answer 63

muncipality

Question 64

who maintains annual inventory of waste generated

Answer 64

SPCB

Question 65

increase in 10 db increase

Answer 65

loudness

Question 66

WHO recommends loudness

Answer 66

30 db if > 75 db then hearing damage

Question 67

silence zone

Answer 67

100m aaround hosp, edu, courts and religous places

Question 68

Plastic PVC release

Answer 68

dioxins and furans

Question 69

which radiation has ionizing radiation

Answer 69

x rays while cosmic rays has high pentrative one

Question 70

National productovity council

Answer 70

commerce min 1958 and implemets waste min circle WB and MoFCC