Municipal Solid Waste Management Nptel Week 2 Answers
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Municipal Solid Waste Management Nptel Week 2 Answers (July-Dec 2025)
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Question 1. In the functional element of Municipal Solid Waste Management, processing and transformation are followed by:
a) Transfer and transport
b) Secondary collection
c) Disposal
d) Storage
Question 2. Which type of waste needs to be discarded in blue bins for segregation of household waste?
a) Soiled tissues, paper, cardboard, and discarded clothing.
b) Paper, cardboard, plastics, wood, metals, glass.
c) E-waste, household medical waste, batteries, and lights bulbs.
d) Soiled tissues, food wrappers, paper towels; fish and meat.
Question 3. What is the maximum distance between a house and a nearest dustbin for waste storage?
a) 250 m
b) 500 m
c) 100 m
d) 50 m
Question 4. Which is the most common onsite processing operations used at residential dwellings for dry waste?
a) Incineration
b) Composting
c) Anaerobic digestion
d) Vermicomposting
Question 5. What are the processing technologies used for sanitary waste?
a) Gasification
b) Anaerobic digestion
c) Gasification and incineration
d) Autoclaving and incineration
Question 6. What are the techniques used to speed up the composting process?
a) Addition of more waste
b) Maintaining optimum ratio of wet and dry waste
c) Addition of microorganism
d) Reducing the moisture content to 20 percent
Question 7. Which type of composting is done only at the household level?
a) In-vessel composting
b) Pile composting
c) Vermicomposting
d) Pit composting
Question 8. Which of the following is included in the secondary collection of waste?
a) Curb services
b) Alley services
c) Setout services
d) Haul container system
Question 9. In which waste collection services is the homeowner responsible for returning the containers to their storage location?
a) Backyard services
b) Setout services
c) Setout-setback services
d) Door to door services
Question 10. In which collection services the cost due to size and time requirement is highest?
a) Curb services
b) Alley services
c) Setout setback services
d) Backyard services
These are Municipal Solid Waste Management Nptel Week 2 Answers