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Municipal Solid Waste Management Nptel Week 3 Answers (July-Dec 2025)
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Question 1. Which of the following is not a unit operation of collection system?
a) Pickup
b) Haul
c) On-site
d) Off-route
Question 2. In waste collection system, Haul Container System includes
a) Time required to reach the location where the waste will be emptied
b) Actual picking up of the loaded container
c) Redeposition of the empty container
d) Time spent at the location where the waste is unloaded
Question 3. In waste collection system, Off-route collection system include
a) Redeposition of the empty container
b) Time spent at the site
c) Actual picking up of the loaded container
d) Time spent on all non-productive activities
Question 4. Estimate the average pickup time for the hauled container system?
a) 0.113 h/trip
b) 0.133 h/trip
c) 0.331 h/trip
d) 0.131 h/trip
Question 5. Estimate the time required per week (Tw) as a function of the round-trip haul distance for hauled container system?
a) 1.74 + 0.12x d/wk
b) 1.47 + 0.12x d/wk
c) 1.74 + 0.21x d/wk
d) 1.27 + 0.12x d/wk
Question 6. Estimate the weekly operational cost as a function of round-trip haul distance for hauled container system?
a) 44044.64 + 1024.32(x)
b) 40346.64 + 1024.32(x)
c) 43046.64 + 1024.32(x)
d) 46446.64 + 1024.32(x)
Question 7. Estimate the number of containers emptied per trip?
a) 11 containers/trip
b) 10 containers/trip
c) 12 containers/trip
d) 9 containers/trip
Question 8. Estimate the pickup time per container for the stationary container system?
a) 1.45 h/trip
b) 2.22 h/trip
c) 1.12 h/trip
d) 1.22 h/trip
Question 9. Estimate the No. of trips required per week?
a) 4 trips/week
b) 5 trips/week
c) 6 trips/week
d) 3 trips/week
Question 10. Estimate the time required per week (Tw) as a function of the round-trip haul distance for stationary container system?
a) 0.29 + 0.10x d/wk
b) 0.92 + 0.01x d/wk
c) 0.01 + 0.92x d/wk
d) 0.09 + 0.01x d/wk
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